Brian Cuban: Sharing your problems isn’t weak; it’s strong

On a cool fall morning in 1983, I hopped on public transportation at the bus stop in front of my parents’ house. Next stop, the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. My first day as a 1L. As the bus doors opened in front of the law school, I could feel the churn of the “first day of school” breakfast my mom had cooked coming up in my throat. I thought I was going to be sick. The feeling worked its way back down and settled in near my feet. My approach to the law school entrance became more of a terror- induced shuffle than a confident stride into the future. I came to a stop at the large glass doors. I peered into the lobby, where other 1Ls were milling about waiting for orientation. They all looked so sure of themselves. I wondered what these future masters of the universe knew that I didn’t. What tools had they brought to cope with the uncertainly of the next three years that I didn’t have and, in my mind, would never have? I now know that the…

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