"Fess up" means to tell your parents exactly everything that is going on and tell them. Sure, they might be hurt, disappointed and not happy. However, I think you'll find that parents can be very forgiving and supportive. If you put it off there is a good chance that they'll be more pissed off because you didn't tell them in a timely manor. In a time when they can possibly help before it's to late.
Go to the school job counselor anyway. What to you have to loose? Same with the bank for financing. Don't have the "it'll never work so why even try" attitude. That attitude only leads to failure. You can't tell me that law firms don't have/hire support staff. Support staff includes law clerks, paralegals, legal assistants, legal secretaries, .....
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The "law students have trouble being hired for other jobs simply because they know how labor law works and how to prosecute cases of abuse by employers" sounds like another excuse not to try and quite frankly bullshit. Not every business has employers that don't comply with labor laws. In fact, we have businesses that hire individuals whose entire job is to ensure that labor law practices and OSHA (occupational safety and health admin) guidelines are in practice. These people are definitely not attorneys.
As for the lower paying jobs. Simply don't tell them about school.
In the most supportive way I can say this, bottom line, stop making excuses, get off your ass, and go and make the attempt.
Go to the school job counselor anyway. What to you have to loose? Same with the bank for financing. Don't have the "it'll never work so why even try" attitude. That attitude only leads to failure. You can't tell me that law firms don't have/hire support staff. Support staff includes law clerks, paralegals, legal assistants, legal secretaries, .....
http://research.lawyers.com/identifying-...ffice.html
The "law students have trouble being hired for other jobs simply because they know how labor law works and how to prosecute cases of abuse by employers" sounds like another excuse not to try and quite frankly bullshit. Not every business has employers that don't comply with labor laws. In fact, we have businesses that hire individuals whose entire job is to ensure that labor law practices and OSHA (occupational safety and health admin) guidelines are in practice. These people are definitely not attorneys.
As for the lower paying jobs. Simply don't tell them about school.
In the most supportive way I can say this, bottom line, stop making excuses, get off your ass, and go and make the attempt.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.