Honestly, I'd suggest you to focus on what's holding you back at the moment. If it's your mental or physical health, you'll probably have to seek help. Forums like these have blabber mouths who comment with no knowledge or purpose. Students of our age who think they have the right to vocalise anything behind the guise of anonymity. Easier said than done, ignore the comments that ask you to quit the profession. Not everything is in our control perpetually and people out here discouraging you will probably learn it the hard way.
Most firms don't really care about your grades tbh. They'd not know or even care about your marks at any juncture. You may not be eligible for college placements on the downside and a good to average gpa would have definitely been a cherry on top but it's not the end of your career. Most firms give a lot of importance to the interviews and work experience. I know a number of people who are batch toppers and still don't get opportunities to intern or get placed as early as they think they will. Could attribute a part of the cause to nepo products but it's just that nothing else on their cv apart from their batch rank stands out and that's a clear indication that your gpa isn't the end game. I know people who ended up getting placed through ppos and their sheets were asked post their placements. There are people with average grades who are preferred over people with good grades, simply taking into account their work experience. 3-4 years down the line it really wouldn't matter. But you might take a bit of time to establish during your formative years.
You'll have to slog a little not only towards clearing your backs but also towards improving your cv. You could start off by networking on LinkedIn and trying to contact people within your field of interest. You could try pursuing RAs during your semester or online internships with advocates, whilst working on publications. Try to intern at botique law firms to begin with. You get a good load of work experience and get to form personal connections with professionals within your field. The working atmosphere is informal and once you've shown your interest in a certain field or demonstrated a commendable work ethic, you could ask questions about their work, how they started off, express your interest and ask for suggestions to go forward.
You'll have to try harder and go out of your way for things to work out. Things won't be served on a platter.
Most firms don't really care about your grades tbh. They'd not know or even care about your marks at any juncture. You may not be eligible for college placements on the downside and a good to average gpa would have definitely been a cherry on top but it's not the end of your career. Most firms give a lot of importance to the interviews and work experience. I know a number of people who are batch toppers and still don't get opportunities to intern or get placed as early as they think they will. Could attribute a part of the cause to nepo products but it's just that nothing else on their cv apart from their batch rank stands out and that's a clear indication that your gpa isn't the end game. I know people who ended up getting placed through ppos and their sheets were asked post their placements. There are people with average grades who are preferred over people with good grades, simply taking into account their work experience. 3-4 years down the line it really wouldn't matter. But you might take a bit of time to establish during your formative years.
You'll have to slog a little not only towards clearing your backs but also towards improving your cv. You could start off by networking on LinkedIn and trying to contact people within your field of interest. You could try pursuing RAs during your semester or online internships with advocates, whilst working on publications. Try to intern at botique law firms to begin with. You get a good load of work experience and get to form personal connections with professionals within your field. The working atmosphere is informal and once you've shown your interest in a certain field or demonstrated a commendable work ethic, you could ask questions about their work, how they started off, express your interest and ask for suggestions to go forward.
You'll have to try harder and go out of your way for things to work out. Things won't be served on a platter.