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2. It does not sounds like you have lack of intellect, but lack of focus. I bet you are low on vitamin b12 or something - please get tested and supplement. I have a lot of students who say exactly these kind of things and then test deficient in b12, magneisum and D3, and this can cause lack of focus or ability to remember text.
You will be fine, instead of looking for a way out, jump in, and stick it out. Even if you don't get flithy rich, you will be able to make a comfortable living.
I have a single working mom, and my stupid ass thought it'd be wise to take multiple drops (3) to land in a tier 1 nlu because i couldn't put the burden of being in a bad college on my already financially fragile family (I should've just followed the steps of my friends and been a mechanic). I joined the college at 20 years old, only to realise in my second year that I'm not competent/smart enough to survive in corporate law jobs, which is what I was aiming for, as that's the only place in law where there is money right after graduation. It's just too demanding, hard and complex. And so is surviving in this college. Every subject is hard to understand. I've not failed in any yet, although I don't think it'll be long before that happens. Everyone around me seems to be able to grasp things in one or two readings at most, while I'm there scratching my head trying to remember what was asserted two lines ago. This happens when people are talking to me too; if they're sharing an argument they've come up with for, let's say a moot, I just forget what they started with by the time they end and ask for opinions haha. Is this a learning disability? Idk. Regardless, I don't know what to feel now. I will maybe look into and try to crack some government exam. I also haven't interned anywhere, mostly because it took me a whole year to figure out the basics of legal research tools and Boolean and all of that. Will that be a problem? Will it be okay if my first internship is at the end of my second year? Finally, does anyone have any suggestions with regards to government exams that I should look into? Do share if yes.