Had same thought as yours in 1st . dorp out of law firm and law mentally in first year . Passed ca foundational and ca intermediate In 2 year. ca intermediate helped get some tax internship in t2 law firm and big 4 . Mentally prepared myself of 3 year for torture that was about to happen but. In last year my brother told me about cpa" us versions of ca" quite easy camapred to ca . Passed its 4 exam in 6 months cause I had 90 % attendance and stopped going to classes and studied at hostel all day . After passing all 4 exam applied to masters in accounting in usa fat byu in my last semester got accpeted "they have strict and wried ass rules beware if someone else wanted to go " finished master and jonied big 4 in m&a tax . Right now at associate at dallas . I think I had the privileged enough to pursue cpa and had funds for attending college in usa . I think in law you can also crave your path . It's on you and yourself and dont think about finance just live furgually and if not intrested in law crave your own path . Don't dorp out get maximum cgpa it will definitely help in future and by not dorping ,fees will not be wasted .

I'm a 19 y.o, 2nd yr ba llb (1 month into 4th sem) first gen law student with no reliable connections from a pvt University. (it's expensive and I'm from a middle class- kinda upper middle class family). I struggle with sm mental issues like mood swings, depression, anxiety and escaping reality on daily basis which also impacts my routine and daily tasks, even doing the most basic tasks sometimes requires efforts. My parents are not aware of this. I also deal with suicidal thoughts on almost daily basis but I am not at a stage where I will actually try to commit. Most of the depressive thoughts actually come in from thinking about law as a career, spent money on my degree so far and my future in law. Prior to prepping for comp exams for law colleges, I did have some intrest in law but I have always been the artistic kinda person, I'm very much into designing things ever since I was a kid and I do that in my free time rn. I did hv the same mental issues back then but I was DEFINITELY happier before college, I chose law as a career by my own free will but the descision was also influenced by my mom. She suggested and tried to make me interested in the field but she was very much aware of my intrest in art and other fields like psychology. I obviously did not perform well in CLAT and opted for the pvt uni route(not a great descision cause lowkey they be all scamming). College life has not been difficult till now, getting my desired Cgpa till now has not been difficult and I have friends as well. I'm stressed about my family's finances all the time because I feel guilty that they are paying so much for something I'm not enjoying at all. They are trying to keep me comfortable and everything and on the surface level is looking fine and dandy but everyday my mental state is just getting worse. I wanna cry almost everyday because I m in constant doubt and I'm am not able to imagine myself working in this field, it's demanding and doesn't suit my interests, lifestyle and personality. I'm constantly seeing people quitting after working for like 1 yr in T1 law firms, even NLU folks , and having all kinds of horrible experiences in this field. The subjects by themselves aren't terrible and I find them intresting to sm extent but this career is just something which isn't looking like something I will be able to survive. Should I drop out and pursue something else or should I suck it up and finish my degree as these are just merely normal insecurities that everyone goes through, is it like a non NLU student insecurity thing. And if I should change my degree, what and how do I tell my parents. Idk wat to do to make myself feel better right now. Starting over looks very difficult right now as I'm not sure what else I would even do if I drop out, I have wasted a lot of time and resources pursuing smthing which I cannot even see myself doing in the long run.