I studied the right to college and I hated every second

• I started the Faculty of Law full of ambition, but I quickly realized that I hated that.
• Stop was not an option, so I had to find a way to make peace with my studies.
• I am happy to have finally stuck with my major law because it taught me a lot and I found my niche.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to become a lawyer. Everyone told me that it would suit me, that I was made for that. So, after high school, I immediately enrolled at Saint-Louis University in Brussels as law student.

I was looking forward to the university, believing that life would finally begin. However, from the first time I pressed myself in a overcrowded conference room, I knew I would do it hate collegeespecially my major.

During my first year, I convinced myself that the uninteresting lessons were the necessary bases. In my second year, I knew that nothing would change. And by the third, the fourth … I felt like I was on the wrong path.

The difficulty continued to increase, the exams became more stressful and the competitive college The atmosphere among students has become ruthless.

Five years later, I finished two master’s degrees In law in the schools of Europe, and I am about to finish finally obtaining my diploma.

So, how did I survive all these years, spending a large part of my time studying a major that I did not like? I still don’t know, but I don’t regret it.

I had little interest in my law lessons

Law lessons quickly became a chore. Courses in Faculty of Law is often overwhelming and exams are psychological battles. My whole year comes down to a single examination, generally oral, with teachers who sometimes make derogatory remarks that only add to pressure.

It has become clear to me that universities and their courses are designed to transform us into robotic professionals – and if it does not satisfy you, you have to look beyond what is offered.

I also felt that the real reflection was absent, and we just had to swallow what the teacher said. These experiences made me realize how the academic system drained me. It was not only the major who weighed me but also the structure of higher education.

Having always been passionate about literature, I planned to change majors during my second year. Devote myself to a passion that existed well before my interest in law: writing.

After hours of reflection, doubts, discussions and family tensions, I chose to stay. After all, I was doing well on the school level. I told myself that the law was wide enough to lead to several career pathswith additional training if necessary.

It gave me hope, but it did not facilitate the process. The question haunted me daily: “Do I waste my life?”

I relied on the discipline to make me spend the school

The law faculty is difficult even for those who love it – worse when you don’t.

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I had to deal with panic attacks, pressure to stay in the race and stress of ask for internships – While wondering if it counted. Every day, hundreds of doubts swirled in my mind.

My doubts made even more difficult to concentrate in class or finish the simplest daily tasks, which suddenly required a huge effort. Studying for more than 10 hours a day stuck to an office is already difficult. Add a vortex of self -doubt that pulls you every second, and this quickly turns into a nightmare.

It was then that discipline forced me to do what I did not want to do, even through tears falling into my bowl of cereals or my instant noodles. I remembered that this time was only temporary, and I had what it took to see this thing.

Everything was worth it at the end

I hated my studies so much, but choose to stay forced to look beyond what was taught. Because the lessons did not interest me, I had to go out of the beaten track to find what triggered my curiosity.

It was at this point that I came across a legal article on law and art. For the first time, I felt a flicker of passion. Despite the psychological toll To stay at the Faculty of Law, I finally found my own path in a major who did not seem to suit me.

Staying in my studies was the right choice because I found a niche that brings me joy.

If staying at university has taught me something, I learned that it is better to ask questions, doubt your way and explore more options than finding yourself in a job you don’t like.