Minority Law Day–to attend or not to attend?

I guess I should start by mentioning that I’m not white. Certainly the title of this post implies this, however I understand based on my avatar/page banner that some of you might have either assumed otherwise or (most likely) didn’t even think about it.

So I’ve taken my tour of First Choice School of Law, sent my app, and all that nice stuff. Yesterday I got an invitation to attend Minority Law Day, where I’ll get to hang out at my school of choice, rub elbows with other wannabe students, and learn things about minorities in law today. Sounds ok, right?

I guess I’m just a little reluctant to start my career off thinking of myself as a “minority lawyer” rather than just an “awesomely great lawyer.” Of course the categories are hardly exclusive. Also, First Choice School of Law has such a startlingly tiny minority presence that perhaps it wouldn’t hurt to see with my own eyes that there are some people of color there.

It’s hard to say, really. I’ll def give you guys an update once I figure out what’s going on.