Loyola/ Lewis and Clark/ Seattle U Forum

[agalina13]

I've been accepted to these 3 schools with equitable scholarships to each (about 1/3 of my education costs). I want to practice either in LA or stay in the PNW and am having a difficult time deciding between the three. I've spent the last three years working with kids in the foster care system so I'm pretty clear on that population as my focus. I want to work in juvenile and family law, preferably with kids in the foster care system and their families, mostly dependency stuff. I know they all have public interest but Seattle U is the only one who specifically does juvenile and family law. I'm pretty concerned that Loyola doesn't have enough of a public interest focus, since most students seem to do tax or entertainment law.The three seem pretty equitably ranked but I'm having a pretty difficult time deciding. Thoughts please?

[84651846190]

50/50 shot that you end up unemployed or underemployed coming out of any of these schools. I would not go. Do something else.

[Mack.Hambleton]

Retake or don't go

[timbs4339]

Retake and wait to see how the whole PSLF thing shakes out- it's not looking good for high-debt borrowers like law students.

[MarkfromWI]

Equitable: adjective- fair and impartial. It does not mean the same thing as "equivalent" or "equal," which I think was what you were going for.

But to your question, those schools are too expensive for your goals.

[romothesavior]

Please post this information if you want advice in this forum: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=206299

None of these schools are worth going into debt for. Employment outcomes are mediocre from any of the three. You need a better scholarship to make this a good idea.