Harvard vs. Chicago vs. Columbia vs. Michigan Forum

[cavalier1138]

Why?

For the same reason you don't go to med school unless you want to be a doctor.

If you want to make money, then keep doing what you're doing, and/or go get an MBA.

[RSN]

Why?

For the same reason you don't go to med school unless you want to be a doctor.

If you want to make money, then keep doing what you're doing, and/or go get an MBA.

Yes. Becoming a lawyer is not a route to wealth and if you don't want to be a lawyer, law school is a waste of three years and a huge amount of money (even with scholarships).

[CR7]

That's also part of the reason why I want a JD and do BigLaw. I'm already making $125k with just an undergrad degree so I don't see the point of just getting an MBA and making $125k again after graduating.

This reasoning is pretty silly. Yes biglaw salaries are higher but (1) you're only gonna be in biglaw for a couple years, after which you'll likely take a pay cut, and (2) a large percent of post-MBA compensation is in bonuses and perks, and compensation can increase rapidly.

This guy is trying to be the next Mitt Romney, let him live lol.

[SuperCoolDude]

This is dissappointing I thought TLS would have better advice...

[UVA2B]

This is dissappointing I thought TLS would have better advice...

What exactly are you looking for? This entire thread has given substantive advice on how to maximize opportunities while minimizing debt, which will allow you to maximize wealth if you're successful. How is that not helpful to your goals of getting advice on the best option?

[Pure Applesauce]

oh damn OP makes $125k/year, has $100k in savings, doesn't know if he wants to practice law, and wants to do a JD/MBA for what sounds like shits and giggles.

until you know why you want to go to law school don't

[cavalier1138]

This is dissappointing I thought TLS would have better advice...

You're being given some pretty solid advice across the board: don't go to law school if you don't want to be a lawyer.

Also, I bit my tongue before, but apparently you need a bit of a dose of reality. The "1%" didn't get there through pursuing a profession and working hard at that career. They got there through starting out rich and continuing to invest their existing money. I think it's fucking stupid to make the acquisition of that much wealth your primary goal in life, because you clearly didn't start out in the group of people who are likely to attain the goal. But if it's really what you want, then focus on money, not prestige.

If your goal is to make lots and lots of money, then your current salary makes investment very possible. No need for you to waste three years on a degree that you don't actually want for the perceived prestige of a professional career that won't really help you with your goals.

[Future Ex-Engineer]

lol.

This whole thread is fantastic.

It's somewhat hilarious to me how OPs posts are almost indiscernible from generic trolling - like if some people hadn't taken him seriously in the first couple of posts, this whole thread would have been ignored as flame. That's how ridiculous this situation/hypo is. Calling himself SuperCoolDude probably doesn't help public perception either.

ETA: OP, retake/reapply and go to Stanford

[SuperCoolDude]

fsadio

[existentialcrisis]

You wouldn't tell someone who was thinking about being a senator to not go to HLS just because he doesn't want to be a lawyer?

Yes I would.

[Anon.y.mousse.]

Statistically speaking, if you want to be a politician, you should go to HLS, even though you're not a lawyer.

I feel like you missed the day in econ/statistics where they went over the concept "correlation does not equal causation"

[Future Ex-Engineer]

You wouldn't tell someone who was thinking about being a senator to not go to HLS just because he doesn't want to be a lawyer?

Yes I would.

Exactly, we'd tell them to go to the Kennedy School. Not law school. OP is daft, and it is obvious from his posts that if he goes to HLS, he won't end up at GS or any other place similar because he's not fun to talk with. OP may be good at taking tests, but I expect he lacks the social skills needed to make it to the next level.

[Npret]

I think I'm starting to recognize humble brag threads.

OP : do you know anything about law other than biglaw salaries and that clerking is prestigious?

You know you want to go to Harvard, you know you are going to go to Harvard, so just go already. Isn't that the "advice" confirming your views that you wanted?

[cavalier1138]

This is a sterling example of when someone might be qualified for law school but still shouldn't go.

[SuperCoolDude]

The reason I became interested in law school was 2 years ago when I started watching Suits. I was going to be a doctor because my favorite show up till then was House but Suits changed my mind and I decided to take the LSAT.

[existentialcrisis]

The reason I became interested in law school was 2 years ago when I started watching Suits. I was going to be a doctor because my favorite show up till then was House but Suits changed my mind and I decided to take the LSAT.

Ok touche, solid troll.

[Malarkey]

The reason I became interested in law school was 2 years ago when I started watching Suits. I was going to be a doctor because my favorite show up till then was House but Suits changed my mind and I decided to take the LSAT.

Aaaaaand it's a troll. Solid job though, you managed to hook everyone for two pages. And your execution was impeccable, starting reasonable, with glimpses of questionable logic, slowly devolving, but not too fast.

[Veil of Ignorance]

Come out and face the light, troll.

[presidentspivey]

He changed the OP. Sigh. He did a pretty nice job of making it seem like a typical TLS decision thread.

[Pure Applesauce]

well done OP

[UVA2B]

I personally appreciate OP putting one or two official posts in other threads just to establish some semblance of legitimacy. Solid work.

[badlefthook]

Really solid work OP

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