Not getting big law =/= under employed, first of all. That being said, yes, work hard, interview well and play the game. Law school, like life, is a competition. Is it a risky one? Sure. Should OP retake and seek to maximize his chances? Again, yes. But there is no law school I am aware of with a 100% big law/ fed clerk score. "WORK HARD and INTERVIEW WELL" and good things will happen. Countless people have done extraordinarily well from schools FAR worse than BC.deadpanic wrote:But dude, just WORK HARD and INTERVIEW WELL. According to Nucky, those 75% of BC grads unemployed/underemployed just didn't work hard enough or were losers. Can't believe those guys didn't think of those things.Nomo wrote:35% of BC's class of 2012 did not have full time legal employment 9 months after graduation. Only 26.7% had biglaw or federal clerkships. Considering the bimodal distribution of salaries its a very safe assumption that most of the remaining students (41%) made between 40 and 60k.Nucky wrote:If you pull 40-50k from BC you're either a moron or have a heart of gold.
I agree that he should absolutely retake. Nothing to lose and possibly much to gain. But you guys are far too alarmist. There are plumbers in large cities who manage to service 300k debt on their homes. "His life is at stake!" "You're committing suicide!" Really? Have any of you stepped into the real world for even a moment? I know 150k buys a lot of ramen noodles, but it's hardly a crippling situation at a T25 law school(employment-wise). Get over yourselves.
Will OP look back and regret being lazy and not retaking for more money and/or T14? Of course, and frankly I'm astonished at the reluctance(or stupidity) to retake when he could completely change the course of his life with relatively minimal effort. But it isn't as if the guy is looking to pay sticker at Cooley. Give him(and me) a break.
Wasn't BC the one who posted a job to their symplicity with a firm hiring for around 20-something thousand a year? I think they did and had actually at least 10ish BC 3Ls apply. It's amazing how clueless some 0Ls really are. It is truly that bad out there.
There are no guarantees in life. You can be a coward and take a 45k/year job you hate at a local company and "live the dream," or you can put your chips on the table and give law a go. Im the kind of guy that takes risks and goes after things. This had led to my success. Countless people told me I was crazy to gamble all my money and start a company but It paid off in spades.
In summary, yes, OP should retake, as I have said countless times. But also, there are no guarantees. Maximize your odds, and roll the dice when you feel ready. Personally, I'd roll the dice in OPs shoes(assuming retakes were maximized). I'm a confident guy. If you disagree, so be it. I hardly think it makes me uninformed, crazy, or similar.