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Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:05 am
by cooldude87
For 90% of people, going to law school right now is a terrible idea. In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt. Seriously, you can do something else. Don't go. That's it.
P.S I was about to start law school last August but postponed. I was pretty sure I was going to attend this time around but have decided even with a full ride to some good schools, it's not worth it.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:14 am
by 6lehderjets
Cool
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:15 am
by dr123
I'm not. You're welcome.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:17 am
by ManOfTheMinute
I've been convinced!!
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:18 am
by EvilClinton
cooldude87 wrote:For 90% of people, going to law school right now is a terrible idea. In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt. Seriously, you can do something else. Don't go. That's it.
P.S I was about to start law school last August but postponed. I was pretty sure I was going to attend this time around but have decided even with a full ride to some good schools, it's not worth it.
You are really not in a position to give advice.
There are thousands of unemployed law graduates that could give better advice on this topic.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:19 am
by Aawaldrop
Why not?
I've got a full ride to a TTT with a top 30% stip. I know I'll be top of my class with no debt and get biglaw because my parents say that I'm good at arguing.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:20 am
by Username123
cooldude87 wrote:For 90% of people, going to law school right now is a terrible idea. In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt. Seriously, you can do something else. Don't go. That's it.
P.S I was about to start law school last August but postponed. I was pretty sure I was going to attend this time around but have decided even with a full ride to some good schools, it's not worth it.
Cooldude
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:34 am
by sinfiery
You do realize 10% is like t20+ right?
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:36 am
by ArchieHicox
I think you have to be careful to not let the cynicism here pollute you. People are pessimistic for good reason, but if you have a full ride at a respectable school... you are looking at 50k in debt for COL. I'm sorry but that really isn't that big of a debt load. You have to take some risks. Its your life and you can and should make the decisions you think are best, not the ones some forum warrior says on TLS or another site.
ETA: And I agree completely that you are in NO position to be giving advice to other 0Ls. You aren't even speaking from experience... all you are speaking from is reading a bunch of posts.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:45 am
by ajr
cooldude87 wrote:For 90% of people, going to law school right now is a terrible idea. In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt. Seriously, you can do something else. Don't go. That's it.
P.S I was about to start law school last August but postponed. I was pretty sure I was going to attend this time around but have decided even with a full ride to some good schools, it's not worth it.
Sure, brah. Anything to make you feel better about your decision.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:47 am
by Aawaldrop
cooldude87 wrote:Yeah I really could care less about being an attorney. I figured it would give me a decent job but that's obviously not the case anymore.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:59 am
by ManoftheHour
cooldude87 wrote:For 90% of people, going to law school right now is a terrible idea. In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt. Seriously, you can do something else. Don't go. That's it.
P.S I was about to start law school last August but postponed. I was pretty sure I was going to attend this time around but have decided even with a full ride to some good schools, it's not worth it.
No guts, no glory you pussy.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:36 am
by Dr. Dre
OP was about to go to UCI law, so he is talking from experience
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:42 am
by ManOfTheMinute
ManoftheHour wrote:cooldude87 wrote:For 90% of people, going to law school right now is a terrible idea. In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt. Seriously, you can do something else. Don't go. That's it.
P.S I was about to start law school last August but postponed. I was pretty sure I was going to attend this time around but have decided even with a full ride to some good schools, it's not worth it.
No guts, no glory you pussy.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:12 am
by Nova
cooldude87 wrote: In three years you will most probably be unemployed and have tens of thousands of dollars of debt.
NO, you
probably wont be
unemployed in 3 years.
Yeah the market is shit, but your thread is hyperbole and a disservice to reasonable prudence.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:24 am
by nebula666
Based on OP's history, he is probably going to Creighton and doesn't like jews.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:28 am
by somewhatwayward
Guys, come on, can't you tell that this guy is bitter about TLSers warning him off his bad decision and has decided to make bad hyperbolic replications of our advice?
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:35 am
by cahwc12
sinfiery wrote:You do realize 10% is like t20+ right?
Wow, when you put it like that it really makes me wonder. Are we that elitist that anything outside the top 5% of schools WITH discount is generally a bad idea, or is it just how bad things really are at 95% of law schools (and some of the other 5%)?
I admit even in my own mind I don't even really give much consideration to anything outside T1 as even being a law school, so to me, T13 is more like the top half of law schools. Maybe I've been on TLS too long.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:40 am
by romothesavior
OP your hyperbole really serves no purpose. You're not even a law student or attorney, so stop shitting up this forum with these threads. There are a lot of students who legitimately need help figuring things out and this schtick doesn't help.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:41 am
by dirtrida2
No guts, no glory you pussy.
somewhatwayward wrote:Guys, come on, can't you tell that this guy is bitter about TLSers warning him off his bad decision and has decided to make bad hyperbolic replications of our advice?
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:08 pm
by ArchieHicox
romothesavior wrote:OP your hyperbole really serves no purpose. You're not even a law student or attorney, so stop shitting up this forum with these threads. There are a lot of students who legitimately need help figuring things out and this schtick doesn't help.
+1
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:11 pm
by 20141023
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Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:12 pm
by Ded Precedent
ha-ri wrote:romothesavior wrote:OP your hyperbole really serves no purpose. You're not even a law student or attorney, so stop shitting up this forum with these threads. There are a lot of students who legitimately need help figuring things out and this schtick doesn't help.
+1
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:35 pm
by akasabian
90% of posts by him are negative, nice.
Re: Please, Just Don't Go
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:42 pm
by Dr. Dre
akasabian wrote:
90% of posts by him are negative, nice.
damn i'm not even THAT negative