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I received 32,000/yr from Wake Forest leaving me paying around 10,000 a year there.
I received 28,000 at Wisconsin, leaving me paying a little more than I would at Wake Forest.

Ideally, upon graduation, I would like to work at a Biglaw firm in Washington DC. I know this is definitely a long shot given the schools where I am considering attending. Although I would prefer DC, I would like to note that location is not really a factor. As long as I can get into a big law firm, I am ok working anywhere.

I am currently 19 years old and decided I wanted to go to law school very suddenly, so I didn't have as much time as I would have liked to study for the LSAT. My current numbers are 161, 3.52.

Is it worth attending any of these schools? If so, which one should I attend? Also, is graduating this year and then waiting a year to try to kill the LSAT worthwhile? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am honestly very confused. Thanks!

In your heart of hearts, you already know the answer to this. Retake.

The fact that you are 19 makes this advice 1000x more relevant. Frankly, I wouldn't go to law school at 19 even if you got into HYS. Give your self a couple of years to ace the LSAT and get some work experience first.

You are 19. You need to chill out. Go get some work experience, go travel, go do literally anything else besides law school.

When you are ready to apply in 4-5 years from now, you will retake. Biglaw in dc is literally the hardest location to get biglaw in across the country. Top 25% kids from t13 schools don’t get dc biglaw regularly. It’s a much smaller market than NY or Chicago or LA and everyone wants it. Your chances of getting dc biglaw from either current choice is as close to 0% as it could be. Even getting generic nyc biglaw is a huge battle that only a tiny percentage of either schools students will ever get.

Seriously law school will be there. Go do something else for a few years. And certainly retake the Lsat. Your goals are literally impossible given your choices.

Would be crazy to attend any law school at 19. I honestly don’t think anyone should go to law school before 24/25.