Yikes! Then I must work my ass off and ace the LSAT to avoid the NYU trap.swampman wrote:And in NYC we think it's about as good as a random state school, but we know the undergrads pay 60k a year for the privilege.scottidsntknow wrote:He was joking... To your random lay person not in NYC, New York University sounds like a random state school.
Well, not really. That statistic means that 44% of graduates get JD required jobs, not that the top 44% get those jobs. Once you get beyond the a certain threshold of "top" graduates (whatever that means at those places) a lot probably comes down to commitment, hustle, and connections, and if we're assuming for the sake of argument that the OP is from a loaded family, however little s/he has of the first two I bet they more than make up for with that last one.TasmanianToucan wrote:Let's be clear about what kind of gamble that is. That statistic means that if you are at MEDIAN, you don't even get to practice as a lawyer, never mind in big law. If I had venture capital money to throw around, that would be a tough sell.ticklemesilly wrote: 44% of graduates get JD required jobs. If you truly have the money to risk and it's really something you want to pursue, it's not something you are throwing away.
Ok, fine. Let's say for the sake of argument that you're correct that OP could find work based purely on connections (and we are assuming a hell of a lot for the sake of argument at this point btw). If the connections are that strong then there is no reason at all to get a JD. Simply replace b/s lawyer job with b/s job in marketing or whatever.usn26 wrote:Well, not really. That statistic means that 44% of graduates get JD required jobs, not that the top 44% get those jobs. Once you get beyond the a certain threshold of "top" graduates (whatever that means at those places) a lot probably comes down to commitment, hustle, and connections, and if we're assuming for the sake of argument that the OP is from a loaded family, however little s/he has of the first two I bet they more than make up for with that last one.TasmanianToucan wrote:Let's be clear about what kind of gamble that is. That statistic means that if you are at MEDIAN, you don't even get to practice as a lawyer, never mind in big law. If I had venture capital money to throw around, that would be a tough sell.ticklemesilly wrote: 44% of graduates get JD required jobs. If you truly have the money to risk and it's really something you want to pursue, it's not something you are throwing away.
Granted.TasmanianToucan wrote:Ok, fine. Let's say for the sake of argument that you're correct that OP could find work based purely on connections (and we are assuming a hell of a lot for the sake of argument at this point btw). If the connections are that strong then there is no reason at all to get a JD. Simply replace b/s lawyer job with b/s job in marketing or whatever.usn26 wrote:Well, not really. That statistic means that 44% of graduates get JD required jobs, not that the top 44% get those jobs. Once you get beyond the a certain threshold of "top" graduates (whatever that means at those places) a lot probably comes down to commitment, hustle, and connections, and if we're assuming for the sake of argument that the OP is from a loaded family, however little s/he has of the first two I bet they more than make up for with that last one.TasmanianToucan wrote:Let's be clear about what kind of gamble that is. That statistic means that if you are at MEDIAN, you don't even get to practice as a lawyer, never mind in big law. If I had venture capital money to throw around, that would be a tough sell.ticklemesilly wrote: 44% of graduates get JD required jobs. If you truly have the money to risk and it's really something you want to pursue, it's not something you are throwing away.
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this. With your settled abysmal gpa, you should not waste money on law school, instead, donate these money to kids in Africa rather than to law schoolBigZuck wrote:This thread is startling pro-mediocre state schools and anti-THIRST for JUSTICE
OP- seriously, use that parental money to start a foundation or something. The chances of you doing something positive and worthwhile is so much greater than if you go to one of these schools.
