Law School vs. Business School - How "fun" is law school? Forum

[dm1683]

Business school students definitely have more "fun" than law school students (although not as much as grad students at my T13 though, holy shit). But consider whether you'll want to (or be able to) go clubbing or to massive ragers or whatever in the next year anyway?

[jacketyellow]

Law school is very stressful, idiotic, and nerve-wracking. There really isn't that much partying at law school (excluding bar reviews -- where everyone is getting drunk just to keep from crying -- and barrister's ball). You already have a nice paying job. Just go to business school.

[Yugihoe]

Do m7 business schools offer out full rides the way t14 law schools do though?

[LSATWiz.com]

If you didn’t have to worry about grades, law school can be fun, but your early career is largely defined by grades and you’re graded on a forced curve so you know that everyone else is going to try very hard.

In addition, if you aren’t on a full ride, you know that there are a percentage of students the smart money predicts will do better than you on law school exams based on statistical data tracking the correlation between 1L grades and admission stats. And if you are on a full ride, you know there are a large percentage of students motivated to outwork you. During this whole process you have no idea how you’re actually doing and how other people are doing. You’re also perpetually worried about your new community shunning you for being a dumb-dumb if you don’t perform well on a cold call until you realize that 90 percent of them aren’t listening to your rambling responses because they’re too stressed out about being next so law school is based on incredibly high stake exams, your performance is based on factors outside of your control, and your communal reputation is threatened at all times so you really have a system tailor designed to be as unnecessarily stressful as possible. This limits its fun.

If you are not concerned with grades then law school can be fun and interesting, but it is not going to be fun and interesting for most people because of the stress involved. You really have to become comfortable living in a highly competitive system that you cannot really control. I think there are benefits to developing this comfort that are helpful in all facets of life and are probably part of why lawyers often find themselves in positions of power but also explain why substance abuse and mental illness is so prevalent in the profession. I don’t think any lawyer would say law school is fun, which is part of why finances play such a big role. The logic is if something sucks, you might as well get paid to do it.

[dabigchina]

ITT: People are missing that OP is:

Not going to need to pay for school because he's getting sponsored, and
Guaranteed a job with MBB after he finishes school.

Seriously, if OP just wants to have fun and chill with people who aren't stressed out of their minds, go to B school. IF OP wants to be a lawyer (for some reason), go to law school.