I got into several schools which I thought were decent. All are TTTT.
Although each school offered scholly $ (a mere fraction, as they are private schools), that would most likely leave 150K + remaining to be taken out in student loans.
If you tell yourself something enough, not only will you eventually start to believe your own garbage, but you'll throw reason out the window and actually argue your non logical points in defense of your goal (which is assuring yourself that you're right and your decision is the correct one).
Many members of this forum attempt to warn people against the debt that law school students may possibly acquire. Many members attempt to give solid advice regarding TTT and TTTT schools and the low placement rates post graduation (even the low job placement with T and TT schools).
I wanted to ignore this advice because I took a "I'm right and they're hating" mentally.
Reality is this = 200k in debt is a huge financial decision (not to mention any debt you have going into LS). You may graduate and not have a job. Those loans...they won't just go away.
I know several young attorneys that are attempting to do well. But they don't have any other choice. They've already acquired the loan debt and must move forward to make the best of their decisions and choices now. I have a friend that has apx $191,000 in LS loans. He's attempting to start his own firm. He may very well be successful. However, he currently lives with his parents and although he's making a decent salary working for his folks (he probably didn't need LS to do this), he has huge loan payments. I know 3 other attorneys and yes, each of them had to move home with their parents.
I have a solid job (perhaps not making what they have the potential to make one day, but it's decent) and do not have the loans that they have. So I'm actually ahead of the curve when you factor in what they are actually taking home, after their loan payments.
I feel that it would be foolish to make this decision based on "what ifs"...because until now I really haven't seen a bunch of young lawyer success stories. Right now I've asked for extentions from schools on the deposits. Perhaps I'll defer one acceptance for a year. If in a year I still want to go, and cannot get into a TT school, I'll have that as an option at least.
I just want to say THANK YOU to those whom actually use logic to try to help people BEFORE they get into trouble.
(Note: I think if you really want to go to TTT or TTTT, then that's you're choice. I'm only speaking about my own personal life.)
