In need of serious law school advice Forum

[Kilpatrick]

Why do you guys automatically assume I won't be making good money/struggling after graduation?

Because that's the most likely scenario. If you don't understand why then you are going into law school completely blind. Take the year off and research what you're getting yourself into.

[LegalMan]

Why do you guys automatically assume I won't be making good money/struggling after graduation?

Because that's the most likely scenario. If you don't understand why then you are going into law school completely blind. Take the year off and research what you're getting yourself into.

What do you need to do to be successful in law school?

Do you need to go to certain school?

[bardreams]

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There's your answer right there.

Only 7% of Creighton grads made more than 75K after graduating.

[firecracker10]

Open up your eyes...going to a T-3 is a bad idea...

READ THIS ARTICLE...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 04638.html

Why do you guys automatically assume I won't be making good money/struggling after graduation?

[firecracker10]

The T-20--period.

P.S. You can tell that you are 23 and extremely naive...you think law school is a guaranteed guide to prestige and success...I'll tell you what, go to law school and graduate 3 years from now...then I guarantee that you will be kicking yourself in the ass when you are 33 and broke and having bill collectors coming after you because you can't afford to pay for bills or student loans on some crappy salary you received coming out of a Tier-3 school.

Why do you guys automatically assume I won't be making good money/struggling after graduation?

Because that's the most likely scenario. If you don't understand why then you are going into law school completely blind. Take the year off and research what you're getting yourself into.

What do you need to do to be successful in law school?

Do you need to go to certain school?

[BackToTheOldHouse]

Flame.

[firecracker10]

Yeah it probably is a flame.

[NYC Law]

The T-20--period.

Because BU/BC/Fordham are unthinkable compared to WUSTL or Minnesota

[LegalMan]

How am I a flame?

Everything I posted is 110% the truth. Don't know why anyone would think otherwise......

[firecracker10]

Because no one in there right mind would go to a Tier-3 school last minute (with very uncertain long-term employment prospects) and also walk away from what you are currently making. It just doesn't make sense.

I think that you are better off investing in an MBA than a law degree.

[LegalMan]

Well it's offcial....

I just let the folks over at Creighton know that I will not be joining them in Omaha this fall.


I feel kind of like a pu$$y, but it is what it is.....

[Pizon]

Wait a year. Retake the LSAT if you want. If you really want to go to Law School still, re-apply.

At 24, won't I be too old?

Not at all. I started law school at 26. There are people in their 30s and 40s in my class.

[NYC Law]

Well it's offcial....

I just let the folks over at Creighton know that I will not be joining them in Omaha this fall.


I feel kind of like a pu$$y, but it is what it is.....

You made the right choice.... Just start studying and try a retake and save some $$$.

[loblaw]

Well it's offcial....

I just let the folks over at Creighton know that I will not be joining them in Omaha this fall.


I feel kind of like a pu$$y, but it is what it is.....

I'm starting at 25--the average age of my class. Thank god you made the right choice. The internet people are so right on this one. So, so right.

[CanadianWolf]

In my opinion, you made a wise choice. Interview with Frito Lay & Coca Cola and/or stay at your current job to get more work experience, maturity & time to retake the LSAT. Good luck !

[MrAnon]

Your job prospects are way ahead of whatever they will be coming out of any school except Harvard Yale or Stanford over the next 20 years. DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL.

[firecracker10]

+10 million

Your job prospects are way ahead of whatever they will be coming out of any school except Harvard Yale or Stanford over the next 20 years. DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL.

[ihhwap1]

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[TommyK]

+10 million

Your job prospects are way ahead of whatever they will be coming out of any school except Harvard Yale or Stanford over the next 20 years. DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL.

[Cory045]

Good choice. If I were you I would stay single and save as much money as possible over the next three years; continue to study for the lsat and try to improve. If, in three years, you still want to go to law school and not happy with your job then you will be going with more career experience, a higher lsat, and money in the bank to avoid high student loans. If you don't want to go to law school after those years, then the money you saved up can be used as a down payment on a house or a nice start for a retirement fund or whatever you want it to be.

[Br3v]

Wait a year. Retake the LSAT if you want. If you really want to go to Law School still, re-apply.

Didn't read all posts but this is really good advice imho

[LegalMan]

Well...

My deferral request at Creighton just got denied....

Not a shocker, but kind of disappointed. You still think I made a wise choice?

[NYC Law]

Well...

My deferral request at Creighton just got denied....

Not a shocker, but kind of disappointed. You still think I made a wise choice?

Yes.

[rinkrat19]

Well...

My deferral request at Creighton just got denied....

Not a shocker, but kind of disappointed. You still think I made a wise choice?

How many times do you need to be told that Creighton is a terrible idea and you are fortunate to have a much better option? I could just copy/paste "yes, you made the right choice not to go" that many times.

The ONLY way to justify going to Creighton would be if A)it were totally free AND B)you had a 110% guaranteed legal job already lined up for after graduation, making more than you're likely to make at Coke/Frito Lay. You have about a 22% chance of making enough to even live on (>$50k) with a JD from Creighton, and paying off any significant loan debt on $50k/year would be rough. Those are shitty odds.

Your GPA is bad, but it's not what is holding you back. I have personally met a guy who is going to a T14 with a GPA worse than yours because his LSAT was spectacular. Giving up this spot at Creighton is not giving up on law school, it's just wisely letting a terrible "opportunity" (similar to emailing that nice Nigerian prince your bank account numbers) pass you by.

[Miznitic]

Why do you guys automatically assume I won't be making good money/struggling after graduation?

T3 Bias, and deservedly so. T4/T3 starting incomes are significantly lower than what you're currently making. If you can, get into a T2 minimum.

Shitlaw is not where it is at.