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Is it at all possible to get a full scholarship to a low ranked school with a 2.6/167??? Has anyone got one with numbers similar to mine?

I should add I've gotten close to 2/3 from northeastern but I need full tuition or else there is no way I can attend law school

Retake the LSAT and get a 170+
???
Profit

Ugh retake? Really? :/

Full tuition is probably not going to happen. There's no reason for schools to shell out for your GPA. Besides, any school that does is not worth attending.

I don't think it's out of the question for some place like suffolk. You could probably get more from NEU.

Mike

mike0331 wrote:I don't think it's out of the question for some place like suffolk. You could probably get more from NEU.

Mike

Do you think negotiating might work? I could maybe swing a few K a few but I have a baby so I can't pay too much towards law school

Why do you want to go to law school? What are you career goals?

Suffolk should not be an option under really any circumstances. Nor should New England. They are two of the worst law schools in existence. Northeastern is in the same category.

missybug wrote:Ugh retake? Really? :/

are you trolling lol

yes. its your future and tens of thousands.

i took it twice. should have taken it three times. listen to people here

Dirigo wrote:Why do you want to go to law school? What are you career goals?

Dirigo wrote:Why do you want to go to law school? What are you career goals?

I am working for a family law mediator and hope to do the same and become a family law attorney...would especially like to help people going through custody disputes that I dealt with

missybug wrote:

mike0331 wrote:I don't think it's out of the question for some place like suffolk. You could probably get more from NEU.

Mike

Do you think negotiating might work? I could maybe swing a few K a few but I have a baby so I can't pay too much towards law school

Don't listen to this terrible advice. You would be better off not going to law school than going to Suffolk or NEU. You will have difficulty getting any job from these schools.

hoos89 wrote:

missybug wrote:

mike0331 wrote:I don't think it's out of the question for some place like suffolk. You could probably get more from NEU.

Mike

Do you think negotiating might work? I could maybe swing a few K a few but I have a baby so I can't pay too much towards law school

Don't listen to this terrible advice. You would be better off not going to law school than going to Suffolk or NEU. You will have difficulty getting any job from these schools.

Getting a job isn't the issue I will have one waiting for me once I am done with school I just need law school completed if I want to work as an attorney for them, which I do

Has this family law mediator guaranteed you a job? Do you have an idea of whether this would pay sufficiently more to justify the time lost going to law school?

hoos89 wrote:Has this family law mediator guaranteed you a job? Do you have an idea of whether this would pay sufficiently more to justify the time lost going to law school?

Yes my job is guaranteed and the pay is well worth it only issue is school and how to pay.

missybug wrote:

hoos89 wrote:

missybug wrote:

mike0331 wrote:I don't think it's out of the question for some place like suffolk. You could probably get more from NEU.

Mike

Do you think negotiating might work? I could maybe swing a few K a few but I have a baby so I can't pay too much towards law school

Don't listen to this terrible advice. You would be better off not going to law school than going to Suffolk or NEU. You will have difficulty getting any job from these schools.

Getting a job isn't the issue I will have one waiting for me once I am done with school I just need law school completed if I want to work as an attorney for them, which I do

It's probably not going to be a rewarding move, financially, even with a full ride, considering the opportunity cost.

Also you need to get this job offer in writing. You are talking about attending a school where almost 70% of all graduates cannot find a job as an attorney essentially a year after graduation. I cannot understate how bad of a situation these schools put their graduates in.

How do the schools put their grads in such bad positions?
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quote="Ron Don Volante"]

missybug wrote:

hoos89 wrote:

missybug wrote:

mike0331 wrote:I don't think it's out of the question for some place like suffolk. You could probably get more from NEU.

Mike

Do you think negotiating might work? I could maybe swing a few K a few but I have a baby so I can't pay too much towards law school

Don't listen to this terrible advice. You would be better off not going to law school than going to Suffolk or NEU. You will have difficulty getting any job from these schools.

Getting a job isn't the issue I will have one waiting for me once I am done with school I just need law school completed if I want to work as an attorney for them, which I do

It's probably not going to be a rewarding move, financially, even with a full ride, considering the opportunity cost.

Also you need to get this job offer in writing. You are talking about attending a school where almost 70% of all graduates cannot find a job as an attorney essentially a year after graduation. I cannot understate how bad of a situation these schools put their graduates in.[/quote]

missybug wrote:How do the schools put their grads in such bad positions?

ron don wrote:almost 70% of all graduates cannot find a job as an attorney essentially a year after graduation

Do you have a significant other who is able to cover your COL/child expenses?

sort of..I get enough help from kids dad to cover our expenses

Ron Don Volante wrote:Do you have a significant other who is able to cover your COL/child expenses?

missybug wrote:How do the schools put their grads in such bad positions?

that's not really the relevant question, but the short answer is that they continue to exist and confer degrees. that's what puts their grads in such a terrible position, given the state of the legal industry.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/suffolk/2013/
http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/newengland/2013/

as you can see, the vast majority of graduates from both schools do not (read: cannot) find legal employment.

if that doesn't turn you off, then i think this conversation is over, no?

edit: scooped

Well that changes the math a little bit. But you really need to get an actual, contractual guarantee that you have a paying job upon bar passage in order to give these schools the slightest bit of consideration. There is such incredible risk going to any that have been mentioned in this thread, even when it's free. Especially when you've got a kid to worry about.

I'm not pulling these stats out of thin air. Go to http://www.lawschooltransparency.com and play around with the data. It's bleak.

I guess..but my job prospects are just as bleak without

Ron Don Volante wrote:Well that changes the math a little bit. But you really need to get an actual, contractual guarantee that you have a paying job upon bar passage in order to give these schools the slightest bit of consideration. There is such incredible risk going to any that have been mentioned in this thread, even when it's free. Especially when you've got a kid to worry about.

I'm not pulling these stats out of thin air. Go to http://www.lawschooltransparency.com and play around with the data. It's bleak.

So I'm guessing you need to stay in Boston area?

Dirigo wrote:So I'm guessing you need to stay in Boston area?

No I can go anywhere I have family..Boston, Los angeles, arizona