Dropping Out Forum

[Conflicted 1L]

I just finished my first semester of 1L year with solid grades but have been conflicted ever since enrolling about a lifelong pursuit of mine; to serve my country as a Marine. I am under pressure because if I finish out school on my current track I will be outside the age limit for officer enrollment and will be locked out for good. The question facing me now is whether or not to drop out to pursue the corps and return to school in a later cycle.

I have some practical questions about reapplying to law school in the future:
-What (if any) impact will my 1L grades have on admissions? Units completed? Will I have to retake all my 1L classes? (Very ok doing this)
-Am I locked into my LSAT score from before since I already gained admission? The score I had will be outside the time window where it would be normally be usable, so would I have to retake? (Same goes for my LoRs)
-How do law schools look upon drop-out and reapply cases more generally? I admit this would probably be a more unique situation but any insight from other situations (medical withdrawals etc) would be appreciated.

Any knowledge or guidance on my particulars or dropping out in general would be appreciated.

[LalSoHard]

Have you looked at working with the marine JAG? If you're interested in being a marine the JAG offers a pretty solid way to use your degree to serve your country.

[foregetaboutdre]

I just finished my first semester of 1L year with solid grades but have been conflicted ever since enrolling about a lifelong pursuit of mine; to serve my country as a Marine. I am under pressure because if I finish out school on my current track I will be outside the age limit for officer enrollment and will be locked out for good. The question facing me now is whether or not to drop out to pursue the corps and return to school in a later cycle.

I have some practical questions about reapplying to law school in the future:
-What (if any) impact will my 1L grades have on admissions? Units completed? Will I have to retake all my 1L classes? (Very ok doing this)
-Am I locked into my LSAT score from before since I already gained admission? The score I had will be outside the time window where it would be normally be usable, so would I have to retake? (Same goes for my LoRs)
-How do law schools look upon drop-out and reapply cases more generally? I admit this would probably be a more unique situation but any insight from other situations (medical withdrawals etc) would be appreciated.

Any knowledge or guidance on my particulars or dropping out in general would be appreciated.

Talk to a Marine JAG recruiter ASAP. It sometimes isn't as desired because you have to do basically everything a Marine Officer has to do (including OCS (not a watered down version) and the Basic School. It honestly sounds like a great option for you.

[Conflicted 1L]

Probably should've put this in the op, but JAG is not something I am particularly interested in pursuing, as I want to be an infantry officer. In addition, my age precludes me from serving on active duty for the Marines, so I will be a reserve.

[Rigo]

You won’t be locked into your current LSAT score, and can retake.

[mcmand]

Wait I'm confused. You can only be reserve? So why drop out? Couldn't you balance being a reservist with law school? I had classmates who were in the reserves.

Actually, you should PM me. You should talk to my partner. He will have a lot of advice for you, since he did almost the exact same thing you did (but after 2L year, to become an army officer).

[RCSOB657]

If you will be above the age of 35 when you commission, which can be anywhere from 6 months to a year out of law school, and you want to be a Marine officer, then go do that.

[Conflicted 1L]

If you will be above the age of 35 when you commission, which can be anywhere from 6 months to a year out of law school, and you want to be a Marine officer, then go do that.

I'm old enough that I cannot be active duty for the Corps, and frankly I believe I could serve better as a reservist than a career soldier. I still want to pursue law, but I've had an unshakeable feeling this semester that I had unfinished business before enrolling.

[Rigo]

How much is east semester/year costing you and what caliber school are you at?

[sublime]

You want to drop out of school to be in the marine reserves?

You couldn’t have figured this out 5 months ago?

[Conflicted 1L]

How much is east semester/year costing you and what caliber school are you at?

Full scholarship to a TTT regional, enjoyed the first semester but wouldn't close the door on applying elsewhere.

[Conflicted 1L]

You want to drop out of school to be in the marine reserves?

You couldn’t have figured this out 5 months ago?

Yea.

I had been contemplating active duty for awhile but ultimately decided against it when I got some good school acceptances and a number of scholarship offers. Think I made a mistake in enrolling and want to hit a reset button of sorts if I can.