Thank you for the input. It's nice to hear the other, more positive side too.Poopface wrote:Paying sticker at lower t14, feelin good. big law SA this summer, hope it goes well. If not, whatever, i'll go from there. Not too worried about it, I'll figure out how to pay back the debt one way or another. Not going to let it bring me down that's for sure. Knew what I was getting myself into and made an informed decision to attend law school. Biglaw isn't the end all be all for me. Yea I want it, yea it would be the easiest/quickest way to pay off the debt, but if it doesn't happen, so be it, it is what it is. Even if i never work a single day as a lawyer I wouldn't regret the decision i made to attend law school. I've grown a lot as a person in law school, learned a lot, developed valuable skills, i've built a network just from being around my classmates that will stay with me throughout my professional career. I've had the opportunity to learn from some of the best and most accomplished legal professors in the country. I enjoy learning, I like class, oh yea and one thing's for sure i'll be graduating with a world class law degree next summer. At the end of the day, just have to be thankful for the opportunities you do have and work your hardest to take advantage of them. There are far worse things in this world than paying sticker at a lower t14
Consider this:
*T14 at sticker is high-risk, better chance for high-reward.
*T15-30 with scholarship is low-risk, worse chance for high-reward.
Are you willing to take out more loans and also link your fate to whether or not you achieve success (biglaw, clerkships, PI) for an increased chance of getting that success?
Personally, I am quite debt-averse, but for some reason I am feeling rather okay with the idea of paying more money to go to a top law school. Hard to get what you want unless you roll the dice.