What age are most of you??? Forum

[mugwump]

My oldest son is 31 y.o. Age is a non-issue.

[jcc9q3]

25 yrs old, started business out of school (bar). Feel ancient.

[dood]

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[swflgirl]

I am 36 now but by the time I matriculate providing LSAT and everything goes well, I will be 38.

[chango]

My oldest son is 31 y.o. Age is a non-issue.

Really now? Do you think it will be a non-issue to potential employers? I can imagine some firms being gun shy about hiring someone who will be much more difficult to terminate (i.e. Age Discrimination in Employment Act )

[deeirwin]

I'm 32.

[mugwump]

My oldest son is 31 y.o. Age is a non-issue.

Really now? Do you think it will be a non-issue to potential employers? I can imagine some firms being gun shy about hiring someone who will be much more difficult to terminate (i.e. Age Discrimination in Employment Act )

I'm interested in public interest law where age hopefully will not be a defining issue. I do agree and have been advised that firms will be tentative in hiring someone of my age.

[too old for this sh*]

Put me in the over 40 demographic...not worried about hiring practices though since I already have an offer in pocket with the current employer.

[Rock Chalk]

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[Dimsdale]

36, will be 37 at matriculation. I would have had my ass handed to me if I tried this fresh out of UG.

[GATORTIM]

age aint nothin' but a number

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[Cupidity]

20

[raperez129]

33

[reasonable_man]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

[oldfart]

I am almost 35. I think for me personally, this is an asset. I've successfully started one company. and I think schools will favor that. Just my two cents!

[jlnoa0915]

24, will be 25 once the class of 2013 begins

[oldfart]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

I am not in the 90% group you talk about. I am just ready for a change. Also, I have found someone else to run the company while I remain on the board. But, I can see where many older students have had an unsuccessful career and are hoping for a new start.

[r6_philly]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

Age is an issue for whom? The older applicants or the classmates? Older folks who are actually accomplished wouldn't care what you think about their age. Older folkes who were not successes in what they did probably have many other things to feel self-concious about. The younger classmates? why would an older applicant be an issue if you had one in class?

[narkizopoint]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

Age is an issue for whom? The older applicants or the classmates? Older folks who are actually accomplished wouldn't care what you think about their age. Older folkes who were not successes in what they did probably have many other things to feel self-concious about. The younger classmates? why would an older applicant be an issue if you had one in class?

He's talking about the employers not the classmates..

[r6_philly]

He's talking about the employers not the classmates..

ahh sorry, missed a page or two. Well then age is only an issue if your resume writer does a bad job.

[BigFatPanda]

26 by august of 2010.

[Sammi]

26, 27 when I start Law School.

[chango]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

What percent of the younger students were loser in, loser out types? I'm guessing 92%.


(and is the fact that your percentages don't add up to 100% supposed to be some sort of ironic joke that I'm not getting? And are to surmise that you went to the same TTT as the lady in her 50s, because, how else would have you met her, unless perhaps she was your Barrister's Ball date?)

[MURPH]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

You've got a fair point here. I went back to school to get a second BA after working in nursing for a long time. I don't know if I would consider myself a loser but I've been really unhappy with my choice of a career. So I saved money, quit the army, took advantage of my GI Bill and decided to go back to school. I certainly wasn't successful by my standards but I think I was probably by other peoples standards. I was moving up in rank and working in management but the prospect of continuing on that track for the rest of my career was miserable.
Your example of the TTT student who fails classes is certainly not going to describe me. 12 years of doing work that I don't love has made me determined to do well. I will also be graduating with little debt and a home and significant retirement savings already so I won't have as much incentive to fight for the highest paying job I can find. I'll be able to pick a law job that I will enjoy rather than one I need. Hopefully, I will feel a bit more successful in that career.

[reasonable_man]

I met a bunch of old people in LS... Most claimed to be "succesful" but wanted a "change." However, in fairness, upon looking at the credentials of the older students.. Its seemed to me that about 15% were actually "good" at something before LS and did well, while the other 90% were of the loser in, loser out type that seems to predominate the older group of LS applicants. My favorite was this one lady who did something below the level of a nurse before Ls who started in her late 50's ran up a ton of debt to attend a TTT, failed a class or two and was then shocked when no one wanted to hire a 60 year old first year associate.

Saying age is a non-issue is sorta silly. Its as much of an issue as anything else.

What percent of the younger students were loser in, loser out types? I'm guessing 92%.


(and is the fact that your percentages don't add up to 100% supposed to be some sort of ironic joke that I'm not getting? And are to surmise that you went to the same TTT as the lady in her 50s, because, how else would have you met her, unless perhaps she was your Barrister's Ball date?)

Sillygoose: If you're going to take a shot at me for the percentages not adding up (which I noticed right away, but decided not to correct, because lets face it: a) they aren't real percentages; b) it doesn't really matter), you should make sure that your post reads correctly, i.e. "And are to surmise that you went to the same," but hey, nothing wrong with the pot calling the kettle black right?

As for the lady in her 50's, she absolutely attended the same TTT as I did. The difference is, I went on to work at a nice comfortable mid-sized law firm in Manhattan and she went on to basically the same thing she started with; nothing.


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I love it when someone with 80 to 150 posts stubmles onto a brilliant find; THAT I WENT TO A TTT.. Cracks me up every time.