Didn't do as well as you'd hoped? Get a job. Forum

[SchopenhauerFTW]

Didn't do as well as you wanted? Get a connection/marry someone who has a partner parent.

/discussion

But... but... I want to "help" people.

I would never go to law school/get married for the money!

[KevinP]

This is analogous to a smoker telling me not to smoke.

"If you didn't do as well as you'd hoped..."

She took her own advice, put off LS until she rocked a 173.

Getting a job > going to law school, for almost everyone.

I interpreted this as never going to law school and instead getting a job. Straw man argument on my part I guess.

[rayiner]

This is analogous to a smoker telling me not to smoke.

"If you didn't do as well as you'd hoped..."

She took her own advice, put off LS until she rocked a 173.

Getting a job > going to law school, for almost everyone.

I interpreted this as never going to law school and instead getting a job. Straw man argument on my part I guess.

Obviously that statement is meant to be read in the context of the title of the post.

"If you didn't do as well as you'd hoped" -> "getting a job > going to law school."

[KevinP]

Obviously that statement is meant to be read in the context of the title of the post.

"If you didn't do as well as you'd hoped" -> "getting a job > going to law school."

Fair enough.