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Was law school worth it for you? [SERIOUS]

I'm not asking whether you like/liked being in biglaw (of co...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
SHORT-ATTENTION-SPAN-MO HERE. I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL FOR THE ...
Red Deep Associate
  11/01/16
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Federal Set
  11/01/16
Law school was fun as hell. 1L is stressful but even then yo...
Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king
  09/27/14
BTW: I'm jelly as fuck you get to apply in the era of plumme...
Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king
  09/27/14
That's one of the other reasons I think it makes sense to sh...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
What school, or at least tier did you attend?
shimmering university electric furnace
  09/29/14
loans and post-law school aside, yes, this is the correct an...
spectacular giraffe
  11/21/16
i fucking love it here. we get to drink in class and there a...
fishy hospital persian
  09/27/14
There are good dudes there. Met some of my best bros while I...
Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king
  09/27/14
lol
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
Explain
Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king
  09/27/14
really disliked law school and in my experience found people...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
wait are you saying people who make friends are bad
fishy hospital persian
  09/27/14
specifically people who make a lot of friends in law school ...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
my closest friends are fraternity bros from undergrad. those...
fishy hospital persian
  09/27/14
the chill fratty dudes self-select for sure, it just happens...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
That sucks. I just find it hard to believe there aren't at l...
Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king
  09/27/14
there are a few, but my point is applied generally and I'd p...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
It's acp bro he wines a lot not surprising he didn't find ch...
Racy Sable Boiling Water
  09/27/14
? there were some chill bros to be friends with, but it's...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
yeah i guess. it is weird when people seem to forget they ha...
Racy Sable Boiling Water
  09/27/14
JD/MBA with explicit intent to not practice = auto don't do....
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
There are two types of people who do well socially in law sc...
Pink wild theater
  09/27/14
What kind of UG did you go to that it was hard to "brea...
Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king
  09/27/14
I'm a huge nerd and my idea of a fun time is NOT just sittin...
Pink wild theater
  09/27/14
the people it was good for are the people who go on to have ...
slate casino faggot firefighter
  09/27/14
last line = so fucking fucking cr
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
it takes dumbs a good while to figure life out
slate casino faggot firefighter
  09/27/14
why just dumbs? plenty of 3rd yr associates who look around ...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
(Law school grad)
Ultramarine Nibblets
  09/27/14
That's my nagging feeling -- which leads me to ask myself th...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
JD has very little value-add tacked onto the MBA
Pink wild theater
  09/27/14
makes a lot more sense to take a biz law class or two, they'...
Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested
  09/27/14
That's what I'm thinking. I guess I'm just trying to not com...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
Feeling shitty about wasted LSAT prep for a few weeks >&g...
irate olive garrison twinkling uncleanness
  09/27/14
School is nice but no I ended up making the same as I cou...
Racy Sable Boiling Water
  09/27/14
Law school itself was awesome. The value of those three yea...
Ultramarine Nibblets
  09/27/14
an enormous fucking NO for me. i don't practice law and i ow...
Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman
  09/27/14
What do you do for a living?
Cocky crotch
  09/29/14
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Federal Set
  11/01/16
Another huge mark in the CON column (found by searching JD/M...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
"Was your law school experience (the classes, the assig...
beady-eyed carmine church building
  09/27/14
I'm 99% sure I do not want to be a lawyer. There are a few p...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
"I'm 99% sure I do not want to be a lawyer." So...
beady-eyed carmine church building
  09/27/14
this isn't unique to law school. lol at not enjoying friends
fishy hospital persian
  09/27/14
Compare to undergrad where people change major 3 times becau...
beady-eyed carmine church building
  09/27/14
The jd/mba is worthless. People who have it don't practice a...
jet-lagged death wish chad
  09/27/14
I'm starting to figure that out. I was a UG poli-sci shithea...
Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
explore the GMAT!
Federal Set
  11/01/16
yes because being a biglaw associate sucks (it really does) ...
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  09/27/14
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Henna Whorehouse
  09/27/14
Law school itself was a vacation. Practice of law itself...
Talented national
  09/28/14
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French metal potus
  11/22/16
Yes. I had a 3.1 from a mediocre state school and a majo...
chestnut floppy hissy fit senate
  09/29/14
how did you cop? (assuming 170 + lsat or urm)
Boyish flesh lay
  09/29/14
Viewing it solely as an academic expierience, I would rank i...
diverse self-centered karate degenerate
  09/29/14
Undergrad was a good experience. Law school was just kind of...
Gay hominid liquid oxygen
  09/29/14
Law school was three of the best years of my life and i made...
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  11/01/16
Disn't you see the SERIOUS tag, you faggot?
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  11/01/16
i am serious. i generally woke up around 9, worked out two h...
overrated misunderstood hell foreskin
  11/01/16
I feel bad for you, son.
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  11/02/16
My life was destroyed
Hyperventilating affirmative action circlehead
  11/01/16
Destroyed my life. Still clawing out of the mess it created....
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  11/01/16
With zero loans, I can say that it was well worth it. I lik...
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  11/01/16
subtle Temple brag
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  11/01/16
"it felt like being in prison - bored, wanting to go ba...
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  11/01/16
No, actually.
Naked lavender bawdyhouse fanboi
  11/01/16
with nearly $300K in student loan debt and a mediocre job ma...
Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman
  11/01/16
Gov or nonprofit?
Talented national
  11/01/16
nope
Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman
  11/01/16
Wtf flame? U can never pay those loans off then bro...and...
Talented national
  11/01/16
i know. fuck me, right?
Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman
  11/01/16
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rusted space queen of the night
  11/01/16
Have 600,000 reasons it was worth it but it still sucks and ...
Vivacious drunken ceo temple
  11/01/16
Just do forsake family and friends and you too can drink jui...
Talented national
  11/01/16
ill settle down with some subhuman AZNgirl eventually, so i ...
Vivacious drunken ceo temple
  11/01/16
I thought u hated azns....ljl
Talented national
  11/01/16
That was going to happen to TT regardless
odious mauve stage
  11/02/16
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Federal Set
  11/01/16
Meh. Law school was just more school.
lime locus immigrant
  11/01/16
I hated it and would not do it again. Most law students ...
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  11/01/16
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Federal Set
  11/01/16
It was pretty good. Basically a 3-year vacation from work. ...
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  11/01/16
CR School is 180 I bet med school is 180 compared to w...
Talented national
  11/01/16
No. it has essentially ruined my life
flirting trailer park sneaky criminal
  11/01/16
OP was tl;dr But from a purely financial perspective it w...
odious mauve stage
  11/02/16
why? im in a similar prelaw career, hate it. everything abou...
Federal Set
  11/20/16
Paid sticker and took 4 years of biglaw to pay off debt. Iv...
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  11/20/16
Would you rather be working A fairly dead end project manage...
Federal Set
  11/20/16


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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:13 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

I'm not asking whether you like/liked being in biglaw (of course you don't/didn't) or regret taking on debt (of course you do -- significant debt can be soul-crushing and affects almost every aspect of your life).

I'm also not asking about the value of law school in the context of trying to get a job practicing law -- I know that even students at "good" schools can have real trouble finding well-paying legal work after graduation.

Here's what I'm asking:

Was your law school experience (the classes, the assignments, the friendships you made) enjoyable and valuable in and of itself? I mean the classes and assignments, the clinics/programs, the summer gigs you did, the social atmosphere, the relationships with professors and the professional network you built.

Background: I'm planning to send out LS apps soon (ONLY to HYSCCNP) but not planning to go to LS unless I get huge $$$ from one of them (or get into H/S with at least some $, or get into Y). I'm 150% sold on the notion that from a getting-a-job-and-being-financially-secure perspective, a JD is not the best option and I should instead figure out something else to do with my life and/or try for an MBA. But I took the LSAT, have a very good score, and have LS recs already -- so the personal statements are all I have left to do. I have fee waivers to CCNP, so I'd only have to pay for the HYS apps. It's early in the cycle, which increases my chances of getting into a good school. My plan is to get into that school, defer for 1 or 2 years, get experience in an industry more interesting than biglaw, and then do a JD/MBA at that school without having to revisit the law school application process in the future.

So I'm really asking whether I should:

(a) apply now and keep a T7+$$$ acceptance letter with deferred matriculation on the shelf (to tack onto an MBA in the future); or

(b) not bother to secure acceptance to a T7 school at all, and just focus on career and possible MBA down the road.

It comes down to whether LS is enjoyable/valuable in and of itself, since I would only be doing the JD on top of the MBA for the LS experience. I'd take the bar, but I wouldn't plan on practicing, certainly not in biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409920)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 9:45 PM
Author: Red Deep Associate

SHORT-ATTENTION-SPAN-MO HERE. I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL FOR THE PRESTIGE. I DID OCI FOR THE PRESTIGE. I GOT THE PRESTIGE. IT IS DISAPPOINTING.

LAW SCHOOL WAS WONDERFUL. LONG-WINDED, MEANDERING CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FELLOW LAW STUDENTS ABOUT INTELLECTUAL TOPICS THAT NO PRACTICAL HUMAN BEING GIVES TWO SHITS ABOUT WERE FASCINATING TO ME. AFTER GRADUATION, HOWEVER, I REALIZED THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS DID NOT IMPRESS AND, IN FACT, ANNOYED THE PEOPLE WHO PAID ME THE SALARY THAT I USE TO PAY DOWN MY LOANS.

YADA YADA YADA.

FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND THEN DO THAT THING. DO NOT BORROW MONEY TO LEARN HOW TO DO THAT THING. TEACH YOURSELF HOW TO DO THAT THING. THEN DO THAT THING.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31779868)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 9:53 PM
Author: Federal Set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31779923)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:16 PM
Author: Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king

Law school was fun as hell. 1L is stressful but even then you can drnk hard with little responsibility for at least 2 months out of the semester. If you get big law 2L and 3L are a joke. You can literally party at all times and still get good grades if you study hard for about 3 weeks a semster

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409943)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:17 PM
Author: Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king

BTW: I'm jelly as fuck you get to apply in the era of plummeting LSAT medians

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409950)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:18 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

That's one of the other reasons I think it makes sense to shoot out apps this cycle (and soon).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409962)



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Date: September 29th, 2014 8:41 PM
Author: shimmering university electric furnace

What school, or at least tier did you attend?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26423832)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:35 AM
Author: spectacular giraffe

loans and post-law school aside, yes, this is the correct analysis.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31959935)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:16 PM
Author: fishy hospital persian

i fucking love it here. we get to drink in class and there are more chill bros than i thought there would be. not many hot girls but i kind of expected that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409947)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:17 PM
Author: Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king

There are good dudes there. Met some of my best bros while I was in LS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409956)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:18 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409965)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:20 PM
Author: Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king

Explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409974)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:21 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

really disliked law school and in my experience found people who made a lot of LS friends to harbor man of the shitty law student personality quirks

but you seem like a chill pumo so I don't mean anything bad about you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409978)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:23 PM
Author: fishy hospital persian

wait are you saying people who make friends are bad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409988)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:24 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

specifically people who make a lot of friends in law school

but I carve out exceptions for people like you and the pumo above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409996)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:29 PM
Author: fishy hospital persian

my closest friends are fraternity bros from undergrad. those are probably the people whose wedding i'll be in etc., but it's hard not to make friends with the chill friendly dudes around you in class when they're offering you cups of pumpkin ale to drink during torts or whatever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410033)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:49 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

the chill fratty dudes self-select for sure, it just happens naturally

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410185)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:23 PM
Author: Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king

That sucks. I just find it hard to believe there aren't at least a few relatively normal, down to earth people to be friends with at every school

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409991)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:24 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

there are a few, but my point is applied generally and I'd probably estimate 85% of law schools are either utterly boring or insufferable to a degree that outweighs trying to spend free time with them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410000)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:30 PM
Author: Racy Sable Boiling Water

It's acp bro he wines a lot not surprising he didn't find chill fratty broz to be friends with

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410041)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:49 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

?

there were some chill bros to be friends with, but it's kind of weird when people fill up their weddings with law school friends; no HS? no college? no younger childhood? you've implied in other threads that lawyers are kinda shitty people man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410180)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:52 PM
Author: Racy Sable Boiling Water

yeah i guess. it is weird when people seem to forget they had friends before law school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410207)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:17 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

JD/MBA with explicit intent to not practice = auto don't do. no. the only possible justification for a JD and not 100% commitment to practice might be a public policy route, but even then it's highly variable on other factors

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409957)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:20 PM
Author: Pink wild theater

There are two types of people who do well socially in law school: chill, fratty bros do well, because the "chill bro" scene in law school is so much easier to break into than in UG, and dudes who are super nerdy about the law and find other law nerds to hang out with

I fall into neither of these two groups so my law school social life was hell. I made no friends in law school that I still keep in touch with. I was alone and depressed most of the time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409970)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:21 PM
Author: Outnumbered amethyst philosopher-king

What kind of UG did you go to that it was hard to "break into" the scene of chill people drinking?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409977)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:22 PM
Author: Pink wild theater

I'm a huge nerd and my idea of a fun time is NOT just sitting around crushing beers, and never will be.

But I'm not nerdy about the law, so I could hang out with neither the law nerds or the chill bros.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409983)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:20 PM
Author: slate casino faggot firefighter

the people it was good for are the people who go on to have strong careers. Most (85%?) end up in a shitter of a career. Some of those will think that LS was worth it initially, but over time, once they hit 30s, they realize it was a waste of time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409971)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:20 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

last line = so fucking fucking cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409975)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:25 PM
Author: slate casino faggot firefighter

it takes dumbs a good while to figure life out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410004)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:27 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

why just dumbs? plenty of 3rd yr associates who look around and realize "holy fuck I did it all for this? this is my nookie??!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410020)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:49 PM
Author: Ultramarine Nibblets

(Law school grad)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410184)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:27 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

That's my nagging feeling -- which leads me to ask myself these important questions (which I don't know the answers to):

If I can get into a good B-school, then what will law school and taking the bar really do for me? If I don't want to practice law, then why bother? If it's just that I'm interested in studying something in addition to business the next time I'm in school, then I may as well consider taking one or two classes at the law school (or in any other graduate school at that university) while I'm doing my MBA, rather than doing a dual degree.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410011)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:27 PM
Author: Pink wild theater

JD has very little value-add tacked onto the MBA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410016)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:28 PM
Author: Histrionic Church Idea He Suggested

makes a lot more sense to take a biz law class or two, they'll have cross-listed classes fo sho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410023)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:41 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

That's what I'm thinking. I guess I'm just trying to not come to the conclusion that LSAT prep and taking it multiple times in order to get a high score has been for nothing. That "well that was a waste" feeling isn't so awesome -- but perhaps it's better to just move on from the LS idea, rather than letting guilt over the sunk costs manipulate me into sinking more time/money into something that I don't even want for any practical reason.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410127)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 6:13 PM
Author: irate olive garrison twinkling uncleanness

Feeling shitty about wasted LSAT prep for a few weeks >>> hating your life for several years while you work at a BIGLAW firm and desperately search for a way out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410398)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:22 PM
Author: Racy Sable Boiling Water

School is nice but no

I ended up making the same as I could have without the degree and now I'm a lawyer working with other lawyers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26409979)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:28 PM
Author: Ultramarine Nibblets

Law school itself was awesome. The value of those three years was definitely worth $25k or so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410022)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:47 PM
Author: Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman

an enormous fucking NO for me. i don't practice law and i owe over $250K in student loans.

edit: oh school itself? also no. but a lowercase no. it was alright. not interesting but not stressful either.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410169)



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Date: September 29th, 2014 11:52 PM
Author: Cocky crotch

What do you do for a living?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26425518)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:06 AM
Author: Federal Set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774091)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:55 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

Another huge mark in the CON column (found by searching JD/MBA in the XO search):

A joint degree is going to be a pain in the ass because you won't be with either class for the full program in succession. You'll be a social pariah like an EMBA azn prop trader or a know-it-all foreign LLM. Just do best 2 years of your life MBA.

http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=2654549&mc=45&forum_id=2#26193007

At this point I can barely remember my serious justifications (if there were any) for wanting to send out the LS apps. Fuck...you guys are good. Glad I didn't make an account on TLS to ask them this question -- they would have said nonsensical shit.

I really think that despite the numerous, serious downsides of this chatweetblog, it has been good for one thing -- it's kept me (and others like me) from fooling ourselves into getting a JD.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410245)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 5:55 PM
Author: beady-eyed carmine church building

"Was your law school experience (the classes, the assignments, the friendships you made) enjoyable and valuable in and of itself?"

LOL, of course not. This is a trade school. It exists for one and ONLY one reason: to prepare you to be a lawyer. That is it. The assignments, subject matter, grading and even friendships all exist solely to advance that purpose. You don't go to law school to "learn to think differently" or "to explore another career." You go to be a lawyer. If you're not sure you're interested in that, then figure that out BEFORE applying.

And yes, I went to a T6 school. For crappier schools it gets even worse. For real TTTs it is 3 years of bar prep.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410246)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 6:08 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

I'm 99% sure I do not want to be a lawyer. There are a few policy areas I'm interested in that perhaps I'd have a better understanding of with a legal education, but you know what? I don't need a JD to learn more about them or understand the legal issues at play -- I can learn on my own, or if I am SO desperate to learn about them in a classroom setting, I can take the one or two LS classes that best deal with those issues by cross-registering/auditing while in B-school (if it REALLY means that much to me).

And as I think more and reread my original post, there's nothing to be gained from a JD in terms of enjoyment, usefulness and practicality that can't be gained from B-school (which I would enjoy more and which I would find more useful anyway -- since a B school curriculum and network is what I'm actually interested in).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410356)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 7:10 PM
Author: beady-eyed carmine church building

"I'm 99% sure I do not want to be a lawyer."

So then don't go to law school. As for the rest, yeah, if you want a basic understanding of the legal system then a few related classes will get you there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410791)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 6:09 PM
Author: fishy hospital persian

this isn't unique to law school. lol at not enjoying friends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410367)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 7:11 PM
Author: beady-eyed carmine church building

Compare to undergrad where people change major 3 times because they come in unsure of what they want to do with their lives and meet people just to chill because students are normal human beings and not superstriver units all competing with one another for a top grade and a fucking spot on law review.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410798)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 6:08 PM
Author: jet-lagged death wish chad

The jd/mba is worthless. People who have it don't practice and could have gotten their job with just the MBA. Having a job and building skills and a network in your early 20's is so much more valuable and rewarding than wasting your time in law school with a bunch of poli sci shitheads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410352)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 6:11 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse

I'm starting to figure that out. I was a UG poli-sci shithead (thankfully, with a marginally more useful second major), and there is just no reason that I would want to be with those types again...all hot air, no skills or talent or creativity, and usually, not that much intelligence. Lots of navel-gazing, slightly-to-the-right-of-the-bell-curve types with a penchant for "analyzing" and "criticizing" things that they don't know that much about, writing with too many words, rarely adding value in the classroom or elsewhere, and never really creating anything novel and interesting in the world (especially not anything profitable).

I should just focus on building my career and practical skills in the short and medium term, with an eye on B school in the future. Maybe I'll start exploring the GMAT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410384)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:04 AM
Author: Federal Set

explore the GMAT!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774082)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 6:20 PM
Author: Learning disabled chapel

yes because being a biglaw associate sucks (it really does) but i hope it will pan out in the end with a in house gig that will either be desirable itself or allow me to transition to a biz role.

if that doesn't happen before i get pushed out, i believe i could find some smaller biglaw gig in a secondary market as a backup because i'm a pretty standard-issue M&A associate that could plug and play.

in the meantime, i have lived in MFH mostly without roommates and saved a lot of dough.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410469)



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Date: September 27th, 2014 7:30 PM
Author: Henna Whorehouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26410887)



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Date: September 28th, 2014 2:14 PM
Author: Talented national

Law school itself was a vacation.

Practice of law itself is hellish.

If I could do life over again, I would have gone into finance straight out of college.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26414760)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 9:12 PM
Author: French metal potus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31972868)



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Date: September 29th, 2014 6:58 PM
Author: chestnut floppy hissy fit senate

Yes.

I had a 3.1 from a mediocre state school and a major in political science. T10 --> V10. Have the full debt burden of law grads but i'm still probably better overall financially and, in some strange way, i feel satisfied in what i achieved.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26423132)



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Date: September 29th, 2014 8:08 PM
Author: Boyish flesh lay

how did you cop? (assuming 170 + lsat or urm)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26423613)



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Date: September 29th, 2014 11:47 PM
Author: diverse self-centered karate degenerate

Viewing it solely as an academic expierience, I would rank it significantly lower than UG. Perhaps 25% of the classes I took were interesting or challenging in a satisfying way. I did fairly well on exams but felt like I got very little out of most of the classes. Often the class experience felt like a tedious high school exercise, usually because the underlying material just wasn't sufficiently thought provoking or challenging to warrant in class discussion. Skimming a few volumes of a flagship joirnal will give you a sense of what to expect from law school from an intellectual standpoint: mostly obvious observations and bullshit, but there are a few bright spots here and there.

That said, definitely worth it for me. At this point, a good 40% of my work is really satisfying and quite intellectual. Great to get paid a living wage to think.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26425478)



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Date: September 29th, 2014 11:50 PM
Author: Gay hominid liquid oxygen

Undergrad was a good experience. Law school was just kind of a waste of time. You can probably find something better to do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#26425505)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:05 AM
Author: overrated misunderstood hell foreskin

Law school was three of the best years of my life and i made friends i will have for life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774088)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:05 AM
Author: garnet stimulating location

Disn't you see the SERIOUS tag, you faggot?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774457)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 2:53 PM
Author: overrated misunderstood hell foreskin

i am serious. i generally woke up around 9, worked out two hours a day, went out three nights a week, played 2-3 rounds of golf a week, and had fun. never really let classes get to me, got a job that quintupled my pre-LS salary. organic wife i met in HS supported me.

now i'm a depressed overweight norwood 2. it all comes full circle. law school is pretty much the last freedom you have before GC shreds you to bits.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776433)



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Date: November 2nd, 2016 12:13 AM
Author: opaque pistol hall

I feel bad for you, son.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31780947)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:27 AM
Author: Hyperventilating affirmative action circlehead

My life was destroyed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774192)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:29 AM
Author: bateful pea-brained crackhouse generalized bond

Destroyed my life. Still clawing out of the mess it created. Not worth it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774204)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:51 AM
Author: Naked lavender bawdyhouse fanboi

With zero loans, I can say that it was well worth it. I like my practice and being a lawyer has allowed me to live a good life (I can't attribute any problems in my life to being a lawyer). I've got a good practice and I am generally pleased with my professional life.

1L year was a hot mess but was really fun. 2L year was tough because I went through bad break up with a girl that I loved and spent most of my time working at a firm and studying in school. 3L year was one of the worst years of my life, it felt like being in prison - bored, wanting to go back home to South Carolina, just marking time. By 3L year, I was sick of being broke, sick of going to make-work classes, the novelty of law school had worn off, and I felt pathetic being in my mid-20's and having to really worry about having enough money in my bank account to cover a bar tab. I had no intention of staying where my law school was (Philly), so I was not putting down any roots, and I was aware that I was probably not going to keep up with a lot of my friends in LS, so it was just kind of lonely & miserable. For me, my 3L year, I was drinking a lot, but not partying, which made a depressing situation even worse. I hated 3L year.

Also, first few years after law school were stressful but fun- much better than law school. After about 4/5 years of practice, life became very fun.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774353)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:05 AM
Author: magenta house travel guidebook

subtle Temple brag

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774449)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 2:40 PM
Author: big house-broken blood rage plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776312)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:05 AM
Author: Lilac gay wizard stain

"it felt like being in prison - bored, wanting to go back home to South Carolina, just marking time."

I'm pretty sure South Carolina IS FUCKING PRISON

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774456)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:40 AM
Author: Naked lavender bawdyhouse fanboi

No, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774730)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:58 AM
Author: Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman

with nearly $300K in student loan debt and a mediocre job making the same as what i would've made had i not gone to law school, combined with a strong dislike and poor skills match for actually being a lawyer, no, it was a terrible idea, possibly the worst of my life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774402)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:08 AM
Author: Talented national

Gov or nonprofit?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774485)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 2:53 PM
Author: Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman

nope

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776438)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:01 PM
Author: Talented national

Wtf flame?

U can never pay those loans off then bro...and will be tax bombed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776510)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:04 PM
Author: Aggressive Dull Station Skinny Woman

i know. fuck me, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776536)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:22 AM
Author: rusted space queen of the night



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774604)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:43 AM
Author: Vivacious drunken ceo temple

Have 600,000 reasons it was worth it but it still sucks and if I had known what I was getting myself into then maybe I wldnt go

But gawd damn I got lucky, I may become a millionaire from this BS and not work hard for rest of life just goin to beach and ddrinking fresh juice so I cant complain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31774745)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:00 PM
Author: Talented national

Just do forsake family and friends and you too can drink juicejuicejuice for life in thailand

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776502)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:15 PM
Author: Vivacious drunken ceo temple

ill settle down with some subhuman AZNgirl eventually, so i dont see whats wrong with juice on beach in SEASIA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776639)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:05 PM
Author: Talented national

I thought u hated azns....ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31780000)



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Date: November 2nd, 2016 8:17 AM
Author: odious mauve stage

That was going to happen to TT regardless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31782159)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:14 PM
Author: Federal Set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776626)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:04 PM
Author: lime locus immigrant

Meh. Law school was just more school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776539)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:14 PM
Author: Fuchsia library

I hated it and would not do it again.

Most law students have horrible personalities. Many law professors are the same.

I was one of those flame joint degree students. Spending time with the people in my other program and taking classes with those profs is probably the only reason I made it through.

Enjoy my work now, though. So there's that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776632)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 3:19 PM
Author: Federal Set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31776672)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 9:56 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac aqua base stock car

It was pretty good. Basically a 3-year vacation from work. Mainly enjoyed it because of the amount of free time I had rather than anything in particular about the law school experience itself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31779942)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 11:36 PM
Author: Talented national

CR

School is 180

I bet med school is 180 compared to working GC BIGLAW FLAME

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31780681)



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Date: November 1st, 2016 10:03 PM
Author: flirting trailer park sneaky criminal

No. it has essentially ruined my life

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31779987)



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Date: November 2nd, 2016 8:16 AM
Author: odious mauve stage

OP was tl;dr

But from a purely financial perspective it was the best decision I've ever made. I had a full tuition scholarship and have done biglaw for

8 years. My pre law school career paid just south of 100k and likely would've capped out at 150 or so.

I still don't encourage people to go to law school though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31782152)



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Date: November 20th, 2016 11:31 PM
Author: Federal Set

why? im in a similar prelaw career, hate it. everything about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31959047)



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Date: November 20th, 2016 11:44 PM
Author: Charcoal Elastic Band Stag Film

Paid sticker and took 4 years of biglaw to pay off debt. Ive lost all my mojo and ambition. Inhouse now and still pretty miserable knowing that ill never be able to spontaneously drop everything and shroom on the streets of Denmark without lifepwning my faggot resume

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31959149)



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Date: November 20th, 2016 11:50 PM
Author: Federal Set

Would you rather be working A fairly dead end project management job making 75k at 27 and hoping to max out one day at 130k living in tttt DC?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2685889&forum_id=2#31959205)