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General board for soon-to-be 1Ls / Re: Second Thoughts.
« on: May 22, 2009, 02:55:13 PM »
Just some advice from a guy who was you a year ago. I was in a similar situation last year around this time; I was in at a decent law school (no money though) and all of the sudden I just started having second thoughts about the time commitment and cost/benefit ratio. So I went the same path you did, started studying for the GMAT and GRE. I got in with money at a top 25 business school (which was wayyyy easier) and finally was comfortable with the cost/benefit (way higher starting salary to loan ratio than law school, not to mention the extra year). I accepted the B-school offer and sacrificed my seat deposit at the law school.
Classes began and I began to realize that I forgot one important thing.. learning business (especially in a t25 environment) was literally torture. I eventually withdrew as I could not stand to go to my classes anymore and I refused to spend the rest of my life doing something that I could not tolerate. I emailed the good old law school and explained my situation and they let me back in for this fall (this time with money!).
The moral of the story is that we all have opportunities and quantitatively law school is not always your best bet (rarely it is). However this isn't about cost/benefit, this is about the next 30 years of your professional life. Get out there and borrow a few first year textbooks for law, mba, psychology, whatever you may be interested in and really read them. This will give you a great idea of what is in store for you in the fall and you may realize law is completely boring and foreign (like business was for me) or you may (like myself) finally see what you WANT to do. This path, the one you want and are stimulated by, will be the one that is a success for you.
Classes began and I began to realize that I forgot one important thing.. learning business (especially in a t25 environment) was literally torture. I eventually withdrew as I could not stand to go to my classes anymore and I refused to spend the rest of my life doing something that I could not tolerate. I emailed the good old law school and explained my situation and they let me back in for this fall (this time with money!).
The moral of the story is that we all have opportunities and quantitatively law school is not always your best bet (rarely it is). However this isn't about cost/benefit, this is about the next 30 years of your professional life. Get out there and borrow a few first year textbooks for law, mba, psychology, whatever you may be interested in and really read them. This will give you a great idea of what is in store for you in the fall and you may realize law is completely boring and foreign (like business was for me) or you may (like myself) finally see what you WANT to do. This path, the one you want and are stimulated by, will be the one that is a success for you.
So I will see you in Buffalo, don't forget to join our facebook group!