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BIGDEBT |
| Message Name: |
Yes, but |
| Date Posted: |
05/02/2001 |
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I understand your point but I think your attitude is simply in need of a major adjustment. Has it ever crossed your mind that some people go to law school for a DIFFERENT reason than just to "get a high paying job?" What about getting an EDUCATION? What about serving the public sector? I think you missplace the emphasis on career results too much. Not all law students aspire to make 125K working 90 hours a week. Maybe the Ivy pedigree concious brats from the PR Board but in most cases, people go to law school for different reasons - and some of those students actually have jobs already (i.e part time evening programs) so career issues aren't as pervasive for them as for the recent 22 year old college grad with little life experience. I think it matters a great deal. Are you an MBA student - your post permeates of looking at law school as simply an investment.. And whi it IS an investment, I think it rests on the individual to decide how much effort to make to get where they want to be. The USNWR Rankings aren't at fault, it's the pre law students and the Deans who need to re-adjust their admissions policies to reflect their goals (not whining about it over some LSAC newsletter and then hypocritically admiting high LSAT scores just to appease their ranking). But let the applicant make that decision - stupid people will realize their mistake, but the burden rests on THEM, not the law schools.
-my 4 cents
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Each graduate comes out with BIGDEBT. No one wants a 30-year "mortgage" without a house.
Believe me, when you see the loan calculations, you just want the debt to GO AWAY....
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