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Originally Posted by qwikz28
i never said i was interested in six figure salaries  i just wanna be a lawyer. i've been studying for the lsat since june, and am taking it next june. i scored in the 30th percentile of what people score on teh real exam on my diagnostic. i wanna be the one to decide my law school. a good job is more important to me than a high paying job if that makes any sense |
That's a good attitude to have about it. I went in with a pretty clear idea about what kind of law I wanted to practice. It took me two miserable years at a job I hated (making crap $$, BTW) to finally get to do it. Now I'm doing what I want and I'm making decent coin. Best of both worlds.
I'm sure you hear this all the time from people who went through it, but it's alot harder than you think. Basically, get ready to go from being a top-tier student in college (like most law students were) to working you a-- off just to be average. That was my experience, anyways. It set off a bit of an identity crisis. No big deal, but it takes a little getting used to how competitive it is. It doesn't end when you get a job either.
When it comes to law school, you either "get it" or you don't. Hopefully you'll be one of the fortunate few who have the natural talent to play the game. In that case, you can pretty much choose your path. If you don't have the talent, you'll end up somewhere in the irrelevant "bottom 90%." In that case, having a good school on your resume makes it much eaiser to deal with.