2. I dont feel like I have room for career advancement. I had hoped to get involved in lobbying and make more money, develop new skills, but that seems pretty difficult, especially without a JD, ironically.

3. im also a bit of a prestige whore and my resume, while probably lacking in ($) marketable skills, is pretty glowing, so seems like a waste not to pursue something like law school and law, where prestige is actually a big deal, at least at the beginning of a career.

4. 55k might not seem bad, but i live in pretty high COL city and cant save much at all. I've also interviewed for entry level positions in different kinds of fields, but they actually pay less. I have no idea how someone lives in my city making 40k.

I have two alternatives I'm considering instead of law school.

a. MBA at a darden/ross/fuqua type school.

b. grinding it out. i already have a MA. so networking, putting in lots of hard work to impress people, applying for tons of jobs every week, going to events, meeting with alum as a way to find a new job. this isn't really my personality, but this bord has led to me believe that this is a better option than LS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29257385)

2. stfu. you're doing well for you're age.

3. see 1.

4. JD puts you at high risk for fighting over scraps with huge debt. that wouldn't be better than your current situation.

tl;dr: stfu and stop complaining.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258276)

i dont know what to believe to be honest, XO seems like a hive-mind susseptible to groupthink

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29257327)

compare this to getting an MBA even, where you have options and can switch companies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29257339)

If you are still making $55K 4-5 years out of college, I am not confident that LS would have magically turned things around for you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29257396)

i think i would get biglaw because i killed UG (4.0 GPA). and usually do well in job interviews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29257415)

*makes 55K*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258715)

maybe if you were more DRIVEN you wouldn't have been lathamed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258145)

life is a journey.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258253)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258261)

hope you have higher ambitions than that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258258)

Find an industry you love, get in on the ground floor, get an MBA part-time while you're doing it, and if you're a smart enough person that you could've gotten into a T14 & landed biglaw you'll move up the ranks in a chill and fratty way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29257985)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258267)

You can always reapply. With a 167+/3.9, you could get into any T14. All of my classmates at CCN have shit LSAT scores (160-166). Granted, they're paying full-freight, but they're there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258149)

Think they will have better outcomes than me?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258248)

there aren't any penalties for retakes. get your apps in. no. do the work.

of course, you won't. because you're not cut out for law and you should be thanking us. instead, you are using us as an excuse for your life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29261509)

2. Most people I know are in NYC BIGLAW

3. No options because autistic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29258645)

Knowing myself, I think law would actually be a good career for me. There aren't many careers where introverted, slightly nerdy people get make a good living.

I suspect all of the "don't go to law school crowd" falls into one of two camps:

1) Type A ADHD strivers who actually probably could do well in business / finance and lamet the "pointlessness" of law and the nerdniness of lawyers

OR

2) Grass-is-greener fgts who would never be satisified in any career unless they made $10 million giving oil massages to supermodels, and have zero perspective of just how bad most other careers are.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29260759)

It's like a game of musical chairs. If that's a game you want to play with your life, by all means go for it. The law schools would love to have you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29260861)

Unfortunately, you probably can't truly appreciate that without having made the mistake.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3054740&forum_id=2#29260785)