[ramonesfreak]

MRM is exactly right again. I have known people who graduated from law school and have gone on to extremely successful (financially and personally) careers in finance, real estate etc.... but, I think that is the exception. Early in my career, I tried to get out of the legal field and interviewed in non-law companies. The interviewers looked at me like I was insane or an idiot. They couldn't understand that choice. It can be done but for the most part... I think one should have a burning passion to become a lawyer when deciding to get the law school education.

Yea its a little longer and more expensive, but would you go to medical school just to get a graduate degree? nope

However, in the event that a nice father should pay 100% of their kid's law school tuition...that kid will have many more opportunities, or choices afterwards.

For example, after a year of trying to be a lawyer, if I had decided to say screw this, I wanna be a mechanic and open a shop some day, or open up a bar or coffee shop.... I cant. I needed to practice law in order to make enough money to pay back the student loan.....which after 11 years is still not paid off.

The question is, how is a 20/21 year old supposed to know what to do? I have no idea.

There is NOTHING wrong with going to law school and after a semester saying, you know what- this **** aint for me.