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Originally Posted by srandallf
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.
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Very well said, Natasha is keeping up on this thread. She will be fairly young when she graduates from under-grad school (21) Its hard to get a read on her seriousness. She has expressed she wants to be a lawyer for the last 3 years, but now she cant believe how fast 4 year college can wizz by. She just began her senior year (summer school) and cant believe its time to prep for law school. I think she is a little scared. All I can do is encourage, pay, push, and deal with the drama over the next few years.
Oh Yeah Dan In Pasadena congrats on your daughters success.
Pretty young 24, to become a lawyer, I pray for the same