1L Success

NYULawyer
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:40:45 +0000

That can be very bracing when moving from the rather fluffy world of undergrad advisers, parents and TV selling the dream of law school into the reality that law school is a deeply Darwinian process that has a very good chance to chew you up and spit you out. At my T14, I know a substantial number of people that whiffed OCI and now are looking at dropping out - and these are smart, capable people. Law school is a very big step and people should go into it eyes open.



Truthfully, assuming you are paying sticker or close to sticker price to attend law school, it wouldn’t be a terrible decision to drop out if you strike out at OCI.

After Biglaw ship has sailed, you are looking at 55-60k a year job best case scenario, with 200k law school debt. Not exactly ideal situation to be in.