<p>flowerhead- Your post is embarrassing. Fortunately for my son, my husband (atty), 2 BIL’s and a SIL are all atty’s so I think they are knowledgeable and I don’t need your advice. Would you suggest my son be a high school teacher (great salary on Long Island IF you can get a job) instead of becoming an atty? What wonderful fields do you suggest to all these posters? </p>
<p>NY- tri-state area is expensive to live in. Big law or any high paying job as an attorney would be great. That said, not everyone wants to live here. I don’t think my son would want to pay the taxes on Long Island (and home prices) that we pay. </p>
<p>No one expects it to be easy to gain employment in this economy, but I think that stands for most fields these days. (By the way, most of my Doctor friends would not recommend medicine either, due to HMO’s and high cost of malpractice, long hrs, etc.)</p>
<p>As the parent of a brilliant (yes, he is) son, i am optimistic he will succeed. Like I stated earlier, no debt undergrad and none for law school. Full tuition scholarship as undergrad certainly helped and he was great $$$ offers at numerous schools. I hope he finds a stimulating job as boredom is common in many fields after you’ve been in them/same job for a long time.</p>
<p>The job market is bad for everyone. I agree about all the debt, but then again, I wouldn’t suggest anyone take out huge undergrad loans either, no matter what the field.</p>