<p>“But hey, you’re still far better off than the guy who never got admitted in the first place.”</p>
<p>I absolutely disagree with you on that one, sakky. Although it is often difficult to do so, someone in college should not be looking solely at the goal of getting into law school as if getting into law school will cure all of life’s problems. The real objective is to find and pursue a successful career where what is success is in the eye of the beholder. Most people can find success in more than one career. The guy graduating last in his class has not done himself any favors. He will have a great deal of difficulty finding a job with a law firm. He probably will be viewed as a loser by his classmates and others in the profession who know his class rank. If he tries to open his own law practice, he will probably starve for several years. A guy who will do poorly in law school is far better off knowing that before he has created all of the expectations associated with entering law school. He is far better off pursuing some other career for which he is more capable. A primary purpose of law school is to foster incredible competition and to create winners and losers because that is what law is like in the real world. Our society will certainly not suffer if a particular college student decides to forego law school.</p>