How Law School Applicants Can Discuss Extracurriculars

TheBigChef
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:30:59 +0000

“I know of one current example. Had a great position at a Big 4 accounting firm making $120,000 plus small bonus & due for a significant promotion this year. His LSAT score was 4 years old & he received a two-thirds tuition scholarship to a top 14 law school. As a 28 year old family man with an expiring LSAT score in the mid-170s & a promotion on the horizon, he decided that it was now or never. He chose to start law school this month even though his specialty at the Big 4 is booming.”

I think your friend might be making a big mistake. Even with a 2/3 scholarship, law school will be expensive, especially when you factor in three years of lost salary. Assuming he gets big law when he graduates (which is not guaranteed coming out of a low end T14 like G-Town or Cornell), he won’t be making much more than he would be at a Big 4 accounting firm with three more years of experience under his belt. Plus, big law will probably have longer hours and worse long-term job security. In any event, I hope it works out for him.