<p>ForkInThe Road, you write well, and you are enthusiastic about spreadsheets and other detail-oriented tasks. It surprises me that your highest earnings have only been $5,000 in a tax year - is that number in post 3 correct, or was there a typo? </p>
<p>Taking the LSAT can’t hurt you, but deciding to take on so much additional debt can. If you blow the LSAT out of the water, you might get into a T14 law school with a 3.34 GPA. Or you might get into the top law school in your state or region with significant merit aid. Your major won’t matter. Then you’ll have to make a careful choice about whether to enroll. Look very closely at the employment statistics for any schools where you’re accepted.</p>
<p>I think you can find the office environment you’re looking for without taking out an additional $175,000 in loans. I don’t know what the employment picture for paralegals is these days, but the additional training won’t cost you anything like six figures, and much of the work is what you say you want to do in your first post.</p>