Tired of the word "Prestige?"

<p>When I was a speaker at a HS, to talk about being an attorney, the ONLY question the kids were interested in was how much money you can/do make. They didn’t care at all about the quality of life issues I raised, the prep you’d have to do, the working conditions & hours (really tough for the 1st ____ years as the most junior person), etc.</p>

<p>When I was in law school, the 1st semester, folks kept trumpeting the schools that had waitlisted them. One kid packed up after her 1st week of law school (no doubt after her parents had paid for the whole semester or year) & left for Cornell since her name just cleared the waitlist! Was she any happier or more successful? I don’t honestly think so, but who knows?</p>

<p>The folks I know who are “doing well” have degrees from many different institutions–some public, some private, some ivy & many not. So many of these kids have no idea what it’s like to WORK, much less work 80+ hours/week for months & years on end.</p>