<p>My point in asking about career plans was that the OP says s/he will only go to law school if s/he gets into a top 10 law school. Yet there are very, very few careers where a top 10 law school is make or break. </p>
<p>I live in Texas. Here, the top law firms and top corporations routinely hire from Texas, SMU, Baylor and Texas Tech law schools. None of these are top 10. Texas is typically around 15, but the others are much lower. </p>
<p>Credentials matter in law, absolutely. But it depends on your intended career path. The DAs office pays the same to its attorneys regardless of law school. Tier four law grads get the same jobs as Tier one law grads, when you look at criminal practice. </p>
<p>If you want to live in Oklahoma City, Indianapolis, Seattle, Tampa, Lincoln – your law school choices will matter, but they matter differently.</p>