How to Decide if Law School is Right for You

by | Mar 31, 2020 | Pre-Law | 67 comments

I didn’t have a “good” reason for going to law school. Being a lawyer was not my lifelong dream, I didn’t grow up with a parent that was a lawyer who taught me how riveting litigation is, I didn’t know what type of law I was interested in. The truth is that I had no idea what else to do. When I started college I was planning on majoring in nursing and quickly realized that was not the right path for me. I ended up majoring in Political Science because I was very interested in politics but I did not have a clue what I planned on doing after college. I graduated in three years, which gave me even less time to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

During college, I took a few constitutional law classes that I loved, and I decided that law school might be the right move for me because of how much I enjoyed reading and discussing case law when my classmates hated it with a passion. So I ended up taking the LSAT, applying to law school, and getting in. I put so much time and effort into this that I didn’t really look into jobs. So at the time, it felt like the decision had been made for me and I decided to attend law school. This year has been challenging in so many different ways, and I wish I could go back in time and tell myself that it’s okay to not have everything figured out and I did not need to go to law school right after college. Although I do not regret going to law school, my decision-making process when determining if I should go to law school was incredibly flawed. Going to law school is a huge decision and shouldn’t be taken lightly. I’ve listed some questions that I would recommend asking yourself before deciding to go to law school and make sure when thinking about them you are brutally honest with yourself.

  1. Why do you want to go to law school? If the answer is that you are sure that want to be a lawyer and you cannot see yourself being happy doing anything else, then I would absolutely recommend going. I would say that going to law school because your parent is a lawyer or that is what is expected of you is NOT a good reason to go to law school. Make this decision for you! You’re the one that is going to have to work your ass of and put your life as you know it on hold for three years. If you are like I was and you don’t know what else to do with your poli sci degree, maybe take a few years off to see if this is really what you want. And contrary to popular belief, you can find many jobs with a political science degree, you do not have to go to law school to have a fulfilling career.
  2. What do you want to do and does it require a law degree? This might be an obvious answer if you know you want to be a certain type of lawyer. However, there are many jobs in government and politics that you can do without a law degree. For these “J.D. Advantage Jobs,” a law degree could most certainly be helpful, but if you can do a job that interests you without a law degree, look into your options. Also, look into graduate programs that could lead to career paths that interest you, because you might find that a certain graduate program is a better fit for you than law school.
  3. How much debt will you be in after law school? I do not go to a top law school. But I also received a scholarship and am fortunate enough that I did not have to take out loans for the full cost of attendance of law school. Law school is expensive, and the reality is that attending a school that is not a highly ranked school will not open the same doors for you. I would really discourage taking out $200,000+ in loans to attend a poorly ranked school with sub par employment statistics and a low bar passage rate. Because at the end of the day you are not guarenteed a job after graduation, but you can lower the chance of that happening by attending a school that is doing well getting their students hired.
  4. How good of a school can you get into? Once again, ranking is not everything! But if you are going to be taking out loans I would look into the ranking and reputation of the schools you’re considering closely. If you get into a school that is really low in rankings but they offer you a full scholarship and you really want to be a lawyer, go for it! But you do need to consider if going to law school will be worth it in the long-run for you.
  5. Should you take time off or go straight to law school? I went straight to law school, because I was worried that if I didn’t go right after college I would never go. When I got to law school, I found that most of my classmates had taken several years off after college. I felt a bit disadvantaged by this because I was significantly younger than my classmates, and my classmates had benefited from having other careers and experiences. I would only advice going straight to law school when you are 110% positive that you want to be a lawyer. If you are like I was and aren’t quite sure, take a year or a few years off! Work and gain experience life more before making the commitment to attend law school. This is something I should have definitely done, but oh well everything happens for a reason and I can’t change that now.

I hope some of you find these tips helpful! I don’t mean to discourage anyone that hopes to go to law school, but I do think it is a huge decision that should not be made because you’re scared to adult like I was. Enjoy!

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