I keep hearing that a law school isn't worth going to unless it's a t14 school.

So is it worth paying the full tuition for a t25 school? Is it worth the return investment, for example with post-graduate employment? Gotta repay that 60K a year for 3 years loan somehow...

are you looking at it from 1 yr of income or income over the life of a career?

The question is: can a law degree from a school other than a t25 school provide you with an income that is greater than what you are capable of earning now and if so, will the additional income pay for the cost of obtaining it?

What area of law do you want to practice?

If you wanted to do workers comp, then i'd say that you will never make a living at that. Securities law, patent/trademark/ commercial lit, M&A is where the $$ is at!

Unless I prep course can work a miracle, a T25 school is in my horizon. I have a finance/accounting degree but I dont want to do accounting. So, I dont feel like I have many career options. I want to go to law school, but all the boards say that ;aw grads struggle unless that graduate magma-summa-cum-laude from t15 school. I just can not afford to go to law school and not get a good job. I dont want to do workers comp. In fact i'd like to work in private equity or for a hedge fund and make some real coin.

Gelron, what are your stats and where are you applying to?

I cant believe that there is so much discussion on whether one should go to law school unless he or she can get into a top law school.

Do people use the same rational when deciding to go to undergrad? Undergrad tuition + room & board at Columbia or Chicago is about $35k yr ($140k tl). So even if you got an engineering degree, after 4 yrs of school and graduating top of your class you are making $70k max.

People still go and get their undergrad. Maybe its to mounting debt from undergrad and post undergrad that scares people.