A Change of Plans

So as of recently, I am thinking that I may not be attending law school this fall. I know most of you are like wtf? because I spent all that money and time on the LSAT and have gotten into like 7 schools. It is REALLY expensive though. I mean, basically all the aid I have been offered is in the form of loans, and the institutional support for public interest lawyers isn't really where it needs to be yet. That means I would be walking away from school with over a 100,000 dollars of debt and an income of at most 45,000 dollars a year.

Now, if I was super gung-ho, I would just do it. But the debt concern has made me really evaluate why I am going to law school. And the reality is that I am not super attached and committed to being a lawyer. I just really wanted to help people. And while that is a noble goal, I don't know that it is entirely appropriate for going to law school. The real reason one should go is because they love the law and really want to practice it, and I'm not sure that's where I'm at. I'm not saying I could never be there. I just am not right now.

So I'm not going to put myself into an unmanageable, painful amount of debt if I'm not 100 percent sure about my choice. My LSAT score is good for another few years, and now I am at least confident that I can get into a school, so maybe I will revisit the issue next year. Maybe I'll have an entirely different pursuit or maybe I will just end up going this fall. Who knows?

Either way, the current plan is to look into getting a new job where I am not exploited, maybe even a legal assistant position to totally figure things out and get a new apartment with Duchess.

Wish me luck!

3/31 EDIT - I think I'm going now. To American. See you on the east coast Lauren!