[Brit Boi Gee]

Originally Posted by McGirth

I remember when you posted about not doing so great. It was apparent to me anyway that you could turn things around, and I guess you did, good on you.

I'm in law school right now & faced a similar situation to you.

Some things are might want to think about are, [that i wish i could change in retrospect]:

1-IF you want to do Law School but you have an inclination for grad school. I suggest you go to grad school first. Its alot easier to do grad THEN law school, if you feel like it, then to do Law school THEN grad school. Law schools tend to be 3years, in addition after you will have to work while doingBar school if you want to become a licensed lawyer. The longer you wait, the harder it can get. So its hard to justify going to grad school after law school. Plus, generally most law schools are expensive so you may have to pay off your debt.
Also, Law schools admissions will look kindly on having completed a masters. So it ups your chance on getting into a good program.

2-dont take a year off unless if you have money to go on a nice long trip. I sugges t not starting another Job (like teaching) for year. Whats likely to happen is that you will develop habits associated with making more money with a student. As a result you will find it very difficult to return to studying.[your standard of living will have changed] Its better to keep up the student lifestyle till you can earn a steady income. This way you wont develop any habits/modes of life you ahve to give up. which is a pain.

3-if you go to law school, go to a theoretical one (most of the top ones are theoretical). I think a "black letter" law school would be really really boring.

At the same time TRY not to go into too much debt. Debt destroys leisure, so theres no point going to a theoretical law school if you have to worry about getting grades to a job.

In sum, if i could do it over i would do a masters right after undergrad or win the lottery and go backpacking for a year :P

Thanks for the replies everyone, they have been most helpful.

I have have a few questions regarding your comments, Mcgirth.

In the UK, there I think the law system is a bit different. Can you do a BA in law? You can over here and it seems to be the main pathway. Hence, I will have to do a diploma in Law for introduction then another 2 or 3 years (a long time).

1.) What was your BA in before going on to law school?

2.) What made you want to go into law?

3.) If you could have gone to grad school, would you have done a law related subject, or could you of done say political science and still gone into law?

4.) Your are right about taking years out. They can hinder your study pattern ( a process which you have been in for awhile). It is harder to go back into it sometimes. If I do it i'm gonna just keep going.

5.) Sorry, but I dont understand the diffeence between a theoretical law school and a "black letter" school. Can you elaborate a little on this?

6.)I have been thinking about doing a masters in either English or Social sciences too and maybe going into teaching. Whatever I do, seeing as I don't want to leave with a degree and find a job, it is going to take me another couple of years atleast but i'm okay with that. So its either BA then Law school. Or Masters in either soc sci, or English, ( 1 Year) followed by PGCE (teacher training also 1 year) then Job placement. Ofcourse, I could a MA in English and go into journalism, or something else, and the same goes for Social Science.

Thanks for your time