thank you, american university

[HoyaSaxa03]

well, i was getting ready for a move up to NYC to attend brooklyn law school next fall, when i got the call off the waitlist from american.
 
 so you have their admissions officers to blame for me sticking around here for a few more years ...

[jkeisenh]

funny, that.  i just made the quite-clever decision to tell all my schools that i'm not coming.  to any of them.
 
 i figured going $120K into debt to get a job less exciting and that pays less than i make now wasn't a wise decision.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  well, i was getting ready for a move up to NYC to attend brooklyn law school next fall, when i got the call off the waitlist from american.
 
 so you have their admissions officers to blame for me sticking around here for a few more years ...

well now that you will be an eagle can you take the damn Hoya out of your name?

[Bags]

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
 i figured going $120K into debt to get a job less exciting and that pays less than i make now wasn't a wise decision.

I have no opinion on the wiseness of your decision, though I'm puzzled that it appears you only have one job option coming out of law school.  I know JDs with all SORTS of jobs, many quite fascinating and exciting, and several very well paid.  (Though I will admit that the pay and the excitement level often seem to be at odds...)
 
 Why did you apply to several schools -- did your perception or understanding of job opportunities change since you paid all those application fees?

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  well, i was getting ready for a move up to NYC to attend brooklyn law school next fall, when i got the call off the waitlist from american.
 
 so you have their admissions officers to blame for me sticking around here for a few more years ...

No ivy league for you

[godsshoeshine]

heh, one of my friends is going to brooklyn next year, hopefully. sounds like a nice place

I've been to brooklyn...it sucks!

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Bags:
   I know JDs with all SORTS of jobs, many quite fascinating and exciting,  

Thank you, Bags.

[jkeisenh]

Originally posted by Bags:
  Why did you apply to several schools -- did your perception or understanding of job opportunities change since you paid all those application fees?

yes.
 i actually talked to several people that do what i thought i wanted to do, and discovered that it was horrible.
 as in, terribly boring.
 as in, the job i would want all of 10 people in the us have and all of them went to top 3 schools.  i didn't get into top 3 schools.

[Bags]

Congrats, Chimbly, for researching and making an informed decision.  One of my pet peeves is folks who go to law school for no apparent reason other than it's a 'logical next step' in their education -- it's a hell of a commitment to make when you're really just not sure what you want to do now that you've graduated from undergrad.  I think there should be a mandatory two-year waiting period before folks go back for law school.  In a perfect world, they'd all have to work at a law firm as well, but it's true that are lots of cool jobs outside of the helatious firm world (as attractive as that money is with $150K of debt hanging over your head).  Still, at least you'd know the worst you may have to deal with...
 
 Inevitably I've done the opposite.  I have a lawyer's job (that I love) but without the JD.  

[vansmack]

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
  the job i would want all of 10 people in the us have and all of them went to top 3 schools.  

They probably don't have time to hang out on this board all day either, which is the first thing I ask every potential employer.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by vansmack:
 They probably don't have time to hang out on this board all day either

people have jobs like that? poor souls

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by general grievous:
  well now that you will be an eagle can you take the damn Hoya out of your name?

hell no!