Students Are Finally Realizing Law School Might Be A Terrible Idea

[bayareamike]

13. Well, to be fair I don't know much about that school

but I'm curious as to a few things:

1) How long ago did they attend?

2) Are they working as attorneys?

3) Did they have careers beforehand and/or were later on in their careers before attending law school?

I'm highly skeptical of that school because even those from top schools (even those outside of the T14 like UCLA, Texas, USC, etc.) are finding it difficult to get a job these days. Over 40,000 students graduate law school each year while only 21,000 new jobs open up. It's over a 2:1 ratio and it's horrendous. Law students have one of the highest rates of defaulting on their loans.

Even if they have succeeded having graduated from a low-ranked school like MS Law, they are the exception to the rule. General statistics about the state of the legal market show this clearly.

Check out http://www.lawschooltransparency.com it gives plenty of insightful data.