Law Degree Losing Its Luster?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I know next to nothing about med or vet school, but I see ads for overseas med school all the time when I'm on campus.

I had been wondering how reputable those programs are. Like, can you sit for the appropriate licensure exams after going there? And even if you do get a license, is anyone going to be interested in hiring you/having you as a resident when they find out where you went to school?

Caribbean medical schools do serve an important niche. Here in NYC, there's an Urban Doctors Program that will provide scholarships to students to study at Caribbean medical schools with the understanding that they'll work at one of the underserved public hospitals in the city for a number of years after their residencies (which they'll also do here). Some people pick those schools specifically because they want to do public health and don't necessarily want/need to take on the debt of a major medical school. The vast majority of the people in Caribbean medical schools WANT to be in places like Rwanda or the South Bronx.

It's kind of like Kevin's situation--he knew he'd have a job right out, so he needed the JD--not the name on the JD. The problem lies in the people who think they'll have all of same opportunities as those who went to a more prestigious school.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

It's kind of like Kevin's situation--he knew he'd have a job right out, so he needed the JD--not the name on the JD. The problem lies in the people who think they'll have all of same opportunities as those who went to a more prestigious school.

I'm not sure there are any folks attending T3/T4 schools and expecting to get jobs at Top 100 firms. They'd have to be pretty delusional.

I was content to stay in OKC. Here, the top firms recruit from the three state schools equally. They care more about class rank and internships and clerk ships than they do your school tier.

Students should treat their education as an investment. It's not a ticket to greatness, it's just a ticket to ride.