Law School

[deadbear80]

Originally Posted by magichat

sidenote: Did anyone go to law school where they went to undergrad? I am so glad I decided not to.

I did! I took a year off after I graduated, moved to a totally different town and totally different state (an 18 hour drive away)...and then moved back to my alma mater for another 4 years (I did a dual JD/MSW). I will say that when I decided to go back it wasn't a decision I took lightly and when I moved away, it was never my complete intention to move back. But I did. Honestly, my alma mater had a great program for what I wanted to do and I felt comfortable in the community. For what it's worth, grad students and undergrads at my school don't really 'mix' unless you knew people beforehand--so I never felt like I was 'back in undergrad'. There were plenty of people I still knew in town (some who graduated and stayed and some who were still in undergrad when I came back) and that actually was nice; especially after a year away. Could I have done 8 years straight through though? Hell no. I also didn't even come back to visit campus after I graduated from undergrad until almost a full year later when the time came to decide if I wanted to return. It helped me keep my eyes open to other options.

If you're comfortable where you went to undergrad and they have the program you want (or a highly ranked law school) I'd say go for it. Just think about whether time away for a little bit would help you not feel like an 'undergrad' again. I personally think people are better off spending a year doing something between undergrad and law school anyway though...

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I had a dream last night that I got my LSAT scores and they were barely average. I hope that does not come true.

[adpiucf]

Aww! I'm sending positive LSAT vibes your way!

But I can top that nightmare!

Right after 1L started last year, I had a dream that my high school algebra teacher contacted me to tell me that 10+ years later, she was really sorry, but it turns out I failed the class. Therefore, my high school diploma was being revoked. And since my high school diploma was being revoked, that meant that I couldn't be a college graduate, so my undergraduate degree was being revoked. And since I no longer had an undergraduate degree, I couldn't be enrolled in law school anymore.

Worst. Dream. Ever.

I have since realized that all my fellow law students are just as neurotic. Let me give you an early welcome to our club.

PS: When you get your AWESOME LSAT score, contact me if you have any questions regarding the application process!

[magichat]

Originally Posted by deadbear80

I did! I took a year off after I graduated, moved to a totally different town and totally different state (an 18 hour drive away)...and then moved back to my alma mater for another 4 years (I did a dual JD/MSW). I will say that when I decided to go back it wasn't a decision I took lightly and when I moved away, it was never my complete intention to move back. But I did. Honestly, my alma mater had a great program for what I wanted to do and I felt comfortable in the community. For what it's worth, grad students and undergrads at my school don't really 'mix' unless you knew people beforehand--so I never felt like I was 'back in undergrad'. There were plenty of people I still knew in town (some who graduated and stayed and some who were still in undergrad when I came back) and that actually was nice; especially after a year away. Could I have done 8 years straight through though? Hell no. I also didn't even come back to visit campus after I graduated from undergrad until almost a full year later when the time came to decide if I wanted to return. It helped me keep my eyes open to other options.

If you're comfortable where you went to undergrad and they have the program you want (or a highly ranked law school) I'd say go for it. Just think about whether time away for a little bit would help you not feel like an 'undergrad' again. I personally think people are better off spending a year doing something between undergrad and law school anyway though...

I went straight through because I knew if I didn't do it that way, I would never go back. I am glad I did not go to the same undergrad for two somewhat related reasons. 1. My chapter would more than likely have been a detriment to my studies and 2. When I was in undergrad, I did nothing. I did not study, I did not do the reading, academically I literally did nothing. I felt that if I went back there for law school, I would have not left that mindset, and eventually failed out.

I moved back to my hometown (not home though, my parents told me to find my own place about a week after I graduated. As long as my mom does my laundry and cooks for me, I am happy) and went to the local law school pretty much for free. It worked out for me because I am living in a nice apartment for free, in the town that I grew up in, with less than a 10 minute commute to campus everyday.

[atty_online]

Seems like you have been lucky so far.