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[quote=Anonymous]I've posted here before with ?s about law school - my husband is the one who got 99% on the LSATs and has the full GI Bill so law school is effectively free.

He applied to three p/t programs and one full time - the only one he hasn't heard from is the f/t program (Penn), but the other three have responded.  He got in to all 3 (incl GW and Georgetown).

My concern is the marketability of a p/t JD because he won't have the summer associate positions of clerkships that your average law student would have.  He'll be working (he's a GS13 on a 14 track, so he seeks it as too good of a salary to give up).  But my preference, if he gets in, is that he goes to Penn full time - I'd rather it be tight for 3 years than have no time to do anything for 4-5 years.

As of now, TWO of the p/t programs offered him money (about $17k a year), but one is Temple, which he would only go to if he got a fed job in Philly. Georgetown has currently not offered him money. Money matters because, honestly, if he's working and going to school all day every day, it will be REALLY difficult for me to continue working. Our nanny works 40 hours a week, and there's very little chance we can make it work at home without killing each other if I'm gone all day.

My questions are really this: does it ultimately matter between p/t and f/t? Should he be asking the p/t programs questions about employment options since he'll miss out on a lot of the programs for traditional students? Does it matter which p/t program? If Georgetown doesn't offer money, should he still go with them because it's an overall better school?

There is SO much to consider - Just seeing if there is any outside perspective. [/quote]

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