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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No law school unless it's top 14.  Forget first tier.[/quote]

Ugh!  I always wonder about the attorneys giving this advice.  Did you go to a lower ranked school?  Are you struggling to find work?  The better advice is to not go to law school unless you really want to be a lawyer. Find out what lawyers actually do before taking on the debt. I went to a fourth tier law school, and I've been consistently employed as an attorney for the past ten years.  I don't work in BIGLAW, but my job is interesting, stable, and pays the bills.

DH and I originally owed over $300K. With a mix of public service and military time, we're down to $150k. We've purchased a house, had two kids, and traveled extensively. We could've paid off all the loans, but we're in public service and making our income based payments. We'd rather stay in public service and have the government pick up whatever is remaining in 4 years.

We have 529 plans for the kids, and we plan on paying for their undergrad. As a parent, I think we're going to try harder to educate our children on the many different types of jobs out there. I probably would have picked a different major had I know about some of the interesting work I've learned about over the years.  I wouldn't dissuade them from taking out loans for grad school.  I'd try to help them figure out what they are going to do with the degree. [/quote]

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