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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with you: especially because it's free for him, going to Penn is a no brainer.  If he doesn't get into Penn, I would not go part-time at Temple.  Or go to Temple at all, frankly, given that he was also admitted to Georgetown and GW.

Going p/t is not a career killer, but it is a little different.  The bigger issue is stress.  Honestly, I don't think I could have handled working all day and then doing law school at night.  Law school was mentally exhausting for me, and I didn't have a family to worry about, either.  But plenty of people manage it, so maybe I'm just lazy!

Have you carefully priced out the differences if he went p/t or f/t? It sounds like you would quit your job if he goes f/t; does that mean you would let your nanny go?  If he quits his job and you work, keeping the nanny, is that affordable?  Run the numbers for 3 years vs. 4.  You probably have already done this.

If he goes f/t, he may also be able to finish in 2.5 years.  He could do a clinic or externship the summer after his first year, which would provide work experience AND course credits.  If he takes a slightly heavier course load as a 2L, he could graduate in December of his third year.  If he did want Biglaw or the DOJ Honors Program, graduating in December isn't an advantage because they hire on a pretty strict timetable, with new hires starting only in the fall.  But because it sounds like he wants other types of work, so graduating a semester early and taking the February bar might make sense.  Just another thought.[/quote]

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