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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of people make bad decisions.  Our child was a serious musician but basically decided that she would apply only to top 10 conservatories and if she was not accepted then she would not pursue music.  It's like saying law school is a waste of time if you can't get into a top law school.  People do this all the time.  Anyone who goes to a nonranked PhD program or even worse self-funds that PhD program has only themselves to blame.  If you're not good enough to get a full ride at a top program then you're not actually good enough to be a professor.  It's like being a mediocre athlete and wanting to play pro ball.[/quote]

Law school is a waste of time if you can't get into a top law school.

Retired attorney.[/quote]

This is so untrue and out of date.  My post-college boyfriend said the same thing to me but luckily I ignored it and went to a middling public law school, kicked ass, and got a job at a top firm with all the ivy leaguers and have had a great career.  I would hire a scrappy lawyer from a middling law school who works hard and has common sense over some of the lily livered, overly brainy lawyers from “top law schools” that I’ve worked with over the years.  [/quote]

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