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[quote=Anonymous]It is getting easier to get into law school, because law school applications are plummeting.  Lots of smart people are staying away unless they can get into a top ten or get a major scholarship, so some law schools are basically taking anyone they can get.  But with those grades and LSAT scores, you're not going to get a scholarship, you're going to be taking on a ton of debt, and the legal market is crap right now, in DC and everywhere else.  Assuming you get in, you could graduate and not be able to get a job.

I would tell you not to go unless you know exactly why you're going and what you want to do, and I would strongly suggest working in the legal field as a paralegal or something first.  I happen to like practicing law, but a lot of people don't (the type of law/practice makes a big difference).

Also, before you go to law school, google Paul Campos, who writes for the blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money, and covers the legal education bubble.  Brian Tamanaha is also good on this.  [/quote]

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