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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Save your money for law school and go to whichever of these is in-state.  [/quote]

+1 This is the correct answer.[/quote]

Or better yet, skip law school altogether. DH is a lawyer, we know tons of lawyers, and none of them would advise their child to follow suit. Not one. [/quote]

Why not?[/quote]

DP, but I'm a lawyer and am advising my kids not to do it unless they will be litigators like I am.  Lots of law firms are really investing in AI and the need for attorneys to draft anything, legal research, review contracts, etc. is all going to disappear in a few years.  There won't be any reason for firms to hire associates to do the work that AI can do faster, cheaper, and with no errors.  The AI isn't there yet, but given the advancements that are happening at a pretty fast pace, the only safe practice areas in 5+ years will those that have an in-person element. [/quote]

I have been practicing for over 30 years and the prior poster is correct.

The labor trends are not moving in a positive direction yet tuition is still very high.

[b]I think academic rigor in undergrad is what counts. I endured a difficult honors program at a very top ranked school and found law school very manageable. Finished second in the class and frankly didn’t put that much effort into it. The so-called pressure and competition didn’t bother me, and my college experience made that possible. [/b]Any reasonable college can provide the challenge; a student has to chase it and embrace it, though. 
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Meh. I went to an open-admissions school totally lacking in academic rigor. I found law school to be very easy, and graduated top 10% in a large class at a T1 school without much effort at all. I think law school is easy for those of us who naturally "think like a lawyer." I scored 99th percentile on the LSAT; I was just already analytical. Peers of mine who attended very rigorous colleges struggled (and my bff who had already done undergrad and a Phd at Stanford, who is significantly smarter than I am, failed the bar while I passed with no sweat at all). [/quote]

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