Who Should Go To Law School Today?
Who Should Go to Law School Today? At the MAPLA conference in late October, which I have covered in several postings , Washington University School of Law Dean Kent Syverud described three things: Who should go to law school today; Who should not go to law school today; and Which school a student should pick. Who Should go to Law School Today? You should still go to law school, despite the debt-to-annual income ratio , if you: Care passionately about obtaining the skills needed to change the world; Will make sacrifices to earn the J.D. degree; Will be astute at figuring out how to get an affordable education; Will be flexible and adaptable to the changing career landscape; and, Will be adaptable to obtaining new skills as that landscape changes. Who Should not Go to Law School Today? Dean Syverud also advised that you should not go to law school if: You don't know what else to do; It only helps college or university care