Jack
Is it better to spend more on your undergraduate or law school?
I am a senior in high school, and an intern at a law firm. I am applying to a variety of colleges, from Georgetown & Duke to CU Boulder & University of Nevada- Reno, trying to get a Political Science - Business double major. I need some advice from a professional in the field to help me when decision time comes around #law #lawyer
3 answers
Alexander Safyan
Alexander’s Answer
I don't think that's a good way of thinking about it -- it's not really a good idea to spend "more" on either one. As someone who graduated with a lot of student debt, I can tell you that you should try to keep your education costs down as much as possible. Where you go to school or how much you spend on it isn't nearly as important as how well you do there or who you meet. If you can go to a public undergrad and pay less, do that. If you can get a scholarship, grant, etc. do that. If you need a more direct answer, I'd say law school is more important since that is considered a professional school.
This helps a lot, thanks.
Tanya Martin
Tanya’s Answer
Jack, as Alexander points out, the goal is to have the least amount of debt as possible. Law school or any graduate school is going to weigh more with your career than undergraduate school. Regardless of which law school you are interested in, make sure you find out what type of job placement programs they have because you don't want to be a law graduate with heavy debt and no job prospects. Over the past few years, there have been many articles about law schools exaggerating the job outlook for lawyers when that was not the reality since law firms have been downsizing.
