Especially the lawyers earing $22.00 per hour doing "temporary document review jobs". Those folks make money faster than you can count it. . SMH. . you have been watching too many TV shows about lawyers if you honestly believe what you said in your post. . .and there is no comparison whatsoever between Doctors and Lawyers. It is profoundly difficult to even get into one of America's medical schools, whereas anyone with a pulse and the ability to sign some student loan documents can get into a mid or low-ranked law school.

She's a beautiful woman, not a Male. Bro need some new glasses!

@@pep590 I'm not disputing that, or saying anything about her looks. Just pointing out that borrowing big to go to a low-ranked law school in a state with ELEVEN FREAKING LAW SCHOOLS is not wise. Does anyone on this thread honestly believe that there are enough jobs in Florida to employ 11 graduating classes of new lawyers every year? And before you say go to another state to practice, there are ten law schools in Pennsylvania, 8 in Virginia, and so on. I run into unemployed, and severely underemployed lawyers all the time. . .

@@criminallaw9573lmao right the original comment is delusional. The students who have a shot at the highest paying opportunities are concentrated at the top schools, and most of them aren’t paying sticker price either. Even still, most leave those jobs after a few years bc they don’t find the work-life balance sustainable and that usually comes with a pay cut. Three years of forgone income + 300k debt (which will be more like >400k after interest payments) is not a sound financial investment when there are plenty of fields that pay well without this cost. Go to law school to become a lawyer but don’t expect to get rich from it lol

Now who’s going to tell this guy the average salary of a lawyer…

Thank you so much!!!! That means a lot 🥹

True!

Seriously! Like, if you’re not getting help from anyone and those bills hit…most will NOT be calm about it 😅

I sat up in my chair when I heard that😂

Thank you🥹

Congratulations and I hope you love your job! Thanks ◡̈ ◡̈ !

Thank you, this genuinely means so much to me and I’m so happy that you know you are not alone! A lot of people have a lot of debt, they just don’t talk about it

Thank you!!! Those are wise words

Life is so short to not do what you've always dreamt of doing!!!! If other people have done it, why cant you! I do think a bachelors degree gives you a leg up in any career, specifically when it comes to negotiating salary, but it is by no means a requirement. If you do decide to do your bachelors, you should look up what degree is the best for people who aspire to reach high-end salaries in the paralegal field. Criminal justice sounds good primarily if you were interested in doing criminal law. If not, then I honestly don't know which one would be better. I personally would choose the one that I was most interested in! Also, thank you so much for your positivity and support!! I expected to get hate on the size of my loan, but I am really happy to read all of these sweet messages! Good luck on your journey!

Thank you so much for all the good wishes and I wish you good luck on the LSAT! Kill it ◡̈

Got to this comment early, but that’s exactly what my friend is doing right now! Super smart

@@thelegaldiaries yesss 😇

This accurate, interesting should be paid as it accrues immediately

Thank you!!!

Honestly if you get a great score like 170+ you could get free tuition

@@thelegaldiariesscholarships?

Hey, that’s a really logical reason for wanting to choose specifically on scholarships. I know people who take the same route as you! It’s smart. I personally really wanted to attend Miami and felt it was my best option even while considering scholarships at other schools. The decision is honestly going to be different for everyone, but I didn’t want money to ever be the reason I didn’t get the education I felt was the best

I would also like to add that I don’t regret it at all! I genuinely love UM law

Quick turnaround, but I’m 21, I completely agree! It’s understandable to be hesitant when you’re older and have many more responsibilities

Honestly there’s some solid advice in here. I made the best decision I could for what I knew at the time and I know that I will be okay!

@@thelegaldiaries Alright. So honestly, how can you say that borrowing 100K a year to go to a low-ranked law school in a state with ELEVEN LAW SCHOOLS makes sense? You do understand that one state does not need 1,100 or more new lawyers, each year, perhaps as many as 100 per month, right?

@Vulcan-fo5gj Respectfully, it is a fact that there are 11 ABA-accredited law schools in Florida. The legal job market might support most graduates of one law school each year--not 11. Most of those JD's will never get a full-time job practicing law, iin their lives, and they won't pay off their student loans either.

@Vulcan-fo5gj OK. . . respectfully, you are making a couple of bad assumptions there. First of all the demand for lawyers in Florida is so weak that licensed attorneys work for as little as $19,00 per hour doing "temporary document review jobs". That's true in pretty much every state, document review jobs paying from 19-26 per hour, because there are so many desperate, unemployed lawyers willing to work for pennies.

You then seem to imply that getting a JD has some intrinsic value on the job market for doing other things than practicing law--it doesn't. In fact, many employers consider a JD to be a "Scarlet letter" and lawyers who can't find work often take it off their resume.

It is a crazy number!

Thank you so much!

Yes!

He was 3 months old!

Yep

No debt from undergrad

gotcha!@@thelegaldiaries

Full time!

@@thelegaldiaries also do you plan to do like a dual major there alot of universities that allow you to get your JD plus another degree. What are your opinion on that

@@nicolerestrepo891I’m looking into doing law / mba it’s great cause you can manager other lawyers once you get a lot a lot of practice

No ma’am not at Miami