What You NEED To Consider When Choosing A Law School

[@LambChopBoys]

Super Informative, especially the part about treating LS like a 9-5 and how you tend to study cases in the state in which you are going to school in

[@Tex100]

Glad you thought so!

[@Tex100]

Have you already made your decision? If so, where are you headed?

[@wazzuca93]

as an attorney who has practiced in some of the biggest and most competitive legal markets in the country, let me sum it up as this. Go to the best law school that gives you the most money. minimizing your debt is key. You can get just as good a job graduating from a top 25 school as you would from a top 50 school. So, i agree with this video 100%

[@awang000]

Hey Tex! Love all of ur law school videos I find them highly informative as an undergrad hoping to go to law school after college. I’m currently prepping for the lsat exam and have many questions about what this whole process of getting into law school will look like. Would you please share some experience you went thru before admission to asu? I would particularly like to know what credentials (only if you feel comfortable, ofc) got you admitted to asu and maybe other schools, or if you think a law school application consultant is necessary, etc. I am currently preparing for the exam and would definitely like to know more about the uncertainties ahead. Thanks!

[@Tex100]

Glad you find the videos helpful! I’m happy to share that info! I’ll probably put it together in a full video since I’m sure others will find it helpful too. I’m currently traveling but I’ll work to have it together soon. If you still have questions after that feel free to reach out again and I’ll be happy to help!

[@awang000]

@@Tex100 That would be awesome, thank you very much! And no rush at all I hope ur enjoying ur trip!

[@Tex100]

Thank you!

[@ryanvd7587]

The information you gave about scholarships is entirely untrue. Merit aid is extremely common. That’s not to say loans won’t be necessary, but if you’re paying full tuition you’re doing this completely wrong

[@Tex100]

It depends on the institution. Scholarships are far less common for law school than for undergrad and stipends for research are basically nonexistent. A decent number of schools offer financial aid but it is largely dependent on the school. Estimates for the average student debt of law students range from $110k-$160k (right in line with the $30k-$40k per year number I gave in the video). Scholarships and other forms of merit aid do exist, but most of what is available covers only a fraction of the cost of law school. Some schools give good scholarships, but many provide minimal support or no support at all. Anecdotally, I received offers for 4 schools ranked around 25. 1 school offered 2/3 tuition, 1 school offered just below half, 1 school offered about a quarter, and 1 school offered no financial aid. My point wasn’t that there is no financial aid for law school. The point was that the financial aid is limited and typically doesn’t come close to covering the cost of attendance. Some institutions are different, but compared to financial aid offered for undergrad students, law students receive quite a bit less when compared to the cost of attendance.

[@ryanvd7587]

@@Tex100 What you actually said was "scholarships are pretty rare" which is blatantly misinformation. Look up any school's 509 report and you'll find most schools have over 75% of their classes on some type of merit aid, and that isn't even including grant-based financial need aid. Even in your anecdotal case, you received fairly substantial scholarships from 3 of the four schools you applied to. People go into admissions with the mindset that they are guaranteed to end up 200k in debt and in reality, there's absolutely no need for them to do that if they take their time, get the right LSAT, and apply to schools in their range.