Christen Morgan

Welcome to Ahead of the Curve, our new series for incoming 1Ls. We’re getting lots of questions about what law school to attend, how to pay for it, and what people can be doing now to set themselves up for success in law school. Stay tuned, and be sure to sign up for our free mailing list and check out the Start Law School Right course to ensure you’re ready to go on Day One!

Let’s face it, law school is expensive. The average debt of a law school graduate is over $100,000. Therefore, it’s definitely understandable that as your law school acceptance letters roll in, you may find yourself torn. You didn’t mentally prepare yourself for that acceptance to Yale or Harvard, nor did you prepare yourself for the full-ride scholarship you received to Tier-2 University School of Law. The problem is, Yale didn’t offer you any scholarship money, while Harvard only offered you $10,000. Considering the impending debt that could be coming your way upon graduation, I can understand the temptation you feel to attend a lower-ranked school that gave you a full scholarship. But despite this temptation, let’s be real, who wants to pass up on the prestige of attending the best law school in the country? Well if you find yourself in this predicament, pause for a moment and pat yourself on the back because this is a great problem to have. Nevertheless, it’s a problem that needs to be solved. [Read more…] about Ahead Of The Curve: Take The Money Or Take a Gamble? Should a Scholarship Determine Which Law School You Attend?