Law School?

[Chernabog]

I took out more in loans during my first year of law school than I did during my entire 4-year undergrad. While I am also more or less where I want to be professionally, financially is a different story (I fight Big Law, I didn't join them because I felt having a life outside work was important... plus the economy fracked up the starting salaries there anyway).

As far as choice of school goes, unless you're going into practice for yourself -- school matters. You could graduate in the bottom of your class at Stanford, and you'll ALWAYS have a job because a Stanford attorney is marketable to clients and recruiters, PERIOD.

Basically, I pay $400 in loans per month, every month until.... 2036. There is NO way out of these loans, unless I get permanently disabled or die. So it is a big decision that is not to be taken casually. You really have to want to be an attorney when you pop out on the other end!