Why I Decided to Go to Law School

I suggest you to read this piece of writing. Read and then re-read. Then think about it.

If you want to work for a law firm, you’re probably not my target audience. This column will sound stupid to you anyway. You’re thinking, “Why in the world would anyone decide to spend three years of their lives and a hundred and fifty thousand dollars on an education to become something they don’t even know if they want to be?” It’s a fair question. I know that question well. Here’s the answer:

We’re scared out of our minds.

Law school is an easy choice. You’re good at school. You like school. But you have no idea what you really want to spend your life doing. Or, even worse, you know exactly what you want to spend your life doing, but you have no idea how you end up in that position. You have no idea how you become a sports agent or a movie producer or an inventor or a novelist. Or you think you might have an idea of how people do those things, but you know you’re just one of a hundred thousand people chasing that same dream and only three will make it and how do you make sure it’s you, and so maybe you should give it up, realize not everyone gets to be what they dream of, and find a safe career to fall back on. Or at least give yourself the option of falling back, because maybe if you have that law degree in your back pocket, it’ll give you the courage you need to take that risk and go follow your real passion.

Everyone who says “I don’t know why I decided to go to law school” knows exactly why they decided to go to law school. “I didn’t want to end up regretting that I didn’t.”

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