Comments on: Going to Law School Part-Time http://fightthehypo.com/2009/02/17/going-to-law-school-part-time/ a law student blog written by students at the catholic university of america, columbus school of law ::fighting the hypo, so you don't have to:: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Casebook Sherpa http://fightthehypo.com/2009/02/17/going-to-law-school-part-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 Casebook Sherpa Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:54:19 +0000 http://fightthehypo.com/?p=455#comment-1411 Derek- If going full-time will prevent from fulfilling your obligations or force you to go further into debt, I'd say stay part-time. If the work experience you're accumulating is law-related, you are probably helping yourself a great deal by staying on the part-time path. However, if your work is not law-related and going full-time will not really have much financial impact, then by all means I'd seriously consider switching. Cutting that year off school and having more time to do moot court, law review, sleeping, etc. Derek-

If going full-time will prevent from fulfilling your obligations or force you to go further into debt, I’d say stay part-time.

If the work experience you’re accumulating is law-related, you are probably helping yourself a great deal by staying on the part-time path.

However, if your work is not law-related and going full-time will not really have much financial impact, then by all means I’d seriously consider switching. Cutting that year off school and having more time to do moot court, law review, sleeping, etc.

]]> By: Derek http://fightthehypo.com/2009/02/17/going-to-law-school-part-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Derek Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:34:43 +0000 http://fightthehypo.com/?p=455#comment-1401 Good advice + suggestions. I'm a part-timer and working full-time. It's brutal! My grades have suffered and I'm almost certain it has to do with my tight schedule of work and school (i.e. not having adequate time to study and the fatigue involved during the school/work week). Now I'm considering quiting work and attending school full-time but that may not be a good option due to my other financial obligations. Any tips for a part-timer? Insufficient amount of sleep and 'running on empty' at times is not cutting it. Good advice + suggestions. I’m a part-timer and working full-time. It’s brutal! My grades have suffered and I’m almost certain it has to do with my tight schedule of work and school (i.e. not having adequate time to study and the fatigue involved during the school/work week).

Now I’m considering quiting work and attending school full-time but that may not be a good option due to my other financial obligations. Any tips for a part-timer? Insufficient amount of sleep and ‘running on empty’ at times is not cutting it.

]]> By: if wishes were cowturds http://fightthehypo.com/2009/02/17/going-to-law-school-part-time/comment-page-1/#comment-805 if wishes were cowturds Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:26:20 +0000 http://fightthehypo.com/?p=455#comment-805 I decided to go to law school full time even though I have a mortgage and a wife who is supporting my sorry ass. I just know that I wouldn't be able to get good grades while trying to work at all while going to school, and if I'm going to finance my education, I might as well get the most of it. If I worked and then got poor grades, it would shut the door on many opportunities. What's worse, other opportunities for networking and whatnot would be off the table as well. Hopefully I did the right thing, but this is what I told myself to justify having my wife support me for 3 years. I decided to go to law school full time even though I have a mortgage and a wife who is supporting my sorry ass. I just know that I wouldn’t be able to get good grades while trying to work at all while going to school, and if I’m going to finance my education, I might as well get the most of it. If I worked and then got poor grades, it would shut the door on many opportunities. What’s worse, other opportunities for networking and whatnot would be off the table as well. Hopefully I did the right thing, but this is what I told myself to justify having my wife support me for 3 years.

]]> By: Casebook Sherpa http://fightthehypo.com/2009/02/17/going-to-law-school-part-time/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Casebook Sherpa Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:43:34 +0000 http://fightthehypo.com/?p=455#comment-665 That says it much better than I could have. That says it much better than I could have.

]]> By: Luke http://fightthehypo.com/2009/02/17/going-to-law-school-part-time/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Luke Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:18:50 +0000 http://fightthehypo.com/?p=455#comment-664 Thanks for the thoughtful analysis. On the 'go where you practice' point - your description made me think of a caveat to my original post, that being that there are some places that really lend themselves to a vibrant evening law program and D.C. has got to be one of them, due in no small part to size of the legal community there. I think evening programs thrive where there are abundant job opportunities, i.e. large cities, that shift the cost-benefit analysis in favor of working. For someone evaluating evening programs, I think there's a premium on large cities with robust legal markets that might cause one to look a little further afield even if you were thinking of eventually going back to a smaller market. Thanks for the thoughtful analysis. On the ‘go where you practice’ point – your description made me think of a caveat to my original post, that being that there are some places that really lend themselves to a vibrant evening law program and D.C. has got to be one of them, due in no small part to size of the legal community there. I think evening programs thrive where there are abundant job opportunities, i.e. large cities, that shift the cost-benefit analysis in favor of working. For someone evaluating evening programs, I think there’s a premium on large cities with robust legal markets that might cause one to look a little further afield even if you were thinking of eventually going back to a smaller market.

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