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I will be 27, I feel a little behind. I didn't expect to work for 3-4 years after college. I hope it is not an invasive question. Happy to hear about stories about why you are going to law school at this time. :)
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If all goes well, and I start law school in the Fall of 2020, I will be 56. I already have an advanced degree in international business that has given me little return on investment since graduation. I have been thinking about law school for far too long. I have finally begun to taken action. I don't feel that I am out of time by any stretch. I just need enough aid, brain power, some work income, housing & the Lord by my side. Nice to see many others in this forum that are over 45 years old and heading in the same direction! :smile:
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@krisstoff211 said:
@harithjdias927 said:
i'll be 23.
Nobody likes you when you're 23
Don't forget the jointly sufficient condition, "and you still act like you're in freshman year!"
32 (pushing for Fall 2020 start) with an MS in Medical Pathology, full time career as a PA. I came looking for a challenge!
If I'm accepted, I'll work full time at our consultancy and attend law school part time on a 4-year track. I'm trying to create something new and interdisciplinary, with value.
@stewjrickert818 I'll be starting 2020 and will be also 27. We good
Hi guys I’ll be 46 when I apply. At some point I thought it was kinda late but seeing so many people at my age going to Law school I guess I can do it also. Best of luck to all!!
@harithjdias927 said:
i'll be 23.
Nobody likes you when you're 23
32 or 33! Love this thread. :)
I was just speaking with my therapist to whom I complained that I wanted to take the LSAT in January 2020 but was upset that I might not get into the schools I wanted to by September 2020. I am going through a divorce, having to repair my house to sell, dealing with health issues and just needing time to center, exhale and focus, but I have been battling this LSAT for quite some time now and wanted to finally tackle it "full force" since I have gotten rid of the physical obstacle that was standing in my way. My therapist told me to wait a while, instead of focusing on 2020, focus on 2021 to get everything situated regarding my mental, emotional and living arrangements, etc. "But, I will be 54 next year" I told him, totally frustrated that I will be almost 60 by the time I do get in and finish. I am reading some of these posts and they are "right on time" because someone said he will be 63, another will be 57 and here I am 53 years old worrying about taking even more time to study. I am so glad I found 7Sage and the 7Sage community. You guys are helping me tremendously.
FYI, I currently work in a law firm in DC and I wish I could post the picture of the former Senator who has been a lawyer (graduated college in 1954) here for 59 years as he moves down the long hallways ever so slowly, independent of any aid, but his mind is sharp as a whip and conversation is long if you ask him a question. He too is my motivation.
Thanks so much!
Well, glory be!! I will be 57 WHEN I start law school. I have been a sales exec for many years and cannot wait to start my new career!! Oh, and there are many, many lawyers who work into their 80's and 90's. So to all of my fellow "late-bloomers" I say Cheers!!!
If I begin 1L Fall 2020, I will be starting at 30.
@stt1956601 said:
I'll be 39 when I start. Leaving a 14 year active duty military career as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer. Hopefully that will offset my rather sub-par GPA.
It can help - but not as much as the LSAT score! What reallllllly helps is the sweet sweet post 9/11
I'll be 39 when I start. Leaving a 14 year active duty military career as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer. Hopefully that will offset my rather sub-par GPA.
I am currently 26 and will be starting law school next year which means I will be 27. I see that so many people are around my age so I'm really glad...I thought I would be surrounded by people in their early 20s. I thought I was really late because I took 3 years off during college to do 1 year of work experience and 2 years of military service. I am also taking 2 years off after college to work at as a paralegal at a BigLaw and there were some lawyers who were saying to me how that I should hurry up with my life because they became junior partners in their early 30s or something. Good to see I won't be an outside in law school :)
Assuming Fall 2021, 23.
@stt1956601 said:
I just got accepted into the University of South Carolina School of Law Class of 2023!! You would be hard-pressed to find a more excited 62 y.o. right now! Press on everyone!!
Congrats, that's awesome!! 🎉
I just got accepted into the University of South Carolina School of Law Class of 2023!! You would be hard-pressed to find a more excited 62 y.o. right now! Press on everyone!!
@shannontroncoso517 said:
@prasoporaamh559, I am 46 now and if I don't get a handle on the test I may be 50 before I start. Glad to know I am not alone trying to slay the LSAT.
Yeah. Scholarship or bust club.
I need the money. The amount needed just to live near the school will be killer. The nearest law school to me is a 4 hour drive from home. I've got the grades to do it. Just need the test scores.
I am blown away by these responses. I was preparing for law school senior year of college and decided to put it on hold for health related reasons. I've been working in finance since, with law school always looming in the background. "Looming" because the desire to go never went away but I've been telling myself that I missed my shot. That mentality started at 23. Yes I literally thought that 23 was too old to give it another shot. A great salary also fueled the self doubt and denial ("Do I really need law school, I'm making as much as lawyers xyz and I'm doing so great etc etc ")
But here I am back at 26 because I hate what I'm doing -- every day is a reminder of what I really want to do, have been wanting to for a while now, and I've come to a breaking point. Still, I've been really insecure about my age even though I decided to go for it. That kind of changed today after reading all of these posts, my mentality shifted from "Yeah I'm too old for law school but f*** it" to "I'm not too old, and I'm going for it, I have no excuses left"
Anyway, thank you to everyone for your posts, I think I'm done beating myself up for being "too old" and I feel absurd for having done so in the first place. Cheers.
I just turned 50. I am a Registered Stock Broker with FINRA choosing to turn JD of Securities and Wealth Investments. I am excited and this is the perfect time for me. I have all my investment and supervisory principal licenses plus years of experience in the market, I am focused and ready. Never too late.
I'll be 30, looking to start Fall 2021 if all goes well. I work in the legal recruiting industry and lately I see students entering law school at an older age now a days. But the feeling of being older than everyone once I do start I know will hit in.
@prasoporaamh559, I am 46 now and if I don't get a handle on the test I may be 50 before I start. Glad to know I am not alone trying to slay the LSAT.
Not sure. Work is beginning to sideline me a bit, and of course.. that blasted test. I just graduated this May, so... 38? 39?
I'll be 24 turning 25 when I start next year! Like others here, I'm glad I've gotten a couple of years in the "real world."
I think this test aged me a bit though 😂