Looks like we're in very similar boats. I've been dealing with lawyers 40 hours a week most of my career so I got an 'in' on how they think, which in turn helped on the test. Loyola Chicago is my first choice, too. Maybe we'll meet next fall. I didn't know about Cooley as a weekender, thanks. Mitchell Hamline, btw, has very generous scholarships. Even though they're a T3-T4 school, a free JD is tempting.

Good luck to all other old farts. My 7sage clock is running out. I'm so glad to hear that there are so many of us who have decided to buck tradition, chase our dream, and actually go DO LAW SCHOOL with families, careers, and lives! I'll be at the weekend program at either Loyola or Mitchell Hamline, or you can find me in the vast wilderness that is Wyoming outside of class. Old farts unite! We have nothing to lose but our prejudices about law school!

I tried to start a thread and was pointed to this one. I only have a few days access left in this invaluable 7sage world, and thought it'd be good to reach out to the other ancient (35+ year old) folks who are likewise chasing their law school dream later in life. For me, I see it as a productive use of a mid-life crisis (sports cars depreciate much faster than JD degrees), and something I've always wanted to do. Whilst doing the school tours and tests I'm surrounded by babies/young whippersnappers, but I'm hoping once I settle into a part-time/weekend program the average age will increase a bit. Learning the test seemed a bit intuitive after having spent a decade or so working with lawyers and picking up how they think, but study time was always sandwiched between career, family and civic duties. 7sage was the perfect fit, and I watched my average score jump about 15 points from beginning to end of the course. I've talked a few friends into considering law school as well, and will be singing the praises of this site for years.

I'm a state government drone in what some may call a "JD advantage" occupation, tenured and bored out of my mind. Happily married with 5 kids (ages 10-18), local community theater director, and downtown revitalization advocate/activist. The ABA's approval of hybrid/weekend law schools renewed my interest. Did my Masters in Urban Planning with 4 kids, so what the heck, why not law school?

So what about you? What inspired the return to school? Challenges? Favorite schools?

Thanks!

Hope this isn't too specific. This was my second try. The December test seemed much harder, especially the LG. I lucked out getting an experimental RC section, so mine was RC, LR, RC, LG, LR. The last LR was a bear. I usually rock 1 of the LRs with -1 or -2, and muddle through the harder one with a -5 or -6. Hoping this take followed that pattern. The LG were relatively manageable, nothing we haven't seen before.

Both of the real tests and most of the practice tests have the 3rd LG as the hardest, so I anticipated that and timed accordingly. And of course, you should always give the new PhD's their shot. Let the arrogant old tenured lady find her own research projects!