Graduate School, LSAT GMAT ?

dlkorsak
dlkorsak Posts: 60
edited March 3 in Chit-Chat
I have a few years of GI BIll entitlements left and I'm currently researching the possibility of Grad schools. I was originally leaning towards law school but may just go for MBA

Has anyone took either of the test, and even better, both?

I think I can wing the GMAT but know I shouldn't do that for the LSAT, but the GMAT cost more so I'm even reluctant to do that.

I've googled and searched forums regarding both but if any one has opinions on either I'd appreciate it

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  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I think it really comes down to what you want to do. Both are going to be expensive and time consuming but you have to be happy with what each will get you.

    As somebody who was contemplating getting a J.D, I think the most annoying part of the LSAT is that you have to register with LSAC to keep track of your scores, law schools will require you to have your professors upload their letters of recommendation to the program (which sucks if your professors have been teaching for eighty million years and haven't figured out how to use the Google yet). Also, when you finish with law school, you have to do the BAR which lasts three days.

    I don't know anything about the GMAT, but these are some things to consider when thinking about the LSAT.
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Also, contract law...

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  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    Speaking solely about the LSAT, I would say that if you're going to take it, you should spring for a quality study course. Given the current job market for attorneys, I wouldn't really even consider law school without scoring at least a 165 and you'd be better off with a 170+, because without a top tier school your job prospects are pretty bleak. Not to mention, a higher score can affect your scholarship prospects, which can easily pay for the study course and then some (assuming the GI bill doesn't cover all your expenses to begin with - I'm not sure what all that covers). So in short, it's not worth your time half-assing the LSAT. The truth is law schools put way too much emphasis on your LSAT score when it comes to admissions, but that's the game you have to play. If you end up with a lower score and you're stuck with a lower tier law school, I'd probably just go a different route unless you're in a unique position where you already have a solid job lined up through a family member or friend or you happen to have other credentials/experience that qualify you for a more specialized area of law. The general legal market is pretty abysmal these days, especially when you consider what a lot of people are making and how much they're in debt, and that's if they even have a legal job at all. I have friends that are over $200,000 in debt from school alone and yet they make less than half what I could be making with just my undergraduate degree (comp. sci.) and several years of work experience - that's a bad position to be in.
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