u/EntertainmentOdd7833

Here is the situation. I’ve been wanting to be a lawyer now for years. I enjoy the work, the research, the argumentation, but most of all the possibility to make a lot of money. I know the most money is made in big law, which honestly seems kinda soul sucking, but I know I could be good at it. I do like law but there are other professions I enjoy more (the arts), and while I have achieved success in performance and artistic production, I am not deluded enough to believe I could ever make the income I desire out of it. So do I go to law school, work my ass off for 15 years (optimistic) and retire, or do what I love doing but end up laboring for the rest of my life. Because really what I love more than anything is being unemployed and doing whatever the hell I want.

Like many people I want to go to a top law school— specifically Penn for the prestige, job opportunities, connections, and because I’m superficial. I have good grades (a 3.9) hopefully a good LSAT score, good EQ‘s, leadership experience, I’m the head of a million dollar organization, have government internship experience, and I’m currently working for Superior Court Judge. However, I’m 19— will start law school at 20 and I’m not willing to compromise about taking a year off. From everyone that I’ve talked to, top schools are not looking for K through JD which I get, sort of, but for a variety of reasons, taking a gap is not an option for me. Is a T 14 a loss cause?