u/Mathius92

I’m a non traditional student that has been out of school for over a decade. I’ve been working the same career the entire time. I’ve done everything I wanted to do in my field and it’s time to pursue my dream. I’m married with kids and for the sake of my family I am not going to move out of state. The schools I am strongly considering are Mcgeorge (ranked in the 150s) and Davis(ranked 52 I think) . I haven’t taken the LSAT yet but my PTs are in the 165 range after about a month of studying. My GPA is 3.2 and I will be writing a GPA addendum due to some extenuating circumstances . If my official LSAT score stays in my practice range I think I can comfortably get into Mcgeorge. I think if I can get my LSAT up to 170+ I will have a possible shot at Davis as well.

I have no ambition of going into big law. I am most interested in criminal law. Davis is my goal but I don’t think I would be unhappy at either school. Going to either school would mean a minor affordable relocation for me. And being in the Sacramento/Davis area, family can assist with child care. I believe Davis also has a great child care program. All the other Bay Area schools would require an hour plus commute each way without traffic.

If I don’t get into Davis, would it be a bad idea to attend Mcgeorge? I know people talk about predatory scholarships, but for the sake of argument financing school isn’t an issue.

For background I have been out of college for 12 years now. I worked a career that I thought I was going to stay at until retirement. As of the last few years I have been seriously considering law school. I am in the SF Bay Area, East Bay to be more precise. Since college I have bought a house, gotten married and had kids.

I was not a great college student as I worked full time to be able to afford to live. I only wanted the degree for my current career. My grades suffered and I graduated with a less than stellar GPA .

I have been studying daily for the last month and will continue to do this until the November LSAT. Living in the Bay Area my "local" school choices are USF, UC Hastings, Santa Clara, UC Davis and potentially Mcgeorge. The closest school to me is an hour drive with no traffic ( USF and UC Hastings) the farthest school is an hour and a half away from me (Mcgeorge).

With my current LSAT practice scores I think I can get into USF, Santa Clara and Mcgeorge. My goal school is UC Davis, but that will require some more studying.

If you were in my shoes and got into one of these schools, would you commute an hour plus each way to law school? I currently do a commute similar to this, but I can adjust my schedule to avoid traffic. I am assuming Law School is M-F 9-5 ish, and I am afraid this commute will be terrible for school, sleep, spending time with my kids and overall quality of life.

Relocating for most of these schools would be insanely expensive with a family.

I am also considering applying to some schools outside of the state and in Southern CA.

Long term I would like to stay or come back to CA, but I am open to leaving the state for school. If anyone has attended law school with a family I would love to hear your insights.

For background I have been out of college for 12 years now. I worked a career that I thought I was going to stay at until retirement. As of the last few years I have been seriously considering law school. I am in the SF Bay Area, East Bay to be more precise. Since college I have bought a house, gotten married and had kids.

I was not a great college student as I worked full time to be able to afford to live. I only wanted the degree for my current career. My grades suffered and I graduated with a less than stellar GPA .

I have been studying daily for the last month and will continue to do this until the November LSAT. Living in the Bay Area my "local" school choices are USF, UC Hastings, Santa Clara, UC Davis and potentially Mcgeorge. The closest school to me is an hour drive with no traffic ( USF and UC Hastings) the farthest school is an hour and a half away from me (Mcgeorge).

With my current LSAT practice scores I think I can get into USF, Santa Clara and Mcgeorge. My goal school is UC Davis, but that will require some more studying.

If you were in my shoes and got into one of these schools, would you commute an hour plus each way to law school? I currently do a commute similar to this, but I can adjust my schedule to avoid traffic. I am assuming Law School is M-F 9-5 ish, and I am afraid this commute will be terrible for school, sleep, spending time with my kids and overall quality of life.

Relocating for most of these schools would be insanely expensive with a family.

I am also considering applying to some schools outside of the state and in Southern CA.

Long term I would like to stay or come back to CA, but I am open to leaving the state for school. If anyone has attended law school with a family I would love to hear your insights.

I've been writing them out in a notebook and it is very tedious to write out. I am wondering what methods other people are using.

I’m buying a cold plunge (yay!) after months of bathtub cold plunging. I’m set on buying a desert plunge, but I cannot decide between the Wide and the Exclusive.

For reference I am 5’10 230lbs. I am not sure if I need the extra width. I did a mock measurement based on the specks and I would have about an inch of space on each side of my shoulders in the exclusive.

If you have either one of these models can you give me the pros and cons of your model. Or why you chose it over the other. If you could provide your height weight for reference that would be great as well.