<p>Btw I don't know how accurate those average salary. Check the reporting percentage. I'm basing some of my choices on that. If I can make around $125,000 (most top schools are that in the private sector) on average from that school why go to a even more expensive or harder to get into school? But again my previous post does still apply.</p>
<p>For example Like Fordham is around $125,000 in private, that looks good for me. Lower tuition (15k) then most schools. Easy for me to get into to. And employment rate is 98.6% after 9 months. Plus since it ranks around 25th which isn't bad. And there is always the chance I can get some financial aid or scholarship.</p>
<p>Just find a school like that fits you. The way I started doing was this.</p>
<p>Again this is how I did it. So you might want to do it differently.</p>
<p>1) Private Salary: 125k Recommend, 100k Minimum
2) GPA/LSAT: 3.6 GPA and 165 LSAT. (Aimed a bit lower then normal in case I get lazy or something happens but then there is always extra curricular).
3) Employment Rate 9 Months after Graduation: 98% Recommended, 95% Minimum
4) Employment Rate at Graduation: 90% Recommended, 85% Minimum
5) Setting: MUST BE URBAN! If not I won't go. I get sick in anything but urban. Suburban or rural definitely not for school.
6) Location: Preferably Middle Atlantic but willing to go to Max North: Mass, Max West: Texas, Max South: Tennessee/NC</p>
<p>Also helped to note a high employment rate and high salary = high probability of $$$$$$$$!</p>
<p>I looked at the results and I was very happy. Even if I lowered my GPA and LSAT by a few numbers or increased it by a few I was within the ball park. Remembering also humans are judging this and quite a number of people that apply to certain law schools are just plain not even worth looking. So extra curricular does influence and you can always justify GPA and the sort. Again set some goals and guidelines and be realistic and you might even be surprised at some of the outcomes.</p>
<p>AGAIN THIS IS HOW I DID IT. These are just suggestions. Don't run your life on what I say. ;) Also Rogue I completely understand what you are going through. I'm the same way (minus the woman part but at times I worry so much about the future I get told that I am :P ). Especially the thing about the kids. Find a law firm but that comes after graduation. You can look for a law firm that is willing to work out the hours. Instead of 60-80 hours a week asks for around 40 but you will get a pay cut most likely. But still if might not be bad. I was considering doing that until I got into politics. Or just marry a lawyer and go into the same law firm and wait a few years to have kids.</p>