How important is school rank in this situation?

<p>I want to work in disability advocacy, likely for a non-profit or something but I'm not sure. Given that this is the kind of law I want to do and not big time corporate law or anything like that, does the ranking of the law school I go to matter that much? I attend a top 20 undergrad university and am probably going to leave here a B student (and when combining the two schools I've attended, as best as I can calculate my LSDAS gpa will be maybe a 3.2), and am only expecting an LSAT score in the 160s. I'd aimed higher but it is what it is. I am wondering if I should forgo law school altogether or if I can make it in my intended field with a less prestigious school.</p>

<p>At this point I am engaged and would like to put off law school until I'm older and any kids I have are in school, given law school and long hours will always be there but fertility will not, and many of my friends that have gone that route have gone to Cooley in Michigan so I've considered that, but that school isn't even ranked. I may aim higher if I my stats will allow it. I would not be ashamed to go to a low or unranked school, I just don't know if the degree would be worth anything.</p>

<p>I'm just not sure what my realistic options are now that my stats have dropped. As it turns out junior and senior years are harder than freshmen and sophomore! Who'd have thought.</p>

<p>Yes, the ranking of your law school still matters. Paying jobs in public interest law are extremely competitive. Since you want to take some time away from school before you go to law school anyway, see if you can get a job with a disability rights organization. You may find that you don’t need a law degree to do satisfying work in this area. If you do decide to go to law school down the road, work experience could help you get into a better school than you might as a college senior.</p>