Is it worth it to go to Law School

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I graduated from Georgia Tech in May 2010 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. I had a 2.92 cumulative GPA. It's pretty bad, but it's all due to 1st and 2nd year grades. I was pulling 3.75 avg GPA by my senior year and was getting all A's in my EE classes.</p>

<p>Anyways, I wanted to go to law school (so I could become a patent lawyer) throughout most of college. I even did the pre-law certificate at Georgia Tech and aced all of the classes. Yet, I have been discouraged from law school by family, etc. They talk about the legal market being down, too many lawyers, crippling law school debt, no prospect for immediate employment, etc.</p>

<p>Is this true even for patent/IP lawyers (because I know they are in the minority)? I also know it's harder to become one due to background requirements and the patent bar (which limits the amount of people becoming patent lawyers)</p>

<p>I sort of scrapped the idea of law school, and I work as an engineer now, but would it be a lucrative option in the future? If so, assuming I get a top-notch LSAT score (170+), what schools would be in my reach for admissions?</p>

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<p>The first step is to get a feel for roughly what range your LSAT score might be in. There’s a free sample exam on LSAC.org. Set aside a couple of hours and take it in a quiet room – no preparation, no interruptions, following the timing of the test itself. Once we have that, and once we take a look at your SAT score, we can start talking in a little bit more detail.</p>

<p>Until then there’s really no way to even start talking about the process.</p>

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<p>If you get 170, you would probably get into a few of the T14, and CCN would be reasonable reaches. If you get 175+ and can check URM, then HYS would be reasonable reaches.</p>

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<p>Unless OP is a URM, CCN is not happening with any LSAT score. Probably the only T14 he has a shot at is Northwestern.</p>

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<p>I am thinking UVa is another possibility, given LSAT above 170 and ED to go.</p>