<p>it’s both.. the age part isn’t just a matter of 1 year, but 3 years, because if i want to go into law after 4 years of princeton, i’d need to spend another 3 years studying for a law degree and qualifying to be a lawyer, for a total of 7 years of post-secondary education. that’s compared to just 4 years for a undergraduate law degree and qualifying for law if I stayed in my home country (we’re using the British LL.B system). </p>
<p>i think 6 years is not okay - already barely tolerable only because it’s Princeton, so 7 years is just over the line. other guys would become a lawyer at 26, while i’d do so at 28/29, only to start out as the same lowly associate as them. that’s not to mention girls, who don’t have to go through 2 years of conscription and could become a lawyer at 23 years old. of course, i don’t compare with the girls, but that’s just to put things in perspective - they could start supporting their families and think about starting a new one of their own so much earlier. 30 is hopefully my marrying age, and 1 fewer year of tuition fees and 1 more year of salary could make a world of difference at that point. :)</p>