UCLA Law & Unemployment

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>happiness? let’s worry about paying my bills and putting food on the table first before i start thinking of how happy i am with my life rofl</p>

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<p>You don’t have to be a lawyer to put food on the table.</p>

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<p>^ I agree with you</p>

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<p>yeah yeah we all know the happiness bit. or do we? kittychen you know the happiness line, right??</p>

<p>anyways, 80,000 is on the low end. some statistics say over 100,000. unless you go the public sector route of course.</p>

<p>i am currently taking classes in the philosophy building at UCLA which is right next to the law school. the floors in the law school are made of cork so you cant hear people’s footsteps. sounds exciting. and squishy.</p>

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<p>so much people to reply too, but i am choosing not to answer to some.</p>

<p>@liz, that sounds sick! (no pun intended). are you already enrolled in UCLA?
@smiley, thank you darling. XO.
@SMC, i have heard about those saying dental has a depressing life, well i currently am defying odds, and I’m sure I will do the same then. I plan on giving a lot of my money away rather than keeping it and spending it on BMW’s and new clothes.</p>

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<p>before coming to a UC, a lot of people assume they’re going to be making close to a six figure salary as soon as they graduate, but that usually wont happen - even with a law or medical degree. especially in this economy and with continuing budget cuts, the price of college is going up while the value of a degree is going down. i have a lot of friends who just graduated last year with engineering, law, and other “high paying” degrees. some (not all) are having a hard time finding jobs, and those who do have jobs are in debt and have mountains of loans to pay off, and their salary expectancy is not what they thought they’d be making. if you don’t believe me now, you’ll see it IF you get into ucla, or some other uc. im not saying you’re doomed when you graduate, but the it’s definitely a lot harder to find a job now than it was 10 years ago</p>

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<p>LOL why so mad for? Because I’m not giving you the support you think you deserve? Its funny how offended you got considering most of your comments on CC share no contribution to the topic either and are douchbaggery at its finest.</p>

<p>Thanks, I hope I can “fly” off a cliff too :slight_smile: I’ll teach you when I get it down!</p>

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<p>kay exaggerator.</p>

<p>tinkareakturs.</p>

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<p>How would you define “successful”? High starting/lifetime salary (80K, 100k, 120k)? Chances of employment and retaining a good job? etc.</p>

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<p>@Andrizzle …excellent response (#26). I’ve worked retail jobs for less than $10 and hour along with people who have degrees in many fields. Times are very, very different and scary. Social norms from the past are no longer applicable to today’s world. Even with a degree, things are tough and are going to get tougher.</p>

<p>A few days ago, I read this very interesting and eye-opening article here in the San Jose Mercury Newspaper…</p>

<p>[Lean</a> times force many Bay Area ‘boomerang kids’ to return home as adults - San Jose Mercury News](<a href=“Lean times force many Bay Area ‘boomerang kids’ to return home as adults – The Mercury News”>Lean times force many Bay Area ‘boomerang kids’ to return home as adults – The Mercury News)</p>

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<p>^Agree with you and Andrizzle</p>

<p>I’d call myself lucky if I could find a job after a graduate from professional or graduate school…let alone make over $100,000. lol</p>

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<p>Doesn’t it seem suspicious to you that top schools and third-bottom tier schools post nearly identical stats when it comes to job prospects and average salaries? </p>

<p>I’ve read a little from both sides and much of it too extreme for any serious consideration, which makes it really hard to separate the sound from the rubbish. What you’re gonna wanna do is research the hell out of law school starting right now. </p>

<p>Be wary of the stats the schools give you, because it’s possible that they’re trying to deceive you. Look through some ‘scamblogs’, but be careful with these too because sometimes the blog entries are personal and are likely to be aimed, at least in part, at your emotions.</p>

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<p>^yup. best advice i’ve read so far concerning law school in this thread</p>

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<p>^ yes, good stuff Salmos.</p>