Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?

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try it and let us know! there's no reason that you couldn't be
accepted if you have the LSAT scores and undergrad GPA along
with the other criteria. I started law school at 42, one of my
classmates was 60. we had several engineers in our class which
was a night program because we all worked days and had families.
I got an excellent education at a 3rd tier law school. it
depends on what you want to do whether or not you graduate from
an upper eschelon.
On 3/06/07, Sam Sneed wrote:
> But has anyone starting at 40 gotten into top tier schools?
> Harvard, Yale, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Berkeley, UCLA?
> Or are those of us starting later in life relegated to the
> third and fourth tier?
>
> On 11/18/03, Fred wrote:
>> I am in the middle of my first semester of law school at 41!
>> It is not impossible. I'm married, 2 kids and a dog. You
>> ABSOLUTELY need the support of those at home, however.
>> Personally, after 17 years of engineering experience, it is
>> refreshing to go back to school for a non-technical course of
>> study, but still using the same analytical skills that got me
>> through engineering.
>> I am a Patent Agent and looking for work more closely related
>> to my intended field. The jobs are out there but not easy to
>> get. I've found that there are not many recruiting firms
>> that handle agents.
>> Don't worry about age. Most will be younger, but some will
>> be older, too! As Sachel Paige said, "Age is a mind over
>> matter. If you don't mind, age doesn't matter." In many
>> ways,I think I'm in a better position fro success in law
>> school now than 15 years ago - more focused, better stamina,
>> different outlook on many things.
>> Good Luck in your decision.
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/03, Tim wrote:
>>> I got my Ph.D. in chemistry and 15 years in chemical
>>> research including my own patents and publications. My
>>> industry is in decline, drifting towards sales support and
>>> selling commodities. I think, it may be time for me to
>>> start writing other peoples' patents. Is it not too late to
>>> start law school at 40?