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Not surprisingly, the folks at the council detect a pattern. ''Our sense is that many people are choosing to sit out bad economic times in law school,'' says council spokesman Edward Haggerty.
This isn't a cheap seat. Law students have been known to borrow $50,000 a year. All fine for those who really want to be lawyers. But many don't. They simply despair of finding a job.
For these young people, I have another suggestion for riding out the recession: Buy a backpack and a good pair of shoes, pack your passport and see the world instead. While the craziness of opting out of the career track for a bit baffles most Americans, an education from no-frills travel will cost less and mean more than any half-heartedly earned law degree.
Unlike the LSAT, such trekking has never been easier.
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the story
Not surprisingly, the folks at the council detect a pattern. ''Our sense is that many people are choosing to sit out bad economic times in law school,'' says council spokesman Edward Haggerty.
This isn't a cheap seat. Law students have been known to borrow $50,000 a year. All fine for those who really want to be lawyers. But many don't. They simply despair of finding a job.
For these young people, I have another suggestion for riding out the recession: Buy a backpack and a good pair of shoes, pack your passport and see the world instead. While the craziness of opting out of the career track for a bit baffles most Americans, an education from no-frills travel will cost less and mean more than any half-heartedly earned law degree.
Unlike the LSAT, such trekking has never been easier.
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the story
