# Law School Grades - I feel like I destroyed my future

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 22, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-grades-i-feel-like-i-destroyed-my-future/265415 "2004-09-22T01:45:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-grades-i-feel-like-i-destroyed-my-future/265415/21 "2004-09-23T02:26:07Z")

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Thanks, everybody I knwo I was just freaking out and being stupid.

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> Wonder what you think of 10-15, 15-25

I have nothing against any of these schools and I think they all provide great legal educations. It is just that by not going to the very top schools chances of working for the top firms is lower, unless you have really top level grades.

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**Author:** ![cmason32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@cmason32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmason32)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-grades-i-feel-like-i-destroyed-my-future/265415/22 "2004-09-23T08:40:34Z")

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I’m sorry, but the OP is just retarded. At a top ten law school you can pretty much go anywhere you want as long as you’re in the top 50% of your class. I know a partner at Mayer Brown who was in the top half of his class at Chicago - and had offers being thrown at him. Unless you want to clerk for an appellate court, your grades are fine. You really won’t have any problems securing a six-figure job as long as you maintain a B+ average.

Best firm in the country? There is no such thing. And I doubt anyone is going to sympathize because you end up at Piper instead of Cravath or Skadden.

Finally, if you’re not concerned about the money and want to do something important - there are many jobs that are much more meaningful than the first year associate grind at a big firm. Most attorneys will tell you that _pro bono_ work is more fulfilling than finding tax loopholes for rich clients or defending energy companies.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-grades-i-feel-like-i-destroyed-my-future/265415/23 "2004-09-23T12:38:02Z")

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On a kinder note–

You really, really, **really** need to look into Stress Management courses before you graduate, because I strongly suspect that this is a problem for you.  
Learn now–or _after_ you wreck your health. :dubious:

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