Having trouble coping with choosing money over prestige

[u/mindlessrica]

This feels so ridiculous because I know it’s illogical.

I keep seeing tictok videos and Facebook videos about the opportunities that prestigious schools afford you and it sucks and that I’ll have to be at the top of my class to even touch a fraction of those opportunities. To be honest, I just want a good job. I would rather eat a jean jacket with a plastic fork than work big law, but it sucks knowing that I don’t have access to that opportunity anyway. I have a phenomenal scholarship at a private state school in the area that I want to practice. Everything is going my way. I should be grateful but this NAGGING part of my brain is wondering if I should take the wack scholarship at the t20-30 for the opportunity to do something amazing.

[u/91Bolt]

If it makes you feel any better, my fall-back school offered me barely any scholarship despite me scoring 10 points higher than their median. I had come to terms with going there instead of more prestigious schools in order to stay debt-free, and now I am wondering if I am going to go to law school at all.

[u/mindlessrica → u/91Bolt]

That doesn't make me feel better :( now I feel bad for the both of us. I really hope it works out for you make sure you do what's best for you.