If you were us, would you quit law school? Believe it or not, we are actually considering it. Why? Because it's been 3 years of torture with another 3 to go. It's also turning out to be so much debt that we question whether we'll be able to pay it back or not. And with this economy, it's not like having a law degree guarantees a good paying career anyway. It's tough out there. Even for lawyers.
However, during these 3 years we've made so many sacrifices to try and make law school work that it seems crazy to quit now. We've relocated 3 times including moving with my parents and Alan moving in with my sister and brother in law for a year. We've tried several different job configurations-- Alan working full time, then part time, trying a business start up, then back to working full time again. Alan's put thousands of miles on his car commuting to school, and hundreds of hours studying and writing and sitting in class.
And the one I can't get over: I've been a single mom-- A LOT. I've had hundreds of nights of feeding the girls and putting them to bed by myself. That has been VERY hard for me to do over and over again. How would I ever get over the fact that all that was for nothing if we quit now? I remember during the first year of law school I would curl up into a ball in my closet and just cry because I needed help with the girls so badly and I was so exhausted. If we quit I'll have nothing to show for that.
But I also don't know if 3 more years is worth it anymore, or if the debt is worth it anymore. Or if the toll on our family and marriage is worth it.
Have you ever had a decision this big to make? How did you make it? I am so afraid we will make the wrong choice. Any advice please!
