If you can get a full ride and have nothing better to do with your time, then go for it.
Otherwise, think long and hard about law school.
In regards to the competition in law school itself, note that--in general--everyone in law school was in the top 10% of their class in college. That level of success will not, by definition, continue in law school.
In regards to the salaries upon graduation, note that they are extremely bimodal.
In regards to the job opportunities available upon graduation, well, what kind of law do you want to practice?
Additionally, read some of these articles in the meantime:
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/l...ependence.html
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Some studies suggest that lawyers abuse substances at a higher rate than the general population.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/b...al-health.html
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That 2016 report, from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the American Bar Association, analyzed the responses of 12,825 licensed, practicing attorneys across 19 states.
Over all, the results showed that about 21 percent of lawyers qualify as problem drinkers, while 28 percent struggle with mild or more serious depression and 19 percent struggle with anxiety.
Only 3,419 lawyers answered questions about drug use, and that itself is telling, said Patrick Krill, the study’s lead author and also a lawyer. “It’s left to speculation what motivated 75 percent of attorneys to skip over the section on drug use as if it wasn’t there.”
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...pressed-lawyer
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According to an often cited Johns Hopkins University study of more than 100 occupations, researchers found that lawyers lead the nation with the highest incidence of depression.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business...e-quit/375199/
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Law-firm associate consistently ranks at the top of unhappy-professions lists and despite starting salaries of $160,000, law firms experience significant yearly associate attrition.
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