Private equity firms have been investing in private, for-profit, law schools in a big way. These “alternative” law schools (my terminology) are remarkably cheap to run, remarkably profitable, and churn out graduates with dubious employment prospects. Bottom line: Don’t get carried away by your law school dreams. If you can’t get into a traditional law school, then studying law isn’t for you, and you’ll destroy your life by mortgaging your future to line the pockets of unscrupulous hucksters running pricey diploma mills.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-law-school-scam/375069/
To which I would add, going to any law school isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, if it ever was. Nowadays, there are far more law graduates than paying jobs. I struggle to think of a harder way to make a living. The hours are long, the work is hard, the stress level high, and a typical working lawyer’s paycheck is surprisingly modest. But all this said, there is nevertheless that chance of a magical moment when a lawyer has an opportunity to make a big difference in in someone’s life; and such moments can make all the struggles and sacrifices involved in becoming and being a lawyer seem worthwhile.