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I’ve received quite a few emails from folks who are considering applying law school. It’s interesting what they share in common:

they’re all young, smart, and ambitious.
they attended well-known undergraduate programs. In fact, several of them graduated from Ivy schools. They have all done exceptionally well throughout their academic careers.
they have limited work [...]

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I know many young and mid-career professionals who are considering going back to school during the recession. I keep hearing one question: "should I apply business school and get an MBA? Or should I go to law school and get a JD"?
To put it bluntly, if you’re asking this question, I think you don’t [...]

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Question from a reader (some details were modified slightly to protect confidentiality and personal information):
I recently got laid off from an IT position in the Silicon Valley and even during the time I was working I have been thinking about a career change.
I’m 26 and don’t even have a computer science degree. I think [...]

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If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, please read Should you go back to business school to hide from recession? (Part 1) before you read this post.
Below is my list of top 4 compelling reasons to justify going back to business school:

You want to make a career transition to a new field. The [...]

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I applied for business school when the dotcom bubble was bursting in 2001.  Many people told me that I was lucky to attend an excellent business school from 2002 to 2004 because my timing was great — I was able to "hide" myself in business school (and presumably "partying and having a good time") while [...]

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