How do I become a lawyer?
user
To become a lawyer in the United States, it’s best to attend a college with a J.D. (law) program, and then apply to a law school and graduate.
assistant
Which schools do you suggest?
user
Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago, Cornell, and Vanderbilt are all excellent schools, and have the most prestige, but many lawyers prefer to have more diverse education.  Many good jobs require a degree in something other than law, like an M.B.A., or M.S., or B.S. or B.A., and these degrees provide a lot of knowledge and experience that can help in many areas of work, beyond just the legal field.  If your goal is to be a lawyer but you are interested in other career paths, then it might make sense to attend a more “balanced” university.
assistant
How much money does it cost?
user
It depends on where you go to school.  For instance, Harvard Law School is one of the most expensive law schools in the United States, and will cost around $70,000 per year.  If you go to a less expensive school, the cost will be much less.  But here are some prices for the four schools I mentioned, with tuition (tuition and fees are the same price):

Harvard: $70,000
Yale: $65,000
Chicago: $56,000
Vanderbilt: $45,000
assistant
How do I become a lawyer?
user
To become a lawyer in the United States, it’s best to attend a college with a J.D. (law) program, and then apply to a law school and graduate.
assistant
Which schools do you suggest?
user
Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago, Cornell, and Vanderbilt are all excellent schools, and have the most prestige, but many lawyers prefer to have more diverse education.  Many good jobs require a degree in something other than law, like an M.B.A., or M.S., or B.S. or B.A., and these degrees provide a lot of knowledge and experience that can help in many areas of work, beyond just the legal field.  If your goal is to be a lawyer but you are interested in other career paths, then it might make sense to attend a more “balanced” university.
assistant
How much money does it cost?
user
Law school in the United States is very expensive. It’s highly unlikely that a person with no wealthy family will be able to afford law school at a top school.  Tuition is well over $50,000 per year, and there are many other costs of living.  Many law schools offer merit-based scholarship funds to attract talented students from lower-income backgrounds.
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