Is It Worth It?: The Debt of Law School
Welcome to my first action project for my STEAM course Econ: Risking Value. Over the past 6 weeks, we have been looking at different economic terms like incentives, supply and demand, opportunity cost, and more. We also have been working on math concepts like matrices, compounding interest, and accruing interest. These concepts are ones that can be applied to everyday life. The guiding question for this project was "How do you determine the value of your college education?" in order to help us determine the answer to the question "What will you be doing after you graduate?” Keep scrolling down to see how I approached these questions. I interviewed a family friend about her experiences as a lawyer: 1. Where did you go to law school and do you regret your decision to attend this law school? I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champingan Law school back in 2014. I do not regret my decision to attend this school because most of the interactions