Going to law school at 30 or above can be a daunting decision for a myriad of reasons:

• Social ostracization – no one is looking forward to being “the old person” in their class.
• Opportunity cost – you might be making a decent living by this point, so sacrificing that income while you spend three years in law school is a steep cost to factor in.
• Kids/mortgage – you might have way more obligations of time and money than you did in your 20s.
• Neural plasticity – you might worry that you’re becoming an “old dog who can’t learn new tricks.”
• The LSAT – some stupid test plays a huge role in your admissibility to top law school programs.

But there is good news:

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