Bill Reid on starting law school at 40.

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  • @gunnyjwells1977
    @gunnyjwells1977 Рік тому +175

    44 years old. I served 16 years in the Marine Corps. Taught high school for 6 years. Starting Law school next fall. Thanks for the inspiration.

    • @pep590
      @pep590 Рік тому +4

      Great job! I sure hope all goes well for you, my fellow military brother!

    • @MsVoiceOfReason
      @MsVoiceOfReason Рік тому +6

      I am 46 and been a paralegal for 20 yrs, strongly considering returning to school and studying for my law degree

    • @gunnyjwells1977
      @gunnyjwells1977 Рік тому +4

      @@MsVoiceOfReason DO IT! You'll have a lot to offer with the knowledge you already have.

    • @SavageWorkouts
      @SavageWorkouts Рік тому +2

      Semper fi. I'm a former Marine 1L at 41 as well. Get some!!

    • @gunnyjwells1977
      @gunnyjwells1977 Рік тому

      @@SavageWorkouts Yuttttt!!!!!! Get some! Semper Fi!

  • @Trucho001
    @Trucho001 10 місяців тому +59

    I’m 56 and today I received my first letter of admission.
    Will start law school this Fall and, God willing, will graduate at 59.

  • @Charlesthetraveler
    @Charlesthetraveler 5 місяців тому +16

    Seeing this in 2024. I am 40 and will be and beginning my journey to start law school in 2026. Thank you for this and wish me luck!

  • @jcnlaw
    @jcnlaw 2 роки тому +72

    I had a retired surgeon in my (night) law school class. He was 70 years old and always wanted a law degree. Smart. Humble. Hard working. Inspiring.

  • @heetukatit90028
    @heetukatit90028 2 місяці тому +7

    39 now. Starting next fall. This raised some spirits. Thank you.

  • @islip376
    @islip376 4 роки тому +140

    Inspiring, I’m 44 and applying next year.

    • @starrebornalpha
      @starrebornalpha 4 роки тому +1

      @Ms. YLJ So how'd it go?

    • @DanieSangs
      @DanieSangs 4 роки тому +4

      @keshapresley have you taken your LSAT yet? I'm seriously considering law school, too.

    • @DanieSangs
      @DanieSangs 4 роки тому

      @Ms. YLJ how did you do on your lsat?

    • @islip376
      @islip376 4 роки тому +1

      @@DanieSangs yes I took the online one. Unfortunately it’s not the same as in person which has a disadvantage in my opinion.

    • @DanieSangs
      @DanieSangs 4 роки тому +2

      @@islip376 OK. Thank you. I'm about to take a practice one...but I also feel like you can't study for it..but idk. What are your thoughts?

  • @davidswann6154
    @davidswann6154 4 роки тому +80

    I love this guy.I just turned 60 and I will also likely go to law school and graduate close to my 70th birthday. I am completing my 3rd masters degree now.

    • @wearebosspeople2216
      @wearebosspeople2216  4 роки тому +2

      He is an inspiration.

    • @islip376
      @islip376 3 роки тому +2

      Any suggestions on lsat prep? It’s kicking my Butt

  • @OracleofDelphiTarot
    @OracleofDelphiTarot 2 роки тому +31

    One of the coolest guys I met was at a previous office I worked it. He graduated law school at 60. He decided to go back at 54. That always stayed with me as I am considering the field.

  • @FairBeautyEssentials
    @FairBeautyEssentials Рік тому +22

    😊I’m 44 starting Law school too!!! It’s always my dream to be an attorney and everyday the desire to pursue keeps cooking inside me, literally. That means it’s time for me to give birth to my dream of becoming an attorney... I forever kept feeling like I am too old and too late for law school. But this video made me feel so much better. So I thank you for showing us this!!! Hugs🤗

    • @buckeye-pe6df
      @buckeye-pe6df 8 місяців тому

      😂 Have you done any research into the legal profession. There are no jobs. Good luck paying off $150,000 working as a Beresta.

  • @djtangles
    @djtangles 3 роки тому +61

    I LOVE THIS! I am 36 and just decided I am going to start studying for the LSAT

    • @randomvideos_658
      @randomvideos_658 3 роки тому +4

      That's awesome ! I am also 36, taking the LSAT in October and starting next fall 😁

    • @Promentalist
      @Promentalist 3 роки тому +2

      Me too! I’m 35 and starting to studying now. Figure I’ll be around 40 when I graduate. Best of luck to you!

    • @kennypitts4829
      @kennypitts4829 10 місяців тому

      Still at it?

  • @yotalifepr
    @yotalifepr 3 роки тому +49

    I will be 35 this year, finish my bachelor in December 2021. Took LSAT this past Saturday, hopefully I pass it and will be able start Law School next year.

    • @MsBdoll87
      @MsBdoll87 3 роки тому +1

      How’d you do?

    • @yotalifepr
      @yotalifepr 3 роки тому +4

      @@MsBdoll87 i think i got enough to get in. Thanks for asking.

    • @MsBdoll87
      @MsBdoll87 3 роки тому +1

      @@yotalifepr you're welcome. i pray you do! Best of wishes to you!

    • @ValiantVisions314
      @ValiantVisions314 3 роки тому +5

      Bro, congratulations. I'm 38. I'll graduate nursing school in January 2022. I am about to start studying for the LSAT.

    • @DaringDanielletravels
      @DaringDanielletravels 3 роки тому

      Woohoo!!!! I’m rooting for you

  • @jjgalletta66
    @jjgalletta66 3 роки тому +36

    If you really want to go to Law School…DO IT!!! I don’t care how old you are. If you can do it, DO IT!!!

  • @joeparks3748
    @joeparks3748 3 роки тому +58

    I’m 44 year old disabled veteran and father and want to apply to law school this year. This is inspiring!

  • @Pants3
    @Pants3 3 роки тому +28

    I'm 40 and starting this fall.

  • @stevensanders2761
    @stevensanders2761 3 роки тому +32

    I am 50 and a 1L with reservation this very inspirational and encouraging

    • @islip376
      @islip376 3 роки тому +2

      How’s it going so far? Is there a diversity of age there? Also how did you prepare for the lsat ?

  • @hyojinlee
    @hyojinlee 3 роки тому +32

    Very inspiring. I'm 38 and starting this year :)

  • @jntshinga2164
    @jntshinga2164 Рік тому +9

    This has inspired me...I'm turning 43 this year and I'm applying to start 2024. I believe it's possible for me🙏🏾😍🌟.

    • @danmcarthur8077
      @danmcarthur8077 4 місяці тому

      Did you do it??? I’m 38 and just enrolled in an lsat prep course

  • @Promentalist
    @Promentalist 3 роки тому +21

    This video and thread makes me feel so much better about being an older adult at 35 and wanting to pursue a law degree. I feel so much better. Thank you!

  • @elvisocc588
    @elvisocc588 2 роки тому +7

    I am 56 and thinking about going back to Law School

  • @pickupyocross4llowjesus285
    @pickupyocross4llowjesus285 2 роки тому +5

    I'm fixing my matric certificate and going back to school and study law. I'm so inspired by this I'm turning 35 this year, by the time I'm 37 I'll be in law school

  • @rosamoreno4794
    @rosamoreno4794 3 роки тому +10

    I started Grad school in 01/2021 at age 43 for a Masters degree in Legal Studies and now I am 44 yrs old. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I got my undergrad at age 43. I am paying cash for school but could not afford a JD.

  • @roxannekinnally4208
    @roxannekinnally4208 3 роки тому +12

    I am.55 years old and studying for my.law entrance exam takin it next year

    • @bassstudent4life
      @bassstudent4life 3 роки тому

      Good for you. How is it going? You will still be in your 50s after graduating.

    • @kan77r94
      @kan77r94 2 роки тому

      Go for it

  • @ECO473
    @ECO473 Рік тому +2

    I know the feeling. I was a practicing accountant for ten years when I started law school. I was 31 when I started and 34 when I finished. I had all kinds of fun in law school, and it was one of the best things I've been blessed to do.

  • @alona724
    @alona724 2 роки тому +5

    I wish this was longer. Very inspirational

  • @firozmallick1307
    @firozmallick1307 Рік тому +3

    Hey! All you beautiful people out there, you're doing great. Keep movin and you'll definitely reach where you want to be. I'm 30 and I'm in my 1st year of Graduation of my business administration. Just keep in mind that the 'Sky is never the limit'.
    I get tired of “under 40” lists. Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything. Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts.

  • @kamilahwhitfield2886
    @kamilahwhitfield2886 3 місяці тому

    So inspiring my daughter was just sentenced to 10 years in the department of corrections we had a public defender. I have always been interested in the law I work as a legal secretary but this incident in my life has revealed to me I need to go to law school. I feel like I failed my daughter because I did not know enough about the law and I did not fight hard enough for her.

  • @DaringDanielletravels
    @DaringDanielletravels 3 роки тому +8

    Wow! I love that this exists. I’m studying for the LSAT and hoping to be admitted Fall 2022

    • @islip376
      @islip376 3 роки тому

      How are you preparing for the lsat ?

    • @DaringDanielletravels
      @DaringDanielletravels 3 роки тому

      @@islip376 I’m doing self study at the moment and certainly open to suggestions. I’ve been utilizing free content I’ve found on UA-cam to help me become familiar with the questions and learn how to set up each question type.

  • @bebois2529
    @bebois2529 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for I am starting to go back into law in my late 30s so encouraging

  • @ItzMeNitaBoo
    @ItzMeNitaBoo Рік тому +5

    I have been talking with my husband about me starting law school to become a judge. I've been procrastinating because of my age(43) I'm a wife an mother of 11 children. Im a chef now. This video and all the comments are so inspiring. Anyone in Colorado or Utah? Can someone direct me in the way to get started? Good luck @everyone

  • @iFrankie.
    @iFrankie. 10 місяців тому +1

    I’ll be 30 when graduate from law school.
    Applying this year and be in next year.

  • @KUqdah
    @KUqdah Рік тому

    Just found this video...these commemts keep me inspired & motivated, as I will be a non-traditional student, hopefully Fall 2024....taking LSAT in September..... fingers & eyes crossed!
    Good luck to everyone!

  • @citrinehills7131
    @citrinehills7131 2 роки тому +2

    I'm 45 and If I start I will be 46 yrs this year. which means I will graduate at 50 or 51 yrs.

  • @Jcantu562
    @Jcantu562 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing. I'm currently 39 and thinking about going to law school. I do have two young babies (18 months and the other is due in July 2024). I don't want to be an absentee father but I feel there is a pull to law school.

  • @alexandraoneill4485
    @alexandraoneill4485 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks for the inspiration!!

  • @neojohn9335
    @neojohn9335 10 місяців тому

    you are a great help of inspiration, wow! thank you so much

  • @wambuiwanyutu
    @wambuiwanyutu 2 роки тому +1

    Am 33 years old of age am working to save for my education later on and i want to study Undergraduate in law first.

  • @trishmittelstadt2920
    @trishmittelstadt2920 2 роки тому +14

    I’m 42 and graduate in 3 weeks!

    • @Ladyjojo83
      @Ladyjojo83 2 роки тому

      Congratulations!! I'm 38 and have a great job but no degree. this past weekend, my mom reminded me of a time when I was young, that I was going to be a lawyer. I put it off and every thought about becoming one until she reminded me.

    • @rparchment26
      @rparchment26 2 роки тому

      Did you have a problem finding work because of your age?

    • @trishmittelstadt6502
      @trishmittelstadt6502 2 роки тому +1

      @@rparchment26 yes, I am still looking for a job. But unsure if it’s my age, the fact that I am going to a different city than where I went to law school, or something else. For reference I went to a top 20 school and have a good gpa.

    • @rparchment26
      @rparchment26 2 роки тому +1

      @@trishmittelstadt6502 thank you for the update. Good luck job hunting. I’m sure you will land something soon.

    • @trishmittelstadt2920
      @trishmittelstadt2920 Рік тому +1

      @Z Malek I did. I am working as a deputy DA.

  • @VoiceForTheSilenced
    @VoiceForTheSilenced Рік тому

    This gives me hope!!!

  • @jaco5187
    @jaco5187 4 роки тому +8

    How likely are you to get a good job after law school at age 48?

    • @joyandpeacefullaughter5307
      @joyandpeacefullaughter5307 3 роки тому

      He already had his business.

    • @islip376
      @islip376 3 роки тому +7

      When you are an attorney you can work for yourself.

    • @jaco5187
      @jaco5187 3 роки тому +3

      @@islip376 Yes, but in law school, they teach you...the law, not the business of law. That's another whole education curriculum.

    • @islip376
      @islip376 Рік тому +4

      @Z Malek not easy doesn’t equal impossible. Get some self esteem and confidence.

  • @kedah2398
    @kedah2398 2 місяці тому

    40, Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering, successful career in aerospace planning on starting law school in 2025

  • @Marchelette
    @Marchelette 8 місяців тому

    I’m 39 and thinking 🤔 about going to law school 🏫.

  • @ktv_online
    @ktv_online 2 роки тому

    I'm 36 am applying next year

  • @wildwingseli
    @wildwingseli 2 роки тому

    Im 39 and about to apply. I have an MBA. Wife and I work from home in SC, both making over 100k each.
    Im stable and happy but need a challenge. Going for it! Wanted to go JAG when i commissioned in the Army in 2010 but passed the opportunity for free Law School in NJ. Nevsr stopped thinking about it, also im a PM for a Law Firm and understand litigation and mass tort\class actiom. Im all about this

  • @TravelingBibliophile
    @TravelingBibliophile 3 роки тому +3

    He is inspiring.

  • @AGPLAW
    @AGPLAW 2 роки тому

    Thanks for inspiring to be a lawyer❤️

  • @trawsoza2926
    @trawsoza2926 3 роки тому +2

    This is very inspiring

  • @playgamepark
    @playgamepark 2 роки тому +1

    UA-cam recommended this when I was thinking about going into law school... Google... is getting too good at this

  • @mystique5168
    @mystique5168 Рік тому

    39 and started my BCom degree

  • @mubashirtareen8641
    @mubashirtareen8641 2 роки тому

    Dear brothers and sisters, I need to know about the eligibility criteria for UK law school. I do not belong to UK. Is LSAT necessary? And I am M. A in international relations with 3 years of teaching experience and can be considered a nonlaw graduate. Should I do GDL or a proper LLB course? Will GDL not make me eligible to practice.?

    • @KUqdah
      @KUqdah Рік тому +1

      I would suggest you talk to a Counselor at a law school or schools in the U.K. to ensure you receive correct information....good luck...😊

  • @roamlikekane
    @roamlikekane 2 роки тому +1

    What kind of interview was that? So short. Is there more? I'm sure he'd have a lot more to say.

  • @TheHenriproduction
    @TheHenriproduction 3 роки тому

    Wow very inpiring

  • @brettbaker9062
    @brettbaker9062 2 роки тому +1

    im 32 but he has the same mind set as me on my career

  • @ngagenokia
    @ngagenokia 3 роки тому

    you age out at 40 and over