Whoa – who said that you can’t raise a high achiever that is also kind and responsible? That is what some self-help gurus would call a “limiting belief”.

Going to law school at this stage of your life is a ballsy, risky move. Risk-taking is the quality that 99.99% of successful (OK, defined usually monetarily) people share. Education, especially an advanced degree, further one that leads to an actual license to practice a high paying profession, thereby limiting entry to the field and thus your field of competitors, is ALWAYS a sound investment.

It sounds like you’ve already given up on going balls to the wall to rule at law school and snag the big $$$ job you’d apparently like to someday get. Good luck in Mizzou. It’s the safe choice.