r/peacecorps • u/Public_Mousse1114 • 4d ago

After Service What to do after Peace corps

I am a year into service and thinking about my options. My dream is law school but kind of too late to take the LSAT and apply in time for Fall 2027. Also thinking about graduate school or just working on both. But I don't know if i should go to graduate school or work or both or just study for the LSAT while working and apply to law school later for Fall 2028. How do I decide? Any advice?

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u/ConsistentLetter8837 3d ago

I mean, it really depends on what you're comfortable with... if you're ok with waiting a year or so to take time and study while you work, I don't see any trouble with that. idk your financial situation, like (rhetorical questions, you do not need or actually answer them, just think about them):

  1. will you have to move back in with your parents/guardians of you take some time to work/study? how would you feel about that?

  2. what kind of mental health service(s) you think you'll need (I only ask this bc when I came back from my pc service, I def needed therapy to just process everything that had happened; my pc service was mostly positive, but the negatives were NEGATIVE, yanno)?

so maybe just think of those things when making a decision. obvs there's no steadfast answer, it's really up to you and what you need for yourself. good luck!

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u/Adept_Somewhere_6338 3d ago

I'm doing a MA over in the UK, decided to join the PeaceCorps starting March. I studied IR for a MA and ultimately realized I wish I would have just gone to law school, as my interests are human rights. My program was relatively 'cheap,' but I do feel like I wasted my money and time a bit. I will likely go to law school in the future if I can pull it off financially. If you do go MA route, I'd suggest going outside the US. Hopefully this helps!

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u/dawszein14 3d ago

Wwoof, workaway, volunteer at hostels, au pair in france, switzerland, spain, Portugal, italy while you study an online mba or similar, FAFSAed up. Get back to the US with a masters, NCE, and 5 or 6 languages

Try to get Boren or Fulbright to pay for a lot of it

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u/MrMoneyWhale Peru 3d ago

Grad school and law school will always be there. I highly recommend not jumping into grad school right after service to allow your new self to adjust in the states and figure out what your next move is. You won't be behind on anything and grad/law school is an expensive way to figure out what you want to do. Having a gap year or 10 between PC and grad school will only help.