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akuperma
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Getting a job is not just a function of grades and class rank. For frum Jews, there are many obstacle (even if you can disguise that you are frum) since we are from a radically different culture. If you have a BTL, meaning your secular education is weak, it is even harder. If your goal is to be a lawyer, that suggests very strongly having an idea on how and where you want to practice (its much better to go to law school near where you want to practice, unless you have your heart set on “big law”, which is rarely realistic) and plan accordingly (and try to avoid running up big debts).

P.S. Georgetown is easily in the top 20, meaning if you get good grades, and have the right academic and social background (something no frum Jew has), employment should be easy especially in the Washington area.