Hey all, this is my first post so I hope I don't break any implicit norms. I created an account to see if any of you folks might have some advice about how to make an upcoming admissions decision I'm going to have to make.
Coming into the application season, I really wanted to do a PhD, but knew the application process would be wickedly competitive, so as a backup (and hoping for the possibility of doing a joint-degree), I applied to law school. Exceeding my wildest dreams, I've received full-ride offers from top law schools and I've been planning to go to one of these, expecting to get shut out of the PhD process. But now, after several disappointing silences, I've finally had a bit of success on the PhD side, and I'm somewhat at a loss as to how I should go about making my decision. While I truly love philosophy and think I could succeed in a PhD program, I think I could enjoy being a lawyer as well, and I'm scared that turning down a much much surer job and the scholarship money that goes with the opportunity would be super silly.
Does anyone have any advice?