My office is 2.5 hours from my house. I have an apartment near my office I stay in 2-3 nights a week. I work Monday - Thursday typically. I'd say its a pretty good trade off to have 3 day weekends every week.

I have more of an issue with the interest rate for student loans. We should see 1-2% interest rates on student loans. You can't discharge the debt with bankruptcy. Its absolutely crazy to see 7% (I know it varies) interest rates on these loans.

My wife finished law school last year. You wouldn't believe the number of jobs out there for someone with a technical degree. According to the Dean of Admissions at her law school, the acceptance rate is higher for those with technical degrees. The vast majority of students will be English, Poly-Sci, History majors. You will have a huge advantage over them in classes like IP & Cyberlaw. My wife took as many IT related classes as they offered, (I think to bond with her Geek husband).