Hit the beach, or hit the books?  Reality TV, or res ipsa loquitur?

Vinny Guadagnino, a cast member on MTV’s "Jersey Shore," says he faced this decision, and for him, the choice was clear.

Guadagnino, 21, told Us magazine that he took the LSAT and had considered applying to Harvard or Yale Law School—before he found a job that entailed living, working, and partying in a house on the beach all summer with seven other young people, all on national TV.

“I had a plan that if my [LSAT] score was really well, then I might of just went to Yale or Harvard.... But it was just mediocre,” he said.

“To tell you the truth, man, [being a] lawyer isn’t something I wanted to do,” he added.  “Nobody wants to be a lawyer—it’s hard work.”

Well, that’s the first time we’ve heard of Harvard Law as a backup plan.