Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Why the fuck do I want to go to law school? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]sqadsurvivor[/m] at 9:40 am on June 15, 2008[quote]You get higher-paying jobs with a law degree[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Zdrav Posted at 9:51 am on May 29, 2008 I'm a liberal arts major (International Relations and Creative Writing), so most people assume that I'm going to go to professional school. I have no taste for business, so that's automatically out of the picture, so that leaves law school as my default option. I mean, I too think that a BA is pretty worthless in today's job market. But do I really want to go to law school? Because that would mean spending my remaining years of college stressed out about a lot of things towards a goal that I do not even want. I never ever want to end up like Michael Clayton and all those other overworked lawyers. I'm very interested in politics, and most people in politics have backgrounds in law, so maybe there's a place for me there. But what I really want to do is

Replies AthenaRuth Posted at 4:50 pm on June 16, 2008 Quote: from Zdrav at 9:51 am on May 29, 2008 I'm a liberal arts major (International Relations and Creative Writing), so most people assume that I'm going to go to professional school. I have no taste for business, so that's automatically out of the picture, so that leaves law school as my default option. I mean, I too think that a BA is pretty worthless in today's job market. But do I really want to go to law school? Because that would mean spending my remaining years of college stressed out about a lot of things towards a goal that I do not even want.   I never ever want to end up like Michael Clayton and all those other overworked lawyers. I'm very interested in politics, and most people in politics have backgrounds in law, so maybe there's a place for me there. But what I really want to do is I noticed you never said what you really wanted to do. Do what you really want to do, not what others want you to. That's the only way to be happy. sqadsurvivor Posted at 9:40 am on June 15, 2008 You get higher-paying jobs with a law degree trinaososexxi Posted at 9:53 am on May 29, 2008 you are crazy jennay Posted at 9:53 am on May 29, 2008 i want to go to law school tiara williams Posted at 9:52 am on May 29, 2008 if you don't want to go to law school then don't go it is as simply as that. All 5 previous replies displayed.