An MBA or J.D. first?

DanielCA
Tue, 08 May 2007 17:49:37 +0000

Thanks for those replies.

razorsharp: I looked up a lot of those big movie studio people and many of them have JDs. I guess the joint degree would be good, but the other thing I’m worried is whether I can get into an MBA program (at the location of my law school) since I don’t have a substantial amount of work experience.
Also, I feel that 4 years instead of 5 maybe churning out half-assed (so to speak) experts in law and business.

Greybeard: That’s very reassuring. I don’t really want to work in law forever, and I always thought it could be a starting off point for either a business or film career, and I think you’ve made it clear that a JD can get you there as well.
I think if I took a lot of classes in corporate and entertainment law I could do without the MBA.

Thanks a lot to all of you for clearing this up, I’ll talk with some counselors maybe but I think I know all that I need to.