<p>Is Law the wrong field for me?</p>
<p>I want to major in computer engineering undergrad and become a patent lawyer (deals with a lot of science - most patent lawyers major in science or engineering for undergrad). Does my critical reading score mean I’m not suited for being a lawyer?</p>
<p>I get around 750 for writing so I hope that’s okay. I don’t particularly LIKE writing essays though.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>First of all, anyone who claims that a 700 on CR of the SAT is terrible is beyond me.</p>
<p>Patent law is my top career choice so far and I’ve talked with one. Your CR score is fine, and it’s not like the SAT matters for law that much; if you did poorly on the LSAT, then maybe law would be the wrong field for you. However, the fact that you don’t like writing essays should probably turn you off. From what I learned, the writing of the patents can be long and tedious, and if you don’t like writing essays, you probably won’t like writing patents.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure to base your entire career focus on a single test who’s true value is much debated is the dumbest thing you could do. And that writing section is utterly worthless. It doesn’t tell you a thing about how good a writer you are, it just tells you if you paid attention in 6th grade Language Arts class. Some of the very best writers take a lot of literary liscense with grammer, using it for effect rather than to simply have flawless grammer. I know people who did really well on that section of the SATs, but their writing couldn’t be more lifeless.</p>
<p>Its far from being entirely dumb. The LSAT is a make-it-or-break-it test if you want to go to a top law school. Lots of people have high gpa’s due to grade inflation. Only 15 a year get that coveted 180.</p>
<p>And the test is a good way to filter out people. Suffice it to say, there are more people who want to go to top law schools than they are slots and standardized testing is the only direct method of comparing them.</p>
<p>What I meant was, I’m much better in math but only decent in critical reading. I get the impression that a lawyer’s job deals with a LOT of reading and understanding.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t judge your career choice on what your SAT score is. The test is not designed as a career assesment test, its how you think logically. You did outstanding on both sections, please don’t let the college board trick into thinking you are better at one subject than the other. 800>700 yes, but the real world of patent law, or law in general does not come in the form of A,B,C,D, or E</p>