Law + Finance

BostonEng
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:49:29 +0000

if you are thinking of US jd programs, your major shouldn’t affect your admissions or job prospects all that much, for better or for worse. there are a couple exceptions to this rule (engineering is a bonus for patent, accounting is a bonus for tax) but it looks like that will not apply.

one thing to keep in mind is that admissions is highly based on GPA. If you struggle w/ actuarial science at all and want to go to law school, you may want to choose a less demanding major. of course if you are excelling in your studies, keep it going.

the one advantage of an actuarial major though could be that if all else fails or you hate law, you can switch careers easier and become an actuary just by passing the first couple tests.