Pre-Med to Pre-law?

BiglawLawyer
Sat, 31 Jan 2015 21:41:04 +0000

Being a lawyer is nothing like being a doctor, except you both work long hours, it takes more education beyond a bachelor’s degree and a lot of money to get there.

Pre-law isn’t a thing. Getting into law school really is just mainly about your LSAT and then your GPA. And if you are URM it helps.

I would intern at a hospital or with an attorney before deciding if you want to do either.

Neither path is easy and I don’t think doctors or lawyers in general are very happy people.

Just keep your grades up and you can keep the possibility open.

Most of my friends from high school are doctors and I am a lawyer (and now most of current friends are lawyers). A lot of us are not that happy. The people who aren’t miserable are the rich kids who don’t have to worry about money and get a more “fun” job that pays less money.

Anyway, I would do your diligence and intern with a doctor/attorney before you decide what to do.

Also, medical school isn’t like your orgo class. It’s 99% memorization and doesn’t require a lot of analysis or thinking. Orgo class is just the weeder - it’s not reflective of medical school itself. Ask any medical student - they’d say it’s 99% memorization. Very little analysis/thinking involved.