Should I attend law school?

bluebayou
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:52:49 +0000

If I were a pre-med student, I would think about a fall-back option in case I strike out at a med school, and make sure I choose a marketable major (such as finance/ accounting)…



Except that med schools much prefer a liberal arts degree, over what they consider a ‘vocational’ degree, such as biz. Thus, the best (and safest) choice for a premed’s backup plans is an Econ degree.



Considering the fact that 1) BA in biology carries 0 weight in job market, and 2) you don’t need to be a biology major to get into a med school…



Correct. But nevertheless, I would guess that the vast majority of bio majors are pre-health. (And those bio that end up applying to LS is because they bombed organic chem.)

IMO, a pre-law student would be foolish to major in a science field; the labs are extremely unpredictable and grading is as random as the TA. And unlike law school, which is ~95% about two hard numbers, the numbers only count as a floor for med applicants.