Should I look into law school?

lem0nworld
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 02:36:12 +0000

I’m on a similar boat as you – incoming freshman, always planned to go to med school (ideally to become a surgeon) & have doctor parents, but strengths are reading/writing/analysis and feel as though it’s more intellectually stimulating…not that the sciences aren’t, but they’re so heavy on memorization rather than on analytical and debate abilities. I like participating in debates/discussions and am not hugely extroverted but still rather outspoken, but I’m still leaning towards medicine atm due to the job market for law. Not positive what it’s like for biomedical research, but for physicians, there’s a near-guarantee to find a job, whereas it’s much more unstable for law as the unemployment rate, although decreasing, is still quite high. I’d keep that in mind, considering the expenses of law school.