Which Major should I choose

JakeF318
Sun, 16 Aug 2015 03:13:35 +0000

Alright @DjClass657303 I read that you wanted to be a lawyer, and one thing came to mind after that: Focus.

My first note: Law School doesn’t require any specific major to be admitted, however do they do require you to take the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test).

Second Note: If you decide to attend any Law School, please do not major in Poli-Science / Pre-Law, major in something else (as a backup plan) and then you can always do that if law school fails in the end. (Maybe like History or Math or something along those lines where you can get a job in education).

POST STARTS HERE ABOUT BECOMING A LAWYER:

I want to be an attorney at law as well, however there are some things you might need to know about that prior to signing your life away at a law school.

1.) Read Paul Campos Book “Don’t Go To Law School! (Unless)”

He addressed everything wrong about becoming a lawyer and what you need to do in order to do it successfully.

2.) Only about 2 in 5 people are better off AFTER going to law school than before. The average law school students loan is $150k. The average attorneys salary is around 55k. So make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into.

3.) Understand your competition; people like me. I took 60 credit hours in 1 year (A.A. degree) and graduated Summa Cum Laude from my state college with a 3.85 GPA and belonged to Phi Theta Kappa, an Honor Society. If this doesn’t sound like you, that’s normal; just remember normal people that go to law school get eaten alive… Even I am nervous about it because there are more prestigious people awaiting me.

Moral of this post: I am not saying you cannot become a lawyer.

I AM SAYING: You cannot become a successful* lawyer unless you bust your ass and make a name for yourself.

It’s really hard work, but if you put in the time and effort you can definitely make it.

*success is defined as debt free, being able to own a house, buy a nice car or even a new car, etc.

Remember, I am not telling you that you can’t do anything, I am just letting you know that its extremely, extremely competitive and that with an ‘unsure’ or ‘undecided’ attitude that is not focused on law, you will lose every time to someone else that is.

That is my input on the Law side of things...