Law School vs. PhD??? I'm having a dilemma and I know a few of you are either in law school or have been. Does anyone have a PhD? I am debating on what to do next Fall! I am trying to decide between a PhD in Communication or Law School (which I have always thought about). I guess I'm just asking about the experience. Or maybe I just need to ramble on and on like I sometimes do as a way to figure it out myself ;) |
Okay,I would not go into either lightly. I am 31--- graduated from law school 6 years ago. I went because that was what I always wanted to do. Well, half way through law school,I knew I didn't want to practice. I stayed and graduated. BUT,now I sell printing. I love it. They say that over 50% of lawyers don't practice after 5 years.... For me, law school was a $120,000 mistake. It is an awesome fall back career though:) Good Luck! jen |
I'm going to law school. I want to be a Federal Defender. My friend just started a new case and he is defending someone who is on trial for terrorism. |
I'd do what my heart says to do! It seems you like law go for it! It is very lucrative nowadays. |
Sorry, I guess I have no opinion -- or a biased one! I am all for law school! |
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Thanks for the replies! I was accepted to law school a few years ago but went for my Masters instead but it is always on my mind! |
If it makes you feel any better, I have been debating about the same thing. I'm getting ready to graduate, and I want to go to law school so badly, but I also wonder how much I want to practice. I definately think that you should be 100% sure before you do anything because that is a lot of money to put into something and not get anything out of it. |
I did both... Yep, you've got a Ph.D., J.D. here...did them at different times of my life. (You see, I graduated high school when I was just shy of 15...back in the days when the used to "skip" kids in grades when they had no AP or honors programs available to keep you interested). Anyway, I went through the Ph.D. level on a Fulbright Fellowship, studying Medieval French Literature. (I LOVED it...still do!) I was fully qualified to teach at the college/university level right about the time that foreign language programs started being gutted by administration. (Doesn't matter a bit, I LOVED IT!!!) Then some years later, when working, I went back to school evenings and got my J.D. (Because of the combination of my undergraduate GPA and score on the LSAT, I was given a full tuition waiver, so that didn't cost me anything either...except for 4 years of my life.) Actually, I don't "practice" (well, maybe a bit) in either field. Because of America's incredible isolationism (and I really hope this doesn't get me put in time out), foreign language education has been major undervalued for at least two decades in this country. And, like some, I knew early on that I didn't want to be a litigator. (But the schooling was free for me, and you can only benefit from learning stuff). I'd say that you should go with your heart on this. Statistically, there are amazingly few people working in "their field" 5-10 years after graduation. (The sound you hear is me about to get up on my soap box!!!) This is why liberal arts education is so-o-o-o-o important, in my opinion. It makes us "life time learners" so we can keep adapting as new things come along! Go with your heart! |
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