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On July 18 2009 09:26 Psychobabas wrote:
If you genuinely dont know what to do in your life I would suggest a business course (Business and Law even) which is very flexible and you can work pretty much anywhere after that. If you pick Law you WILL end up working in a law firm etc. It's not like people with a Business Admin degree have a change of heart and work in... advertising for example. With a business degree you get all sorts of options when you graduate.
I agree. Don't pick a college major just because it's easy. Pick something you're interested in that can get you a job as well. If you decide you don't want to go to law school during your undergrad education, you'll still have options. I knew plenty of people in law school with history and political science degrees that hated law but had no other career choices.
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On July 18 2009 08:57 MuffiN wrote:Show nested quote +On July 18 2009 08:57 clazziquai wrote:
Let me take a guess...your parents are Asian? 내, 한국인입니다
*네
I just figured since you wrote in Korean, you might as well learn to know how to say 'yes' properly.
edit; I'm joking btw ><
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On July 18 2009 09:14 MuffiN wrote:Show nested quote +On July 18 2009 09:11 Ack1027 wrote:
You are 16. Chill the fuck out.
Do well in the last 2 years of high school and work hard in college. Don't stress about what your parents want you to do unless you actually sympathize with them. Until you find what you really wanna do, don't fuck up so much academically that you can't choose options. Keep them open.
Also you're a new user so stop using so much korean and don't put Korea (North) as your location. thats what i would like to tell my communist dad
Your dad and my dad would make awesome communist leaders
I underwent the same thing (at around 16 too), I told my dad that "screw off I'm not doing what you're telling me to do". He gave up for a week, then tried again. Repeat and repeat.
Urgh.
Just ignore them imo.
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btw man your korean is full of typos and stuff :s
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Dude, planning out your career from the age of 16 is nothing extraordinary. The earlier you start, the better. It sucks ass now, but you'll appreciate it in the future. The movies wax all existential and poetic about doing what you enjoy for yourself and to fuck all the rest, but real life really doesn't work that way. Money is very, very, VERY important for your future if you plan on having a family at any point in time. If you plan on living alone and dying alone, then you could be happy working only part time jobs. Once you figure in a significant other, though, and even worse, children, then it really makes you regret not trying harder in school. T_T.
Engineering is a disgusting major, btw. I have friends who graduated with that and are making $80k+ right out the door. WHAT THE FUCK??
Even DOCTORS don't make that much for years afterwards.
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On July 18 2009 11:49 PH wrote:
Dude, planning out your career from the age of 16 is nothing extraordinary. The earlier you start, the better. It sucks ass now, but you'll appreciate it in the future. The movies wax all existential and poetic about doing what you enjoy for yourself and to fuck all the rest, but real life really doesn't work that way. Money is very, very, VERY important for your future if you plan on having a family at any point in time. If you plan on living alone and dying alone, then you could be happy working only part time jobs. Once you figure in a significant other, though, and even worse, children, then it really makes you regret not trying harder in school. T_T.
Engineering is a disgusting major, btw. I have friends who graduated with that and are making $80k+ right out the door. WHAT THE FUCK??
Even DOCTORS don't make that much for years afterwards.
Not until you gain experience in a hospital and maybe till you're* in your early 30s. Then open a clinic and rape our healthcare coverage. Earning a crapload of money while making your patients wait for hours in the lobby just to get a check-up. 
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On July 18 2009 11:35 LosingID8 wrote:
btw man your korean is full of typos and stuff :s
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Being a law student myself, I'd definately recommend you to study law. However, be advised that I can only speak for European countries (Germany and Switzerland in particular) and that there might be significant differences between different countries. I'm just going to list a few things I consider pros and cons when studying law:
Pros:
- If you have good grades, it's rather easy to find a solid, well-payed job. In Switzerland, on average, lawyers earn around 85'000 USD during the first year after graduation.
- Studying law enables you to work in a wide variety of positions. Considering the fact that most people switch their job 6 times during their lifetime, studying law is a good choice.
- As almost every country has it's own laws, you won't face much competition from other countries (as in economics for example).
Cons:
- Depending on the matter, studying law can be very boring at times (I for my part hate administrative law). This however, can be said for almost every field of study.
- You're going to be bound to work in the country whose laws you've studied, except if you're aiming to study international law or something along the lines. In my eyes, this is a major drawback since I would like to work heavily on an international level (which is why I'm going to study American contract law after I get my degree).
- If your grades are sub-average, you'll have trouble finding an interesting job, since competition is usually big.
Those are just some points (there's a lot more) you might want to consider. Hope it helped you somewhat. Also, I recommend that you go to university during a week and just follow the courses, talk to law students about their experiences, so you get a better picture yourself.
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If you think you're interested in law and criminology make sure you sit through trials for at least a month, criminal court trials are usually public. You'll be sick to death of them by the end. Then make your decision.
If you want to be a commercial lawyer on the other hand - you're doing it only for the money (say $200,000+ per annum), not for the enjoyment.
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If you live in the US, don't do law unless you know you can get into a top tier school. Everybody and their moms has a JD now.
PH pointed it out, but you should definitely start planning your future in some way or another as you're going through school. Of course figuring out what to do is the hard part. Even at 16, you should already be starting to realize that you're good at certain classes, while not so good at other classes. Choose a career path that you'll find intersting, that fits your personality, and that you'll be good at (skillwise).
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It's not too early to start thinking about it now. Change your mind in the future if you want, but start giving yourself a general direction now. Some of the choices you make now will impact the choices available to you in university. Sometimes you can even take courses in high school that count as university credits which both saves you a tonne of time, and also a lot of money.
Right now just make sure you're keeping your windows open and don't sell yourself short. Think about what you'd like to do (not the specific job, necessarily, but the work involved in a job) and experiment with courses/extra curricular activities related to it to see if you really would enjoy it.
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Since you can major in any field really for undergrad and still apply, why don't you just get to college and major in something you like? That way if you decide law isn't for you you majored in a field you do like and can get a job. People usually do not know what they want to do when they 1st get to college. I remember on orientation day they grouped everyone in a lecture hall by their college. I was in social science (anthropology major) but the biggest group by far was the "no preference" group of people who still didn't know. If you want to know before you hit college then just use your last 2 years of school to look into various fields that you like. So in college you can major in something that you like and can get a job with even if it turns out you don't want to continue with law.
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