Being a lawyer...

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Okay so I know there is a lot of talk about "Don't go for law school because there are too many lawyers"</p>

<p>Well I am graduating high school next year (2013)..and I am looking at colleges for undergrad...I know I dont graduate college until 2017.....so...I should still be optimistic for the future right?</p>

<p>I dont want to be a lawyer if I dont attend a top 10 school (honestly)...and mainly I'm looking to be either corporate (for like a bank and business or something) or government (something having to do with the fbi or something.</p>

<p>Honestly,
I really want to work for the government and then become a judge (after law) supreme justice..</p>

<p>I have a long way, so I should still pursue law right? I mean its a little too late to go to engineering schooll..cause i am good at math (i max out all math at my school ) and I'm okay at science (never took a AP in science)....so I'm not in bad shape right?</p>

<p>Im just trying to choose my college right now cause I'm being pressure for what I am going to major in.-_- '</p>

<p>Thanks for any responses</p>

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<p>You can major in engineering and still go to law school…</p>

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<p>if you really want to be a lawyer then get in to a math or engineering program. they typically have the best base scores for the lsat. also, if you wanted patent law you may not have to be a law student. if your grades are good enough you can apply and take the bar without having ever set foot in a law school. that is for patent law only though.</p>

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<p>Actually, if anything I would recommend the opposite, as math/engineering programs tend to give out the lowest grades, and law school admissions are, sadly, highly predicted on grades without concern for where those grades come from. For the purposes of law school admissions, you are far better off not taking difficult coursework at all than taking it and receiving poor grades. Sad but true. </p>

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<p>To be clear, anybody with the requisite science/engineering background is allowed to take the USPTO Bar, regardless of their grades (provided that they passed their sci/eng coursework). </p>

<p>On the other hand, passing the USPTO bar without a law degree qualifies you only to be a patent agent rather than a patent attorney, the major difference being that only the latter is allowed to provide legal services, including patent litigation or related legal advice.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice guys but I am not a science person at all. The engineering dream was very short lived.</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure I said this in my original post that I wanted CORPORATE and GOVERNMENT law…</p>

<p>I’ll just ask my college counselor.=)</p>