Business and Law, the Dillema! (Ease my troubled soul)

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<p>Due to money concerns I will most likely be attending the McCombs school of business at UT and plan on transferring into the BHP (I think im qualified, and I know the stats) and eventually graduating with a degree in finance.</p>

<p>However I still have a HIGH interest in pursuing law, in fact I honestly have a higher interest in law than business due to my debate background, but my primary question here is.</p>

<p>Should I become disillusioned with the world of business and finance, or just absolutely fall in love with law (either way, it means im pursuing law), and assuming that I can pull off an excellent LSAT and GPA and have the opportunity to attend a top law school....</p>

<p>I would just feel AWFUL for having focused ALL my undergraduate energy and focus towards something like business finance and graduate with a degree that is nearly USELESS in the field of law... when I could have taken a more well rounded curriculum???</p>

<p>Also, if I should decide to pursue law at an early stage of college: Should I bother trying to transfer into a school like Rice, or perhaps one of the Ivies to improve my undergrad education/chances to get into a top school, or just focus on acing the LSAT and maintaining a high GPA at UT?</p>

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<p>LoL, debate has little if anything to do with law, unless you're a trial lawyer like John Edwards, then you will just be a souless bastard taking advantage of the system. Try to intern before you make these decisions. And no degree is useless for law, what you learn in law school is completely independent of your career. </p>

<p>FOr undergraduate qualtiy, UT is perfectly fine comapred to Rice, just pick what's best for you in terms of overall experience.</p>

<p>And law schools is about gpa/lsat 90% so do well on those.</p>

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<p>Nobody else seems to take this into consideration, but since law school DOES care so much about GPA, I don't know how smart of me it would be to move into a more competitive school like Rice for a better undergrad experience if it also meant have to struggle to keep my GPA afloat (this is just an assumption for Rice about it being more competitive).</p>

<p>It seems to only advantage to attending more prestigious/tougher schools is if they are in the Ivy League/Top 10.... otherwise you might as well go to a state school (like I am) and just enjoy a moderate amount of grade inflation that will help you get into law school with a 3.95 GPA</p>