<p>as I look forward to the remainder of my undergrad. years,<br>
I've come to seriously think about grad school options, mainly between
BS and LS. </p>
<p>I don't know much, and I'm still in the process of researching and figuring things out, and deciding whether I should spend the next few years getting work experience or just concentrating on GPA and LSAT.</p>
<p>My understanding of the pros and cons of attending each respective school goes as following:</p>
<p>Law School:</p>
<p>Pros:</p>
<p>1) can attend right after undergrad (opposite of business school. i.e. don't require work experience)</p>
<p>1a) because of 1), you can start earning some good money at an earlier age after law school than business school, suppose that you graduate from college when you're 23, attend a T14 LS and graduate at 26, and start working at BIGLAW. </p>
<p>2) a sense of stability in work in that your work branches out from the main stem of LAW, whereas, in business, you're dealing with a billion other factors </p>
<p>Cons:</p>
<p>1) slow growth of salary (my understanding of business is that after you get an MBA and start doing some fantastic work, your salary could quadriple)</p>
<p>2) office slave </p>
<p>3) longher hours of work than businessmen</p>
<p>Again, my understanding and knowledge are limited.
I would appreciate if you guys could also share some of your insights.</p>
<p>u can attend business school right after undergrad, just like law school but not the majority of people do...</p>
<p>Pro about business school:</p>
<p>some companies pay for your education if you are trying to get your MBA because they feel that it will help you out on the job. My company reiumburses graduate tuition bills as long as a B or better is achieved in the class. so if you go this route, business school would be a lot cheaper than law school which means less debt you have to pay back over time.</p>
<p>I actually think you were closer to the truth, SSL, when it comes to business school right after undergrad. One of my roommates and another two of my good friends from home were all business majors, and all three of them told me they "had" to work in the field for a few years before they applied if they wanted any chance to attend a good business school.</p>
<p>To answer your question, which job would you ENJOY more on a day-to-day basis? It's not like you're deciding between business school and becoming a high school teacher, you're going to make a lot of money either way.</p>
<p>would law school look down upon someone taking a summer internship at banking internship? i mean, would they think that the applicant is not very dedicated to law?
im asking because i want to explore my options, and i think the best way to do that is to intern somewhere.</p>
<p>Nah, go for the internship. Law schools don't care particularly about your extracurriculars, and many students are interested in corporate law anyway. Getting to know the possibilities can only ever help you.</p>
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some companies pay for your education if you are trying to get your MBA because they feel that it will help you out on the job. My company reiumburses graduate tuition bills as long as a B or better is achieved in the class. so if you go this route, business school would be a lot cheaper than law school which means less debt you have to pay back over time.
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<p>Yeah, but going down this road almost certainly means that you're obligated to work for your employer for a set number of years afterwards (or else you have to pay them back). Yet that eliminates most of the reason for going to B-school in the first place: to get hired by a company you wouldn't otherwise be able to get. </p>
<p>Don't get me wrong. If you know you want to stay with your employer, then getting them to pay for your degree is a great deal. But most people don't really want to do that.</p>