Sorry for these invariably weak questions but I would really appreciate your insights. I am currently doing a science major + premed at Columbia (3.9ish GPA, praying to keep it that way lol). I am also Canadian but my US PR card might come out by then. I dunno.
I find my core classes in the humanities way easier and sometimes more interesting in the sciences. I have been pretty thoroughly immersed in the sciences for most of my life (I did research starting the summer of my 9th grade and have won paid fellowships etc/awards for it since then). I have not really had a chance to consider other options. I am quite good at writing/analyzing and enjoy doing ‘research’ in the broader sense and a few academics have told me I should be studying english instead.
I guess I would apply to only Canadian and the top US Law Schools (I know someone with a full ride at NYU who is also Canadian) and obviously GPA and LSAT are key. Law School in Canada seems much cheaper.
That being said, there is enormous debt from law school, but it’s also very hard to do well without the top law schools, so I was wondering:
(a) What would be the best way to explore an interest in law for a uni student?
(b) Is there any way to pragmatically pursue a career in say human rights law or something like that, without incurring large amounts of debt?
© Is there a certain personality type that would be better suited to law than others? Perhaps this is dumb but I have seen the students at my school who are going into finance and I’m much more low key and less competitive with my peers (I want to beat the test).
(d) Aside from getting good marks/LSAT, is there anything else worth keeping in mind? I’ve been looking around for fellowships and the like and am involved in a few ECs I like.
Sorry for the hasty questions - I’ve been questioning myself in many ways lately. Thank you so much! If you feel that I can better answer these questions by googling, lmk and I will try harder 