<p>So let's say, four years from now, I have a degree in mechanical engineering, and all of a sudden I decide to go to law school.</p>
<p>Is that possible?</p>
<p>What kinds of grad schools can one go to with an undergrad degree in engineering? And by 'kinds', I mean law, business etc.</p>
<p>Any kind.</p>
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<p>Professional schools (business, law, med, etc) really like engineering majors because of the analytical problem solving skills developed in those programs. </p>
<p>The major downside to engineering is that it is more difficult than most majors, and as a result, your GPA will probably be lower than if you had an undergraduate degree in business, a social science, or a humanity.</p>
<p>Possible, but probably easier if you had some foresight in undergrad and got some exposure beforehand… premed classes, for example, or a few classes in law and philosophy, or if you want to go into math, perhaps, an advanced math class or two.</p>
<p>Thanks 
I was just curious. It’s kind of intimidating to think that deciding your major leave you to go down only one path in your life…</p>
<p>Well, that’s the way it works. You have to decide at some point, right? </p>
<p>As far as a degree goes, engineering is probably the most flexible type of degree out there, especially mechanical engineering (the most flexible of the engineering degrees). As AMT mentioned, things will be easier with some foresight, though. If you decide that you want to attend law school, your engineering department should have a pre-law office or counselor to help you choose your electives (in the case of pre-med, this is critical to ensure that you have the proper pre-reqs for med school). </p>
<p>Knowing your ultimate career goal ASAP is helpful and can lead to better decisions (e.g. if you’re set on i-banking, you can use that to determine which college to attend), but most students are not certain until later in their college career. Generally, in your freshman year, you just need to know that you want to pursue a “technical degree”. The first year classes for engineering, science, and even business aren’t too much different. After the first year, you need to settle on a major and make sure that you are interning and/or researching, but you don’t need to decide on a career path (law, engineering grad school, medicine, plant operations, business, consulting, etc) until your junior year, or so. In the meantime, just keep your GPA up and you should be fine.</p>