<p>Not sure this is the right thread, but I am well into my fifties, established and successful trial lawyer . . tired of the rat-race . . looking to semi retire and go to Grad School. . . for the education and learning experience only. Two questions:</p>
<p>1) realistically . . . can I do okay on the GRE (GMAT?) without months of study time? I had close to a 700 in my old Math SAT back in the seventies . . . but it has been a long, long time since I studied Algebra or Geometry. Not sure exactly what is on the GRE.</p>
<p>2) What would be an interesting concentration for an old guy like me. Thinking about Philosophy being a good bet? My old undergraduate degree was a B.S. in business. Not really interested in business courses but maybe economics . . which is always helpful in my litigation practice. Any advice?</p>
<p>I took the GRE about a year after graduating college. Unless things have changed significantly, it was MUCH easier than the SAT IMHO.</p>
<p>If you want something helpful in litigation, my thoughts are psychology (understand judges and clients better) or a science (patent law opportunities). Bioethics is pretty big now, one of my favorite courses as an undergrad.</p>
<p>You could take one of those “what career might I like” tests and see what pans out. There are also other possibilities - go to school overseas for a semester, do some ecotouring.</p>
<p>I guess if I was in your situation, and had blocks of time such as six months or more, I would look into volunteering somewhere where I’d like to get to know the people and area. Do some pro bono law in exchange for living in some really nice place.</p>
<p>Something like this would interest me (if I had no strings attached):
<a href=“Humanitarian Aid Programs and Missions for Volunteers Abroad”>http://www.goeco.org/tags/humanitarian-aid</a></p>
<p>And if you really are successful, I would bet MANY schools would want you and not care at all about anything before law school. What college and college town would you want to be a part of? Got any grandkids who want to become legacies :)</p>
<p>It is well-known that the GRE only predicts how well you can do on tests like the GRE. most graduate programs will look at your entire application and properly weight the GRE score. Since you are interested in Philosophy, the quantitative part of the GRE is more or less irrelevant and your work experience should help you do very well in the verbal and writing parts which are more important for Philosophy. Economics may be more focused on the quantitative score.</p>