If an exchange student studies Law in the US...

<p>I live in Canada and my dream has always been to go to NYU and study Law. I don't want to be a lawyer here in Quebec and would live in the US if I got into NYU. I was told that a year after an international student completes their university studies, they must go back to their original country unless they are to obtain a green card. It's not for sure that international students will obtain green cards, so for someone like me who lives in Canada, if I have to go back to Canada, I'll have to go back to school and learn the Canadian laws. I'm not very passionate about going to University in Canada so I really want to go to NYU and would do anything to make it work. Althought I'm only in the 10th grade, I've calculated my GPA and according to this site <a href="http://www.pennybissett.com/Counsell...on_guide06.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pennybissett.com/Counsell...on_guide06.pdf&lt;/a>
with my 86% average, I've obtained a 3.7 GPA which is perfect since that is the average GPA of an NYU student.
Is it really a huge gamble for me to go to NYU?</p>

<p>You cannot attend law school in the US until you already have an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. So you definitely don't have to think about this yet, since you are only in 10th grade. </p>

<p>There are many people who attend American law schools after receiving undergraduate degrees from universities in other countries. One problem with getting an American law degree if you aren't a US citizen is that you might not be able to find a job in the US after you finish law school, and an American law degree is not very helpful if you have to go back to your home country. But again, this is not something you have to worry about yet. Go to university and do your best, figure out if you really want to be a lawyer, live frugally because law school is very expensive, and revisit the issue in 5 years.</p>

<p>Jessica, as stacy says, you have lots of time to think about law school. One thing that you'll need to determine in the coming years is where you eventually want to live, and (if you do continue your desire for law schools) where you want to practice law. If you want to practice in the U.S., you do not have to rule out attending a Canadian university for your undergrad as well as for law school. With a Canadian LLB or JD, you are eligible to write the bar exam in NY and Massachusetts. The cost of attending a Canadian school will be a fraction of what it will cost you in the U.S. The issue of finding employment in the U.S. will be similar in both situations but it isn't impossible. Canadian law schools send new grads to U.S. firms every year. Many of the large U.S. firms, particularly those from NY, recruit on campus at U of Toronto and at Osgoode. Having said all that, you have a lot of time to sort all this out. :) Good luck to you!</p>

<p>Thank you very much :)</p>