<p>So I'm thinking about what I want to do with my life and I basically have a plan. I think this plan is a little odd and I was wondering if it isn't a good way to meet my goals or if it just won't work like this.</p>
<p>So I want to go to college and get a computer engineering degree and have at least one summer internship in design engineering. </p>
<p>This is where it gets a little odd. </p>
<p>As of now after that I want to Law School and pass the bar (hopefully getting a summer internship at a patent law firm along the way.) After that I will take a course that will help me get ready for the patent bar and when I pass that I want to be a patent prosecution attorney. </p>
<p>Though if I decide that I don't want to be a patent prosecution attorney (before I go to law school) then I will just be a design engineer. I find both careers very interesting but as of now I think that being a patent prosecution attorney would be more fun. Any thoughts or ideas?</p>
<p>I think this is a good plan. I have a young friend who got an engineering degree and worked for a few years as an engineer. She also spent some time in the Peace Corp. Then she took the bar, and now is a 3L at a top 10 law school. Not sure if she has settled for sure on patent law, though. Here are the things that are good about your plan:</p>
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<li>You like the field you plan to get your undergrad degree in, and could see yourself working in that field.</li>
<li>Your undergrad field is employable.</li>
<li>You could work for a few years as an engineer and (1) get some experience that will enhance your knowledge as a patent lawyer, and (2) earn some money to pay for law school so you are not deeply in debt.</li>
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<p>I’ve definitely considered working between undergrad and law school. Is that normal? And would law schools did that as a good sign, bad sign, or think nothing of it. Also if I were to work I between would it be smart to work: near my undergrad school, near my future law school, or anywhere in the US?</p>
<p>Most law schools prefer applicants with some work experience because it shows maturity and (usually) an ability to handle the law school workload. As far as where you work, I’d imagine that east coast law schools would be slightly more inclined to accept an east coast applicant over west coast, and vice versa. However, in the end, it barely makes any difference as long as you do well on the LSAT.</p>
<p>People generally enter law school around age 24 - they finish undergraduate, work for two years and then go to law school. It is advisable to choose this path since law school is a very expensive and time consuming commitment, and you want to be sure that you want to go before you enroll. I personally know people who always wanted to do law school and as a result went right after college; I know others who always wanted to do law school but waited a year or two to go; I know still others who didn’t realize they wanted to do law school until a few years after college (in particular, one friend worked on Wall Street for three years before going to law school!). </p>
<p>My point is that you can take many paths to a JD :)</p>
I have a young friend who got an engineering degree and worked for a few years as an engineer. She also spent some time in the Peace Corp. Then she took the bar, and now is a 3L at a top 10 law school. Not sure if she has settled for sure on patent law, though. Here are the things that are good about your plan:</p>