<p>Those things I posted were just things that would ice the cake for any presidential candidate. unless the original poster is already well known and rich I'm not sure its a feasible career.</p>
<p>names can be built.</p>
<p>Yeah, because Ronald Reagan was born famous...Clinton too.</p>
<p>Damn, UCLAri, one more post and you're a Senior member like the rest of us.</p>
<p>A professor at Georgetown once told me that "never restrict yourself to one goal only; broaden your horizons. If you're too specific, you may be disappointed in the end."</p>
<p>short term goals and long term goals.</p>
<p>i dreamed of being the best president ever when i was 5.... haha
now its wake up time. but nothing is imposible:)</p>
<p>hmm although i don't really think the future president of the united states would be the type to post on collegeconfidential.</p>
<p>most good presidents come from modest beginnings.</p>
<p>a) In New York you have to be at least 25 years old to be governor - so I can't speak for other states, but I'd imagine it's a bit higher than 18</p>
<p>b) I spoke with a state senator a few weeks back to ask him about his career in politics - he has a JD too - and he said he thought it has helped him little. Still, public office is never a guarantee (unless you are a Republican running in Kansas), and a law degree would be a good backup occupation. </p>
<p>c) I'm running for prez in 2024, so watch out :-)</p>
<p>d) Lotsa money and a made-for-TV face + most convincing way of telling voters "the other guy lies, cheats, steals and has sex with your wife" = winning the presidency</p>
<p>e) Barack Obama, while a truly excellent example of what a politician should be [humble roots, highly educated, cares for his constituents, does the right thing...], will never carry the south in a presidential election. I'm sure many of you will disagree and point out exceptions, but I will stand by my argument that he would never carry southern states, being black. Let's be real about it - it ain't gonna happen in the next 10 years. We'll have a woman president before that, and Hillary won't win either because half of Democrats and ALL Republicans hate her guts. Democrat as I may be, I'm rooting for McCain in '08</p>
<p>you're running for 2024 too???? oh well, no harm waiting another four years then..</p>
<p>don't forget - you must BORN a US citizen to run for prez - naturalized doesn't count (sorry, Ahhh-nold).</p>
<p>ill be running in 2048. on the money i make from becoming a forbes 500 CEO.</p>
<p>i hope mccain runs in '08. hes kinda old, but ill be voting for him.</p>
<p>I don't want to be President. I <em>do</em> want to be Governor, though... My plan:</p>
<p>Bachelor's in PoliSci with concentration in International Relations.
Law School.
Practice at a firm in Columbia and get contacts.
Use contacts to my advantage and run for city council.
Use city council contacts to my advantage and run for state house.
Run for state senate.
Run for US senate.
Use the money my contacts give me to run for governor.</p>
<p>:P</p>
<p>if you want money; go into business...but Doctors make more than the President.</p>
<p>i think ill just go the ross perot route and make ****loads of money and then run for president.</p>
<p>...Ross Perot LOST. Just in case ya didn't know, lol.</p>
<p>Well since I do have different values, I think I'd fare better. He did reach the point where it was possible, he just wasn't the right guy. (He did lead polls early on). For example, I would try to run on a party ticket.</p>
<p>Even if you don't end up president, you'll still have accomplished a lot trying to there.</p>
<p>I will most likely be going this route:</p>
<p>Bachelors: Philosophy Major, Pol. Science Minor (maybe double major in business)</p>
<p>Masters: International Relations</p>
<p>I think that is a good route for either a governor/politician/senator, diplomat and/or CEO. :)</p>
<p>i just re-read the title of the thread and...</p>
<p>US President ISN'T a possible CAREER. </p>
<p>It is a JOB that has limits on how long (short) you can work. You have to be a career something else because there's no guarantee you're going to be President and you'd probably want something to do after you're President anyway.</p>