<p>I'm a rising 3rd year student (junior to the rest of the world) at UVA with a 3.1 GPA currently. I originally came into college trying to get into McIntyre Business School undergrad program, but I struggled with calc and Accounting and was rejected last semester. I applied to the Policy, Philosophy, and Law major after that, and was accepted into the program (its a interdisciplinary thing with a 20 page senior thesis type paper due at the end of senior year that accepts 30 students). I'm currently signed up for those classes, but even if i raise my gpa to a 3.3 or a 3.4 by graduation and get a semi-decent lsat, will i even get in to a mediocre law school? Part of me wants to change my major to Econ and try to get a job in the business field as an analyst or something of that nature, but what are the odds i will find a job in the business field after school is done? Also, my family doesn't have a lot of disposable income and I will have substantial loans if i go to law school. Finally, I was arrested at a horse race for underage alcohol possession and possession of a false id, which i am in the process of completing probation for. Will law schools knock me down even further because of this? This may sound avaricious, but I just want the opportunity for a 40-50K plus starting salary after I'm done, but I don't know if the best route for that is law school or an economics degree and trying to find a business field job. Will my good school and major make up for my shortcomings or am i better off cutting my losses and trying the econ route? Any advice is much appreciated, I'm pretty lost right now.</p>
<p>"but I just want the opportunity for a 40-50K plus starting salary after I'm done, but I don't know if the best route for that is law school or an economics degree and trying to find a business field job."</p>
<p>An econ degree is the better path to your goal.</p>
<p>If all you care about is the money, save yourself the time and trouble. Drop your law school aspirations. Econ is a less arduous, simpler, and faster way to achieve your goal. And there is a lot less writing involved, which frankly given the legibility of your post is probably a good thing for you.</p>
<p>I am not trying to be derogatory; I am just trying to help you see what I think you already know. Law school is not for you. Go get your econ degree, earn your money, and retire fat dumb and happy. Don’t put yourself through the law school process unless you are sure you want to be a lawyer.</p>