<p>I came across this article: <a href="http://lawandletters.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-you-shouldnt-go-to-law-school.html%5B/url%5D">http://lawandletters.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-you-shouldnt-go-to-law-school.html</a></p>
<p>Very interesting read and the comments posted in response to the blog are even more interesting.</p>
<p>I'm going to UCLA for undergrad (95%) sure and I've always wanted to attend law school. My dream is to get appointed as a supreme court justice (crap shoot, I know).</p>
<p>I realize how hard it is to get into law school, graduate, get a job, and actually like it. But even after reading the article, I still want to be a lawyer. I want to help people, especially with international human rights issues, etc. Work with the UN perhaps? I feel that even though I don't want to go into big law or do public interest law I want to work with government agencies and in the international sector...I'm not sure if any of that makes sense.</p>
<p>These are the majors that interest me at UCLA:
International Development Studies Major
Economics/International Area Studies
Global Studies Major</p>
<p>Should I triple major? I love learning about international stuff in general and I'm especially interested in foreign languages. The requirements for all three majors overlap a lot so I think it wouldn't be difficult, unless I wanted to enter an honors program or do an honors thesis.</p>
<p>So this is my question: Is it realistic to believe that going to law school will give me the knowledge to help with international human rights issues? (I'm an Amnesty International person) Is it a waste of money to get a law degree and not to be a big law lawyer? </p>
<p>My parents are paying for my undergraduate and law school education so I don't need to worry about debt. They understand that they are looking at $80,000 (min for undergrad) and $150,000 (min for law school). The only problem I have with my parents paying for this is that my dad really wants me to become one of those only-care-about-the-money-jerk lawyers working in a big firm... How would I even explain to him where my undergraduate majors will lead me? Let's say I get into a top 5-14 law school and do international law. I don't really understand what job prospects would be out there for me. Can someone please elaborate?</p>
<p>The information/questions in this post are random/scattered and I apologize for that.</p>