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A lot of the most prominent people in the world have law degrees, and that's coming from a guy who is anti-law degree. There's no doubting its utility.
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Law, commerce, accounting etc have all existed as occupations for thousands of years, and really make things that you see as useful possible. Whatever your moral stance on them.
Doesn't help you much. I have 75 average from Monash and it's pretty much impossible to get anything in Finance/Economics. Well, outside of s**t sales jobs like financial planning and retail/business banking. I sort of wish I did accounting but then even that is similiar in that the easy jobs to get are in auditing and would be torture.
A lot of the most prominent people in the world have law degrees, and that's coming from a guy who is anti-law degree. There's no doubting its utility.
Law degrees are important in structuring how you think.
Philosophy and English Lit. have similiar benefits.
Agree on Philosophy, but not so much English Lit. Unless it gets better in the 2nd and 3rd year?
However, for my original point - Law degrees are hard to get into, people who work hard get into such a degree. Not only is the workload heavier than most degrees,
Law degrees have a high workload? I've always been told the opposite; but then again, most people I discuss it with are fairly biased: we've been through science degrees, which are notorious for their hours.
I'm hoping to start a med degree next year, and terrified of the workload...especially for someone who's been lazy in the workforce for the last few years!
Law degrees have a high workload? I've always been told the opposite; but then again, most people I discuss it with are fairly biased: we've been through science degrees, which are notorious for their hours.
I'm hoping to start a med degree next year, and terrified of the workload...especially for someone who's been lazy in the workforce for the last few years!
Do it There's a lot of graduate places around currently...the workload will hit fairly hard, lots of hours and much quicker than other degrees' teaching.
I'm doing a Bachelor Of Arts at La Trobe. I find there are three steps you need to take *if you're doing a generalist degree* to make it significant.
1. When someone asks you what you're doing, don't say 'Arts'. I say
Bachelor of Humanities & Social Sciences - Shut's them right up.
When I mean 'them' I mean the idiots that ask 'oh can you draw?'
An undergraduate science degree in most cases here in Australia isn't going to get you very far.
The US is a little more progressive in terms of R&D investment, therefore more scientists will be hired into the corporate sector.
Law degrees have a high workload? I've always been told the opposite; but then again, most people I discuss it with are fairly biased: we've been through science degrees, which are notorious for their hours.
I'm hoping to start a med degree next year, and terrified of the workload...especially for someone who's been lazy in the workforce for the last few years!
Law degrees have a high workload? I've always been told the opposite; but then again, most people I discuss it with are fairly biased: we've been through science degrees, which are notorious for their hours.
I wish.
An undergraduate science degree in most cases here in Australia isn't going to get you very far.
The US is a little more progressive in terms of R&D investment, therefore more scientists will be hired into the corporate sector.
I wish.
I would offer a different perspective on this. Undergraduate science ANYWHERE in the world will not get you a science job. Science has two aspects: the theory, and the actual research component. All undergraduate science degrees can really teach you is the theory, and to consider a body of knowledge. Research is another thing altogether and I don't believe it can be taught in an undergraduate degree. Of course it requires postgraduate training (or at least the honours year) - learning how to be an efficient researcher is a long and difficult process. I've been in a lab four years now and really am still very much at the bottom of the 'how to do research' ladder. I get quite annoyed when people say a science degree is worthless: there is a HUGE dropout (of which I will soon be part, if I get into med), but it's the only way to be a scientist. And we need scientists.
Of course, the government won't give a ****ing penny so we can have more scientists, but that's another story...
Are/were you a law student? What are your contact hours?
Contact hours don't mean anything. I know people doing Law with only 12 contact hours but they are doing 2-3 hours of reading every night.
where are these people studying and what sort of grades are they getting?
i'm guessing melbourne uni and straight hd's?
where are these people studying and what sort of grades are they getting?
i'm guessing melbourne uni and straight hd's?
Most Law students I knew at Melbourne Uni were doing at least that much work, and very few got straight hd's.
The courses with high contact hours are often the easiest, because you don't take your work home with you, so to speak.
Most Law students I knew at Melbourne Uni were doing at least that much work, and very few got straight hd's.
The courses with high contact hours are often the easiest, because you don't take your work home with you, so to speak.