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The factors that I took into account when deciding upon Law were:
1 - Money anf financial security.
Having a Law degree, especially one doubled with a business-type degree such as Commerce, Economics, Finance, Business, etc; opens up alot of doors for making a comfortable living once graduated. I figure that if I am going to rack up thousands of dollars in HECS (HELP) debt, then I might as well make sure that I have a better chance of earning a higher return on my investment.
2 - Skills.
Skills and experiences that you gather from studying Law are useful in your everyday life.
It's always good to know about the Law, where you stand, and what your rights are even if you never intend on actually practicing as an actual 'Lawyer' in a courtroom.
Anyone who says bullshit about how going into Law for the money is wrong, and how they only want to 'help people' are in most cases fooling themselves.
Unless of course if you are working in Legal Aid (which I comend and applaud you 100% - It is very noble and honourable work), you will in most cases be doing the exact opposite of helping people. That, or you will eventually just get over spending every day dealing with the absolute worst side of humanity (Criminal Law, Family Law).
If you really want to do good, join Greenpeace, World Vision, or go study Medicine and work for Doctors Without Borders. Go study teaching and change the life of a child or teenager, or become a Nurse and take care of the sick and needy.
Me, I don't even know if I will even ever use my degree professionally, but I think it's a useful degree just to have in life anyway
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Sums up the gist of what I was about to bother typing. A further reiteration: get off your moral high horses. To say that money/financial stability and prestige was/is not one of several ulterior motives for choosing law is complete and utter horse whack. I concede that there are probably a few genuinely good Samaritans here who would do Law for purely altruistic reasons. I place strict emphasis, however, on the word FEW.The factors that I took into account when deciding upon Law were:
1 - Money anf financial security.
Having a Law degree, especially one doubled with a business-type degree such as Commerce, Economics, Finance, Business, etc; opens up alot of doors for making a comfortable living once graduated. I figure that if I am going to rack up thousands of dollars in HECS (HELP) debt, then I might as well make sure that I have a better chance of earning a higher return on my investment.
2 - Skills.
Skills and experiences that you gather from studying Law are useful in your everyday life.
It's always good to know about the Law, where you stand, and what your rights are even if you never intend on actually practicing as an actual 'Lawyer' in a courtroom.
Anyone who says bullshit about how going into Law for the money is wrong, and how they only want to 'help people' are in most cases fooling themselves.
Unless of course if you are working in Legal Aid (which I comend and applaud you 100% - It is very noble and honourable work), you will in most cases be doing the exact opposite of helping people. That, or you will eventually just get over spending every day dealing with the absolute worst side of humanity (Criminal Law, Family Law).
If you really want to do good, join Greenpeace, World Vision, or go study Medicine and work for Doctors Without Borders. Go study teaching and change the life of a child or teenager, or become a Nurse and take care of the sick and needy.
Me, I don't even know if I will even ever use my degree professionally, but I think it's a useful degree just to have in life anyway
Agreed.Sums up the gist of what I was about to bother typing. A further reiteration: get off your moral high horses. To say that money/financial stability and prestige was/is not one of several ulterior motives for choosing law is complete and utter horse whack. I concede that there are probably a few genuinely good Samaritans here who would do Law for purely altruistic reasons. I place strict emphasis, however, on the word FEW.
Even so, since when has self-gratifying behaviour become so taboo, especially when one has obviously earned the right to through hard work? If someone wants to do law because of its prestige, and they've earned the right to do it, then hell, what's wrong with that?
Not all degrees, many students doing some of the creative arts degrees don't factor money into their career choice. In this case it's all about passion for their craft.money is always a factor within choosing a degree, there is no doubting this at all.
I agree, but the distinguishing factor is the how many are doing it for money & prestige, and how many for the other reasons.Most people probably do law for all the reasons mentioned above. Money, prestige, respect particularly if you work pro bono, useful skills in life, interesting (not for everybody but some definitely).
I agree with what you said. Just want to add one thing, a med degree is a very powerful degree. There are easily other options open to a med graduate if they decide not to become a doctor, such as in consultancy etc. Same with eng as well to a lesser extent.Compare this with med or engineering where you have to become a doctor or engineer respectively.
I want to try to address the court on international pirate day like a pirate...i studied law so that one day i could be like the funny old judge in boston legal and declare a matter before me "OUTRAGEOUS!" also look forward to making threats such as "do that again counsel and i shall hold you in contempt!"
My point about doing something for money/prestige was not a moral one. If you take on a career solely to make money, you may well end up desperately unhappy. It makes a lot more sense to take on something you have a passion for. Everyone takes a job to make money, but I just think that doing law to make a buck is a very misguided decision. An even worse reason is 'prestige'.Sums up the gist of what I was about to bother typing. A further reiteration: get off your moral high horses. To say that money/financial stability and prestige was/is not one of several ulterior motives for choosing law is complete and utter horse whack. I concede that there are probably a few genuinely good Samaritans here who would do Law for purely altruistic reasons. I place strict emphasis, however, on the word FEW.
that was a good post. unbiased, informed. reputation points for you *pats head*The factors that I took into account when deciding upon Law were:
1 - Money anf financial security.
Having a Law degree, especially one doubled with a business-type degree such as Commerce, Economics, Finance, Business, etc; opens up alot of doors for making a comfortable living once graduated. I figure that if I am going to rack up thousands of dollars in HECS (HELP) debt, then I might as well make sure that I have a better chance of earning a higher return on my investment.
2 - Skills.
Skills and experiences that you gather from studying Law are useful in your everyday life.
It's always good to know about the Law, where you stand, and what your rights are even if you never intend on actually practicing as an actual 'Lawyer' in a courtroom.
Anyone who says bullshit about how going into Law for the money is wrong, and how they only want to 'help people' are in most cases fooling themselves.
Unless of course if you are working in Legal Aid (which I comend and applaud you 100% - It is very noble and honourable work), you will in most cases be doing the exact opposite of helping people. That, or you will eventually just get over spending every day dealing with the absolute worst side of humanity (Criminal Law, Family Law).
If you really want to do good, join Greenpeace, World Vision, or go study Medicine and work for Doctors Without Borders. Go study teaching and change the life of a child or teenager, or become a Nurse and take care of the sick and needy.
Me, I don't even know if I will even ever use my degree professionally, but I think it's a useful degree just to have in life anyway
Exactly. There's kids earning hundreds of thousands of dollars driving trucks down mines in W.A while we toil away our youth in the ANU law libraryPersonally I think people who do law for the money have been fibbed to. When it comes to graduate salaries and even salaries five to six years PEA you aren't going to earn significantly more than many other graduates unless you're exceptional. For me, money was a factor in figuring out whether I would avoid degrees, because graduate salaries were so far below average that they weren't contemplating. Back in 2005 when I started, if I really wanted to earn money I would have done either a commerce degree or a science degree with a major in geology![]()
Yeah med and eng degrees are not as restricted as I said. I also admit that law is restricted in a geographical sense unless you specialise in federal or international law. It still seems to provide a lot of variety though.I agree with what you said. Just want to add one thing, a med degree is a very powerful degree. There are easily other options open to a med graduate if they decide not to become a doctor, such as in consultancy etc. Same with eng as well to a lesser extent.
There is no appeal to it anymore really. Unis such as UWS ( U WENT SUPERB!!!!!) take the prestige and luxury out of the course when they pretty much accept anyone or anything. It is supposed to really be an elite degree only the top students dream of doing. It is wayyyyyy to competitive now. If I could go back, I wouldn't have chosen my commerce law degree at mac and would of rather studied engineering at UTS. My brother finished Mechanical Engineering at UTS and in his 2nd year of graduation, and is already the production manager of ActronAir (huge air con company).
But like I said, too many dick, tom and harrys study law now that it has completely taken out the appeal. I would say it would be now the most competitive degree at uni meaning sooo many students once they graduate apply for soo little jobs. I wish I could go back 2 years and have done engineering.