I won't lie. The economy and my lack of a job played a key role in my decision to go to law school. Prior to December of 2008, I was seriously considering graduate school. So much so that I had taken the GRE only a few months earlier. I didn't really know what I wanted to study in graduate school. That was a big problem. A bigger problem was the clear deficiency of receiving a higher degree in the area of history/political science... they don't often yield a higher salary. That's unfortunate, but look up the numbers... it's true.
So anyway, law school. As I said, I was unemployed and basically needed to decide where my life was going to go. I didn't have a job and all I had invested myself in at the time was a marathon. Basically, I had time. I began searching around with my new GRE score, but I couldn't decide what I wanted to study. That was the real problem. Money is also a problem, but not knowing what to study is a much worst problem if you want to go to graduate school. I kept shopping around and discovered that I would never likely be able to choose. That's where law school became the top contender. A law degree is versatile and gives me a lot of movement in my career. I like that. I need that. I get bored fast.
On top of that, I've always had an interest in the law and specifically social sciences that operate more like a science. Sure law has it's wiggle room (it's not a science with unchangeable rules), but there is a structure in place for the study of law. I feel that many of the other social sciences are a bit more subjective where views are constantly changing and even if you convince a majority that your view is correct, it doesn't matter. Law on the other hand... well... if I can convince a majority of people that all roads have heated bike paths, I could get that to happen. That's what draws me to law.
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