I can't decide whether I would like to be a anthropologist or a lawyer.?
I've been interested in anthropology now for several years. What got me interested was mythology and then as I learned more about the different cultures I became even more fascinated. I know that with being an anthropologist you have to be willing to do alot of traveling, which love to do and am quite accustom to: my parents and I travel alot either on vacation or otherwise moving; I had three first grade teachers.
As for wanting to be lawyer, I've wanted to be a lawyer about the same amount of time. The movie "Legally Blonde" is what got me interested in law. I love watching "Judge Mathis", "People's Court", etc. I want to be a small claims lawyer for corporations: I'm too afraid that someone that I put in jail will break out and come after me, to actually work with murder cases.
To help me decide, could anyone tell me how many years in college it would take, what the in-come is, and what electives in high school this year would be best, depending on which I decide to go with?
Answers:
YOur electives in high school will not matter at all. It will matter that you major in Anthropology or Sociology or History or a combination of those things if you would like to be an anthropologist. To be a lawyer, highschool won't matter either except that you get good grades, get into a good school and get good grades in whatever major you choose. The most beneficial majors for prelaw students would be English (you have to know a lot of words) history, political science or something that requires many hours of technical writing skills. Any major is acceptable when applying to law school even physics if you wanted to represent say construction companies and need to understand the in and outs of structural matters. Law school is another 3 or 4 years after 4 years of undergraduate college and anthropology depends. You could stop with a bachelor's degree and try to find a job or continue and get a master's or PHD, Those vary depending on how long you will take to complete the programs.
Well, anthropologists study apes. Lawyers act like chimpanzees.just kidding. Actually, either discipline (assuming you are interested in cultural anthropology) would give you great insight into the human condition. But becoming a successful lawyer is going to take about twice as much college.
The answers post by the user, for information only, FreeLawAnswer.com does not guarantee the right.
Answer question:
More Law Questions and Answers: