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Aug 27, 2014
11:30:15pm

ebv

There are cheaper and easier ways to gain analytical skills than law school.

If you're not going to practice law, don't waste the time (3 years) or the money (frequently in the six figures).

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ebv

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Least underemployed majors according to Washington Post.

My Soapbox

8/27/14 11:11pm

This can't be right. I always hear that law school is a horrible choice

Thrill

8/27/14 11:15pm

Engineering then law school. blech! That would be awful.

boogers

8/27/14 11:18pm

The actuarial unemployment rate is essentially zero right now

Indy Coug

8/27/14 11:19pm

Because nobody is willing to self-identify as an actuary.

garyfan

8/27/14 11:19pm

No, but their aura usually gives them away

Indy Coug

8/27/14 11:20pm

You misspelled odor.

garyfan

8/27/14 11:21pm

is this an aura?

boogers

8/27/14 11:25pm

. My worst grade at BYU. Stats 110? (for econ.)

boogers

8/27/14 11:21pm

Since when is law an undergraduate degree? (The survey is about undergrad.)

garyfan

8/27/14 11:19pm

paralegals? loll.. that may be true. There is a need for good paralegals

jota

8/28/14 5:24am

There may be too many lawyers on Cougarboard. I am somewhat jealous of the

My Soapbox

8/27/14 11:21pm

There are cheaper and easier ways to gain analytical skills than law school.

ebv

8/27/14 11:30pm

There is something to be gained from dissecting legal arguments over three years

My Soapbox

8/27/14 11:36pm

Disagree. A law degree is only requisite for practicing law.

ebv

8/27/14 11:41pm

Lol. Not always true. There are a number of CBers who wouldn't have their

8/27/14 11:48pm

That doesn't seem inconsistent with what ebv is saying.

garyfan

8/27/14 11:52pm

Right. I'm not saying that law school isn't a great education. It's simply not

ebv

8/28/14 6:25am

PS. Is it just me, or does every post with a caption that starts with "LOL"

ebv

8/28/14 6:27am

If I could do it again, that is the way I'd go.

Shimmy

8/28/14 2:06am

Undergrad degree in law? What the... if that graph is true, JD grads are more

Nikomedes

8/27/14 11:19pm

RE: Undergrad degree in law? What the... if that graph is true, JD grads are

Indy Coug

8/27/14 11:21pm

RE: Undergrad degree in law? What the... if that graph is true, JD grads are

Nikomedes

8/27/14 11:25pm

just started my senior year in mining engineering, we have several companies

RIGAMORTIS

8/27/14 11:35pm

I wonder how much low salary expectations factor in to this study

SausageKing

8/27/14 11:44pm

One would think that the low salary expectations would more likely be experience

My Soapbox

8/28/14 12:07am

when 43% of employees feel under employed, I question what that really means.

Scooter

8/28/14 4:33am

My undergrad major is the least underemployed.

WDaddy

8/28/14 5:55am

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My Soapbox

8/29/14 6:47pm

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