>>12894980>>12895004Well, I decided on it after I was halfway through with my CS degree. So it's not like I am one of those PoliSci/Philosophy nerds who wanted to be a lawyer since they were children.
I have an offer in industry to work for a medium-sized Fortune 500 company as an engineer. I've also interned for them before. It's a medium-sized city on the east coast. I presume it's a good and stable lifestyle. But eventually I'll either have to get a MS or MBA and become a team lead.
I liked both internships, but if they're any indication of the real world, I'd rather be the math guy among lawyers/businessmen than the sociable/communicative guy among engineers. Nothing is set in stone of course, but for me personally, I discovered that lifestyle has more of an impact on my happiness than the actual work I'm doing.
Though, a lot of things factored into the decision. The legal market is a lot more saturated than the engineering one. You also need to take out loans and waste another three years before you start working. Luckily, you need a STEM undergrad to legally be allowed to practice patent law. If worse comes to worse I can always do that to earn money. Lawyers with humanities undergrad don't have an easy out, they might end up doing DUI's or divorces or something.
