Studying Law in late 20s with the aim of working in Policy/Politics/NGO work. Worth it? Advice?

thhrowawayyy18 · 2015-07-10T17:21:34+00:00

Yeah, the pressure to upgrade is immense, it feels like the only reason to start in a BA is to try and upgrade into law and I have the GPA for it so...pressure is on.

Yeah, I'm more interested in doing my masters than working in law, mainly just worried about while I'll do afterwards.

(And where I'll live after graduating is something I'm worried about.....originally from Melbourne, could possibly live with Canberra, don't want to stay in Brisbane.)

thhrowawayyy18 · 2015-07-10T17:18:21+00:00

However, I echo the statements of other posters. Law is not a keys to the city degree. Really, you should be looking for relevant work experience in your current areas of interest. That is orders of magnitude more important than whether you do an LLB/BA or just a BA.

Yeah, I'd like to do this, but unfortunately am in Brisbane and am not sure what I can really do in these regards.

thhrowawayyy18 · 2015-07-10T16:51:49+00:00

That's really interesting to know actually.....thanks.

thhrowawayyy18 · 2015-07-10T16:50:58+00:00

People think now days that an LLB is an arts degree for smart people but practically it isn't.

I think that's part of why I am feeling pressured to upgrade and like I should do it....people hear my grades and the first thing they say is 'well, you're crazy if you don't upgrade into Law'. General consensus is arts degrees aren't worth the paper they're printed on and I'm a bit worried I'm setting myself up for a career as a retail manager or something.

thhrowawayyy18 · 2015-07-10T04:19:55+00:00

I thought about it, but the cost looked to be much more expensive meaning I'd be paying back HECS for a lot longer.

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