[blindlaw] choosing graduate school or law school

[LaKeria Taylor]

James,

What was law school like compared to getting your Ph.D?

Also, I have found joint law degree programs with my interests, but
things are getting complicated when those law schools are limited.
Let me also add that I am looking for internships in a variety of
things because I don't want to just jump into something, hence why I
am asking here since many of you have your master's/Ph.d. and chose
law school at some point in your lives. I also understand that more
experience looks good along with grades, personal essay, and that sort
of thing.


On 1/7/19, James T. Fetter via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Informational interviews with people in a field of interest would be a
> good start. In my experience, most people are honest, unless you want
> something (e.g. a job) from them. Then assume that, by default, it will
> be between somewhat and significantly harder for you as a blind person
> to find a job than it was for whomever you are interviewing. You still
> will, if you're at or near the top of your field. But otherwise... let's
> just say it would help to have connections in the right places.
>
>
> On 1/7/2019 10:18 AM, Maura Kutnyak via BlindLaw wrote:
>> But lacking experience, how does one set a firm course? Unfortunately our
>> public school system is not well-designed enough to set people up with an
>> understanding of their options and what the true experience of a given
>> path will be.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Maura Kutnyak
>> 716-563-9882
>>
>>> On Jan 7, 2019, at 9:20 AM, Elizabeth Troutman via BlindLaw
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> You need to figure out what it is you want to do and then design your
>>> post-undergraduate training around that. Getting a random degree because
>>> you think you might be interested in something is not likely to be worth
>>> the blood, sweat, tears, discrimination, and debt you will face. I
>>> actually did a joint master's in public policy and JD, which did reduce
>>> the cost by one year (i.e. what you are suggesting would be 5 years of
>>> school, but if you do a joint program, you can do it in four). But I
>>> would not recommend that unless you had a relatively clear plan of how
>>> you could parlay those degrees into a long-term career.
>>>
>>> Elizabeth
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