I'm in high school and lately I've decided I wanted to be a criminal defense lawyer. Would you recommend this? My friend's mom is one and I don't think she likes it much, and I've talked to other people who don't like the profession either.
At the moment though, I'm really interested in it and I'd like to find out more about it. What sort of classes should I take in high school to set me up for being a lawyer? And what colleges should I send my ACT scores to? And what type of grades do I need for this? I hear that some colleges regard the classes you've taken with more importance, necessarily, than your GPA. I'm taking a wide range of courses (although I can't see how math and science really matter in this sort of thing...) and my GPA's pretty high. I'm really confused right now because everyone around me knows where they're going to school and what they're majoring in and I don't want to change my major 10 times before I find something.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
At the moment though, I'm really interested in it and I'd like to find out more about it. What sort of classes should I take in high school to set me up for being a lawyer? And what colleges should I send my ACT scores to? And what type of grades do I need for this? I hear that some colleges regard the classes you've taken with more importance, necessarily, than your GPA. I'm taking a wide range of courses (although I can't see how math and science really matter in this sort of thing...) and my GPA's pretty high. I'm really confused right now because everyone around me knows where they're going to school and what they're majoring in and I don't want to change my major 10 times before I find something.
Thanks in advance for the advice.