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You could try to get on board with a lobbyist company or politician. I can't see any other direction for your women's rights, workplace fairness, etc platform other than law school. And the posters are right, you will not get into a decent law school with your GPA. On the other hand, you aren't going to find a high paying lawfirm (which you will need to support your huge student loan payments) and do the kind of work you want to do - you will need to go into the public sector after law school, which does have debt forgiveness plans. Those jobs are hugely competitive nowawadays even though the pay is low because it is often a jumping off point for people -- they are also able to draw from the top law firms. I would NOT suggest going to law school right away. You need to figure out your life. Waiting and doing something productive is totally OK with law schools - even desirable. But you are going to need to show how productive and driven you have been after college -- that is very important to law schools.
I don't know how often this is done to get into law school, but I know many medical school applicants overcome low GPAs by getting a masters degree first. This website from 2009 will calculate your chances of getting into law schools based on past applicants. I plugged in 170 for the LSAT score, 2.8 for your GPA, and chose "no wait lists." Six people (100%) with those numbers got into Northwestern. 20% of the people with those numbers got into University of Virginia. Law School Probability Calculator
I need your help. Im a senior in college majoring in psychology. Long story short, i dont enjoy my major i chose it without thinking bout the long term, and in a rush and im miserable. When i realized the mess i was in it was too late to change it. (Im currently 2 classes away from graduating) i need help in putting it all together and figuring out what to do after i graduate.
I have recently developed this interest in women's reproductive rights and fighting for equality and workplace fairness. I just dont know what else to do besides law with this
Interest any suggestions?
I also have various interests idk if thats a good thing or a bad thing i feel all over the place. I took an accounting class before and liked it very much. I liked the problem solving concept of it. I also want to do some sort of event planning/marketing. Any suggestions in getting my life in order? Please help!
Or if anyone has had experience in these field what can you tell me
About them?
Thanks!
Wait, so are you asking whether you should finish your Psych degree or go for Accounting, Event Planning, etc in grad school? Or to get a new Bachelor's degree idea? Sorry, just a bit unclear to me.
I don't know how often this is done to get into law school, but I know many medical school applicants overcome low GPAs by getting a masters degree first. This website from 2009 will calculate your chances of getting into law schools based on past applicants. I plugged in 170 for the LSAT score, 2.8 for your GPA, and chose "no wait lists." Six people (100%) with those numbers got into Northwestern. 20% of the people with those numbers got into University of Virginia. Law School Probability Calculator
What other factors were there in those candidates admission profiles?
What work experience do you have? Internships, extracurriculars?
If you want to work in activism and nonprofits, you don't need a master's degree straight out the gate but you SHOULD have internship experience and a demonstrated commitment to the cause. If you're interested in reproductive rights, you should have served on the e-board of NARAL or a similar org on campus, have interned at Planned Parenthood, volunteered for a domestic violence hotline etc. There are a wide range of roles in a nonprofit setting - marketing, organizing, budget, digital content management (website, social media), customer service, and administrative. Don't be afraid to take a glorified secretary role - many people in nonprofits (myself included) have grown from there. Leadership in nonprofits often have MBAs, a related masters, or a professional degree in a related field (i.e. an exec at the American Cancer Society might have an MPH).
Event planning is another field that does not require a master's but DOES require work experience. Having sat on a hiring committee for an entry level event planning role before, I can say that we expected the candidate to have been very involved with either Student Events/Activities, concert planning, homecoming, or reunion at their undergraduate institution. In addition, they liked had an event planning internship or had worked in hospitality in some regard.
Psychology is a great liberal arts degree but there are little to no direct career prospects at the bachelor's level. That's ok! Working in an environment that you seem to be attracted to based on your career interests, I'll say that most of my colleagues have similar general liberal arts degrees. They learned how to speak, write, organize information, and think critically in college but developed work skills through internships. You need to learn how to leverage your experiences. If you don't have experience, get some quickly!
There are many other factors that are also taken into consideration that are not represented by the URM, GPA or LSAT.
Exactly. That's why you shouldn't tell someone he or she has no chance with a 2.8 GPA.
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