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[quote=Anonymous]Definitely does not help that she's a STEM major, that really has nothing to do with law school or the skills valued there. That's a real switch in interests - why does she want to go to law school? I'm not sure your relationship with her / her parents and unfortunately it sounds like if you say anything it may we'll fall on deaf ears but personally I might consider saying something. That said, I think you should approach it once, say what you want to say, and then drop it. Also, you'll need to be careful how you approach it - coming at it from a &quot;she probably won't get into a good enough school&quot; is likely to not be taken well.

I think I'd focus more on what makes her think she wants to be a lawyer, what does she know about what lawyers actually do and what draws her to that, what does she know about the cost of law school / the legal market these days, etx.

It's a hard call. Having gone to law school myself, I think I'd feel obligated to talk it through with a family member considering it at at least make sure they were going in eyes wide open. It's hard to say what place your opinion has here (how it will be received), but biology -&gt; law is an odd path and I'd certainly like to see her thinking about it more first.[/quote]

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