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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with PPs that it's too early to worry about, and that your son should focus on getting good grades so that he has lots of options for grad school if that's what he wants.  I'd encourage a degree in economics or business, but really it doesn't much matter that much.

The one thing I wanted to add to the "should I go to law school topic" is that it's not just the loans, it's the three years of lost experience and wages.  When I got out of law school, my peers who went straight to work after college had three years of resume experience, income, credit history, etc.  It put them ahead in a lot of ways.  [/quote]

I agree with the focus on getting good grades now, but actually think a history degree isn't a bad choice.  History majors tend to learn how to do research, formulate issues and arguments, and write well.  Not bad skills to have if you're considering law school, and skills that a lot of other employers value.

I also agree with previous posters who suggest that you not pay for law school unless your son works in some type of legal job first--an internship at a law firm, or a job at the local DAs or a legal aid office, or a stint as a paralegal, or something so that he can separate TV from reality.  [/quote]

No, just no, unless you plan to be an academic in history (and really, who does), history is a complete waste of a major.  Too many college students major in the history/humanities with no clue about how they are going to put that degree to use.

I agree that he needs to be able to get into a top ten school to make law school worthwhile, and be prepared to do well enough there to be at least in the top third of the class (not so important if he really does get into Yale).  Also, I strongly advise that he worked as a paralegal for at least a year if he remains interested.   He needs to understand how much of the legal business is not that much fun.[/quote]

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