European: Not sure what to do...
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:42 pm
Hi guys,
I am finishing my freshman year, my GPA is a 3.67 but I'm getting a 4.0 this semester and hope to raise my GPA to 3.8ish by the time I graduate. Anyways I didn't come here to discuss that. I came because I am European (Belgian to be exact) but I am kind of a special case. My dad was a diplomat so I have never lived in any single country for more than 4 years, this meant that I went to international schools my whole life which is why I went to America for college. Anyways, I am very interested in law and am definitely going to go to law school after college. I am going to have to say that I have fallen in love with America and it's culture even though I realize there are a lot of things about this country that are to say the least pretty darn f*cked up , but hey what country doesn't have it's problems?
My problem (and this is the only problem, I don't have any financial problems or anything) is that my first language is English, I speak French conversationally but am by no means fluent enough to hold a job where French speaking is required to be fluent. Now this may not seem like a problem, but I think it is, because as a European I think that unless I get a visa to work in the states then I must work in Europe and the only English speaking countries in Europe are the UK and Ireland. So I have a few questions that I need answers to.
1. How useful will a law degree from the States be in Europe and what is my likelihood of getting a good job (provided I go to a T14 school)? Will I be able to work anywhere other than the UK and Ireland?
2. If I get a law degree in the states, what are the chances that I may be able to get a greencard and continue working in the states?
3. Should I focus on international law or follow the law which I am most interested in (right now I honestly don't know what type of law I'm most interested in... good thing I still got 3 years to decide lmao)
I am finishing my freshman year, my GPA is a 3.67 but I'm getting a 4.0 this semester and hope to raise my GPA to 3.8ish by the time I graduate. Anyways I didn't come here to discuss that. I came because I am European (Belgian to be exact) but I am kind of a special case. My dad was a diplomat so I have never lived in any single country for more than 4 years, this meant that I went to international schools my whole life which is why I went to America for college. Anyways, I am very interested in law and am definitely going to go to law school after college. I am going to have to say that I have fallen in love with America and it's culture even though I realize there are a lot of things about this country that are to say the least pretty darn f*cked up , but hey what country doesn't have it's problems?
My problem (and this is the only problem, I don't have any financial problems or anything) is that my first language is English, I speak French conversationally but am by no means fluent enough to hold a job where French speaking is required to be fluent. Now this may not seem like a problem, but I think it is, because as a European I think that unless I get a visa to work in the states then I must work in Europe and the only English speaking countries in Europe are the UK and Ireland. So I have a few questions that I need answers to.
1. How useful will a law degree from the States be in Europe and what is my likelihood of getting a good job (provided I go to a T14 school)? Will I be able to work anywhere other than the UK and Ireland?
2. If I get a law degree in the states, what are the chances that I may be able to get a greencard and continue working in the states?
3. Should I focus on international law or follow the law which I am most interested in (right now I honestly don't know what type of law I'm most interested in... good thing I still got 3 years to decide lmao)