Medical Student here looking to jump ship... Forum

[DoctorNo]

Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums so please treat me kindly .

I'm a medical student enrolled at my state's medical school. My undergrad GPA was a 3.75 with majors in Biology and Psychology. LSAT is unknown (haven't taken yet), but my MCAT was a 34. I'm wondering what obstacles or challenges I might encounter if I choose to apply to law school next year. Will my medical school grades and MCAT score and all be a positive aspect to my application or just more stuff to explain away in a PS?

Thanks for your time!

[whymeohgodno]

Stay in med school unless you get a 170+ on the LSAT.

[lawschooliseasy]

Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums so please treat me kindly .

I'm a medical student enrolled at my state's medical school. My undergrad GPA was a 3.75 with majors in Biology and Psychology. LSAT is unknown (haven't taken yet), but my MCAT was a 34. I'm wondering what obstacles or challenges I might encounter if I choose to apply to law school next year. Will my medical school grades and MCAT score and all be a positive aspect to my application or just more stuff to explain away in a PS?

Thanks for your time!

Stay in med school. Profit.

[JazzOne]

Stay in med school.

[Jack Smirks]

Just stay in med school dude.

[DoctorNo]

Well, money is not my primary concern. I guess I should have stated that at some point? I miss thinking, and I sincerely doubt there's any to be had in the next few years here. Hell, my nonscience GPA was a 3.97 and my science was a 3.6. I clearly liked one more than the other. Memorization of copious useless detail is not interesting in any way.

[The Gentleman]

Well, money is not my primary concern. I guess I should have stated that at some point? I miss thinking, and I sincerely doubt there's any to be had in the next few years here.

I'll trade my 171/4.0 for your med degree any day of the week.

[DoctorNo]

Well, money is not my primary concern. I guess I should have stated that at some point? I miss thinking, and I sincerely doubt there's any to be had in the next few years here.

I'll trade my 171/4.0 for your med degree any day of the week.

Why would you?

[dissonance1848]

Like everyone above said, stay in Med School. People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School or Business School.

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

[whymeohgodno]

Like everyone above said, stay in Med School. People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School or Business School.

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Blatant anti Harvard trolling.

[dissonance1848]

DoctorNo, the AMA restricts the supply of doctors. The ABA is a hoe which keeps stamping new TTTTTTTTT schools to throw people into the streets. There are around 23000 new doctors a year, which is below annual demand. There are 45000 new lawyers a year, which is triple (15000) the demand. Get it.

[DoctorNo]

Like everyone above said, stay in Med School. People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School or Business School.

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Not even if they miss writing or thinking rationally instead of the monotony of memorizing details?

[dissonance1848]

I am not anti-Harvard trolling. Check out the forums on the board by HLS students, plus its large size.

[gdane]

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Thats way too extreme.

Doctor No,

I get that you would prefer law school because you miss thinking and all that, but thats not all that law school is. Read through the site and find out exactly what you do as a law student. Its not that glamorous.

Stick with med school.

[dissonance1848]

Trust me, a job and a good paycheck will allow you to drown your sorrows.

[DoctorNo]

DoctorNo, the AMA restricts the supply of doctors. The ABA is a hoe which keeps stamping new TTTTTTTTT schools to throw people into the streets. There are around 23000 new doctors a year, which is below annual demand. There are 45000 new lawyers a year, which is triple (15000) the demand. Get it.

Is it worth it to have a guaranteed job you don't enjoy rather than possibly not having a job you will enjoy? Pragmatically for most, I suppose it's the former. But I have plenty of family money, and am not particularly worried about that aspect.

[JazzOne]

Like everyone above said, stay in Med School. People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School or Business School.

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Not even if they miss writing or thinking rationally instead of the monotony of memorizing details?

You've convinced me because there are no monotonous details to memorize in law school!

[Marionberry]

There is the remote possibility that someone might want to be lawyer for some reason besides the money. Just sayin.

Also, OP, do you want to be a lawyer, or do you just not want to be a Doctor? If it's the latter, I would reconsider.

[kazu]

Like everyone above said, stay in Med School. People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School, period. or Business School.

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

FTFY.

[DoctorNo]

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Thats way too extreme.

Doctor No,

I get that you would prefer law school because you miss thinking and all that, but thats not all that law school is. Read through the site and find out exactly what you do as a law student. Its not that glamorous.

Stick with med school.

Could you lead me to some particular topics? My girlfriend is a 1L at a T14 school, and the things she's learning are so much more intriguing to my mind. But I definitely might not get the whole picture from her alone. Thanks for the advice.

[DoctorNo]

Like everyone above said, stay in Med School. People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School or Business School.

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Not even if they miss writing or thinking rationally instead of the monotony of memorizing details?

You've convinced me because there are no monotonous details to memorize in law school!

I know that it's not the foundation of the program. Medical school is all memorization, all the time. Nothing else.

[gdane]

If you want to do it, do it.

You say money is not an issue? Then, give it a go.

If you dont like it once youre a student, you can find something else.

No sarcasm in my comment. Im serious. Go for it if you really dont want to be a med student.

[DoctorNo]

There is the remote possibility that someone might want to be lawyer for some reason besides the money. Just sayin.

Also, OP, do you want to be a lawyer, or do you just not want to be a Doctor? If it's the latter, I would reconsider.

I feel like I should have mentioned that in my original post, for sure...

Well, I'm not sure I would want to be a lawyer, but the diversity of options available to a law degree holder are certainly more intriguing to me than those available to an MD. Especially if I want little to nothing to do with science anymore.

[RVP11]

Unless you get into either Yale or Stanford, you are better off being a doctor.

Thats way too extreme.

Doctor No,

I get that you would prefer law school because you miss thinking and all that, but thats not all that law school is. Read through the site and find out exactly what you do as a law student. Its not that glamorous.

Stick with med school.

Could you lead me to some particular topics? My girlfriend is a 1L at a T14 school, and the things she's learning are so much more intriguing to my mind. But I definitely might not get the whole picture from her alone. Thanks for the advice.

1L = common sense, common law subjects
2L/3L/actual legal practice = boring, seemingly arbitrary, detailed rules

A lot of the fun dies.

[The Gentleman]

People basically go to law school if:

1) They have useless UG degrees, or
2) Couldn't get into a reasonable Med School or Business School.

Put me down for #1.