Looking for direction Forum

[JIsland]

I am only nineteen but in the long run I would like to attend law school. I graduated high school in 2009 and decided to take a year off and work for the family business. I am attending college this fall and just have a couple questions to make sure I am making the right decisions.

First is my major. As of know I am an exercise science major being that is a field I have always enjoyed. I've been told it doesn't really matter what your early studies are but I'm always skeptical. Do I need to change my major or not?

Second are my high school issues. I did not always make the best decisions in high school and my grades heavily reflect that. Will this be another major issue or will i be redeemed by doing all i can to succeed in college.

Any advice anyone is willing to give will be greatly appreciated.

[Kilpatrick]

Your major does not matter at all for law school. Go with whatever you enjoy and/or you can get the best GPA in.

High school matters even less. In fact not just in terms of law school. Nothing that happened in high school really matters for the rest of your life. Something I wish I had known then.

[merichard87]

Major in whatever you want but research law and see if you are interested in IP, namely patents. If so you need to change your major. Other than that, enjoy college!

[TTH]

Law schools won't care about your major or what you did or didn't do in high school. What exactly do you study in exercise science?

[JIsland]

Excercise science is mostly the study of health. Nutrition, workouts and teaching others. Things of that nature.
Thank you all for the quick and helpful responses.

[merichard87]

Theres a major for that? Ok OP, your major concern should be keeping your GPA as high as possible but honestly you may want to consider a major that will provide more out-of-UG opportunities in case law school doesn't work out or if you have to push it back a few years. Just my opinion.

[JIsland]

Alright that's why I'm on here. To gain all the information I can. One of the major jobs that come from an exercise science major is a personal trainer.

[kalvano]

Alright that's why I'm on here. To gain all the information I can. One of the major jobs that come from an exercise science major is a personal trainer.

I have a friend that majored in the exercise science equivalent and minored in business. He is now the GM of a health club making $175K a year.

[umichgrad]

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[MC Southstar]

I'm only 19 but my mind is old and when things get for real my warm heart turns cold.

[holydonkey]

Choose a major that will improve your reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and writing ability. GPA is important, but developing these abilities will help you on the LSAT and in life.