LZ, if your major is physics and philosophy, even after your graduation, there is no good job in US for you as either a physicist or philosopher. Going directly to law school would be a better choice. Having said that, if you can back up your application with some real life experience as a volunteer in US or China, or community activist in US, or minority group leader, you would have a good chance to be admitted to a good program. Of course, GPA and LSAT scores count.
-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/3/6 2:48:23)
LZ, if your major is physics and philosophy, even after your graduation, there is no good job in US for you as either a physicist or philosopher. Going directly to law school would be a better choice. Having said that, if you can back up your application with some real life experience as a volunteer in US or China, or community activist in US, or minority group leader, you would have a good chance to be admitted to a good program. Of course, GPA and LSAT scores count.
-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/3/6 2:48:23)
I am not exactly worried about job aspects. I probably won't be a physicist or philosopher anyways. If I do work, then I will probably do consulting or investment banking - or if I can enter a private equity firm, that would be ideal.
I am more worried about going to law school with no prior working experience will affect my understanding of the law.
-- by 会员 日落归田园 (2011/3/7 12:11:54)
这没什么关系的，很多JD也是直接读law school的。当然有工作经验好，但没有也不会有什么劣势，英语够好就行啦，professor们上课call on的时候听恐怖的。。。
If your aim is to work at IB, why not IB-MBA-Director path?
-- by 会员 viennawong (2011/4/25 14:23:23)
我认识/听说去哈佛的四个牛人（都不是华人），一个本科直接申，但是暑假实习是在投行的IBD，两个是master直接申（一个u of toronto哲学的，一个uc berkeley engineering)，还有一个做过咨询和四大。所以招生还是很diversify的，无论你有没有工作经验。不会说有工作经验反而不prefer你。
西北的确强调工作经验，但是我认识的两个去西北的中国人，都是没有工作经验的，但是读了master。所以也都不是绝对。
基本上来说，牛人工作不工作，学校都会收。
-- by 会员 daskh2001 (2011/4/25 3:39:17)
LZ, if your major is physics and philosophy, even after your graduation, there is no good job in US for you as either a physicist or philosopher. Going directly to law school would be a better choice. Having said that, if you can back up your application with some real life experience as a volunteer in US or China, or community activist in US, or minority group leader, you would have a good chance to be admitted to a good program. Of course, GPA and LSAT scores count.
-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/3/6 2:48:23)
I am not exactly worried about job aspects. I probably won't be a physicist or philosopher anyways. If I do work, then I will probably do consulting or investment banking - or if I can enter a private equity firm, that would be ideal.
I am more worried about going to law school with no prior working experience will affect my understanding of the law.
-- by 会员 日落归田园 (2011/3/7 12:11:54)
这没什么关系的，很多JD也是直接读law school的。当然有工作经验好，但没有也不会有什么劣势，英语够好就行啦，professor们上课call on的时候听恐怖的。。。
-- by 会员 sunnylbs (2011/3/8 6:53:42)
