Mitchell Said:

What math courses are req. to graduate law school? BTW, what do you think is better, law or teaching?

We Answered:

You will not need to know one bit of math for law school. The above poster's experience was similar to mine - you might have to do one or two fractions for estates and trusts (like know how to split an estate of $1 million into two even parts of $500,000 each), but even for that you will likely be allowed to use a calculator!! Through all my three years of law school, I heard nothing but jokes about how bad at math lawyers are, and how we're all in law school because we can't do math. This was, of course, an exaggeration, but it's meant to show you how little math you'll be expected to do as a law student. The only time you'll have to do math is if you take, for instance, a specialized elective in something like Gift and Estate Tax.

The whole bit about lawyers having to lie is a total lie in itself. Lawyers are scrutinized severely by the state bars that license them, and outright lying can be grounds for disbarment in some cases. I've never heard of a teacher being fired and losing her/his license for telling a lie.

It's also untrue to say that lawyers make much more than teachers. I was a teacher before I went to law school, and I made more as a teacher than I will make as a new lawyer. Lawyers also have MUCH MORE school-related debt than teachers, on the whole. Law students, on average, end up with about $80,000 in student loan debt just from law school, not including undergrad. So maybe we'll make more somewhere down the road, but for now, most of us are drowning in debt.

Francisco Said:

Should I apply to law school or wait a year and try to get a teaching job?

We Answered:

Set your goals to only work one year if you do. Jobs can suck you in and before you know it you've been there 5 years. From experience stay in school. Your brain is still in that mode. When you get out you lose that school thought process. Apply for the school, the worst good happen is that you don't get accepted and you take another class to bring up your average and you apply again. Good luck

Jamie Said:

Does any one know anything about civilian teaching jobs on the army bases in Iraq?

We Answered:

Never seen a civilian automotive instructors in Iraq.

Nina Said:

Loan forgiveness teaching at a foreign university or being a law student?

We Answered:

Are you in the US?

In the US returning to school would only DEFER your loans. You'd still have to pay once you graduated.

The US Dept of Ed also has some loan forgiveness programs for teachers, but you must teach in the US at an underprivledged school or if you teach math or science at the HS level but none of these program will forgive more than 20k and they are very limited.

Curtis Said:

are teaching, law, law enforcement , and medical jobs very secure you think?

We Answered:

no