CHAPTER SUMMARY

This chapter makes an attempt to help you determine whether you SHOULD CONSIDER LAW SCHOOL. Before making that decision, you should find out about the LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE and investigate WHAT A CAREER IN LAW IS LIKE. We also indicate the reasons why you should visit the PRELAW OFFICE, talk to the prelaw advisor, and be an active member of the prelaw society at your college.    PRELAW ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS provide an in-depth opportunity to  inform yourself about a career. Consider summer enrichment programs OPEN TO ALL and those OPEN TO MINORITIES. . Many of the minority programs involve little or no expense and some provide stipends. Some one or two day seminars are offered in the Fall or Spring. THE STANDARD LAW SCHOOL DEGREE. Earning a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree usually involves three years (six semesters) of unrelenting academic effort and intense dedication. This is not an endeavor to consider unless this endeavor holds promise for you. Think and investigate thoroughly beffore you decide to become a lawyer.      A part-time degree program takes four-years.