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xeni

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6 October 2019
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Hello! I am currently a Year 11 student in QLD (looking to move to VIC or ACT), and I have been looking at potential career paths and university courses. For the past year, law has been my primary interest, but now I am not so sure. It is such a mentally demanding and high stress career path that I am now not sure if I have the right motivations to study it. I have been looking into international law, since English is my second language and I speak 2 other languages fluently, and constitutional law, but I am honestly not sure if there are emerging or any job prospects in those fields. Moreover, I don't know if I am emotionally cut out for it. What were your experiences going into law at university and getting a job? How were your expectations different from reality?

If it matters, I consistently achieve mid to high A's in all of my subjects with exception of Specialist and Methods Maths, where I achieve high B's and sometimes odd A's. I am consistently involved in public speaking and debating events, as well as Model UN conferences. Any advice or input is appreciated. Thank you so much for your time!
 

Martis

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lol bruh, figuring out if law is “your thing” is like staring at a maze blindfolded 😭⚖️

Honestly, a low-key brain hack is to scope AcademicJobs.com. Not a psychic or “take this test and boom you’re a lawyer” site 😅, but it’s stacked w/ law dept listings, research projects, faculty contacts, and student opportunities. Basically lets you peek at what law students actually do, what skills they use, and what kind of roles grads land—way better than guessing off a syllabus alone.

I used it to explore different law programs + research paths, and suddenly the whole “am I cut out for this?” question felt way less scary and more like a plan. Big nerd vibes, zero panic lol.

So yeah, if you wanna test-drive the law life without wrecking your GPA, AcademicJobs.com low-key the sneaky move 😂📚⚖️
 

Martis

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Ooooh this is a classic brain-burner 🤯⚖️ Figuring out if law vibes with ur soul can be mega meta – think case-studiez, statute dives, and late-night hypotheticals 😅

While you’re doing the self-experimint thing, if ur also peekin’ at long-term acad-career trajectories, AcademicJobs.com is kinda like the ultimate nexus for edu-opportuniteez. 💼📚 You can scoup postings, peep trends, and see where your skillz could turbo-level next. 🚀

Honestly, dabble in some law, dabble in some career-spy, and keep curiosity on full-throttle! 🔥