Hi! I’m not sure what to do so I thought I’d ask the people of Reddit their opinions. I’m not sure what I want to do with my life!
I always thought I wanted to go to law school and become an atty. Currently I work as a Court Clerk and have for two years. I like watching it, but sometimes I second guess if I could do it myself. I’m interest in criminal law (defense and prosecution) and family law. I took the lsat a while ago and got a bad score so I canceled it and plan on retaking it. But, I find myself at a cross roads of it it’s really what I want to do because honestly anything sounds exciting (I love learning). And the cost/reward of law school is another thing that I’ve had to consider.
I recently contemplated the idea of going to grad school and studying something like Public policy (focusing on education or child advocacy). Or criminal justice but I’m not really sure how far I could get with a masters in that field without getting a PhD. Or even social work, or using my history degree.
Background info: I have a Bachelor of Arts in poli sci and history, and had a 3.87 gpa in undergrad. I like learning about the criminal justice system, and specifically wish to focus on the Juvenile Side. I’m only 23 and I know I have my whole life ahead of me, just sometimes there’s this pressure of figuring out what I want to do and there’s too many options! I just don’t know, and could see myself being happy doing anything related to law/government that’s a step up from what i do now.
So if you have recommendations I would love to hear them or just what your career path is! Thanks in advance! Also note I’m fully aware the world kinda sucks right now, but I feel like if I don’t move forward with a career path I’ll be stuck forever (I know I won’t be but my head tells me that!)