Law student that hates law school - how to switch into business?
I'm one month into law school but I hate the classes so much that I want to drop out. I'd like to be working in some combination of finance / business / biotech.
Background
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I chose history as my major in college because I was "good at reading / writing"
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Decided to go to law school because I didn't know what else to do with my history degree + parental pressure to choose a "prestigious" career
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I discovered my passion for finance and biotech my senior year of college, but I had already taken the LSAT + applied by that time
Current Situation
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I absolutely loathe the law school curriculum. Law is at least 40-50 years behind current technology / trends. They even have a name for this concept - "stare decisis" or "everything has to remain the same forever because change is scary"
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I'm high energy + a risk taker and law is suffocating to me.
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I'm already zoning out in lecture, and daydreaming about working in finance or tech
Possible options
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Drop out of law school and get another bachelor's in finance. -- this seems like the least practical option
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Finish law school, do biglaw, then pivot into IB -- seems like the most feasible, but I don't know if I could stomach law for this long.
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Finish law school, work in-house at a company, then pivot into business -- not sure if lawyers can jump into business like this anymore
Final Notes
Yes, before you say anything, I am a dumb ass for getting into law school without knowing what it entails. I regret it every day. But I'd still like to find a way to get out of this mess.
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