apples or oranges, which taste better?b.economics usyd vs b.comm/law macquarie
in terms of job prospects in the business field.
well I want to do finance.apples or oranges, which taste better?
It all depends on what you want to do, if you want to do law then you wouldn't have as many job prospects if you did B Eco. You get the point...
The hours trollface.jpgOut of curiosity, what do you find appealing about finance?
Oh thanks for the advice especially from someone whos done an b.eco(hons)!!!Do law. Econ jobs are hard to get into. At least with law, you could broadly apply it to a range or areas.
Just out of curiosity, how important is vocab in law essays? Since I can construct a logical blah argument that answers the question with relative sophistication in terms of language and terminology, but I do have lapses in sophistication at times (HSC Essay Subjects).With a law degree and the legal profession, you need to have solid writing skills, because writing is a key component of law. As one of my lecturers told us "Good written communication skills are not an optional extra for law". If you are weak at writing then Law probably isn't the degree for you. In saying that though, if you are really passionate about Law then you should try it - writing is the type of thing where if you work hard at it you can definitely improve.
You don't need to use big words that no one has heard of. There is some law specific terminology that you pick up over time, but the main focus of law writing these days is plain language legal writing. People want to understand what you are writing/speaking about. The days of really obscure legal writing is pretty much over.Just out of curiosity, how important is vocab in law essays? Since I can construct a logical blah argument that answers the question with relative sophistication in terms of language and terminology, but I do have lapses in sophistication at times (HSC Essay Subjects).
I agree with this, but I'd also add, you need to be able to stand more complicated writing and terminology to be able to process that into simpler languages.You don't need to use big words that no one has heard of. There is some law specific terminology that you pick up over time, but the main focus of law writing these days is plain language legal writing. People want to understand what you are writing/speaking about. The days of really obscure legal writing is pretty much over.
As long as you can write clearly and concisely, you should be fine.
Good point. There is a lot of comprehension involved in law.I agree with this, but I'd also add, you need to be able to stand more complicated writing and terminology to be able to process that into simpler languages
As Izzy said, the emphasis these days is on plain english when it comes to writing in Law - at ND we were penalised for using "legalese" or writing in an overly complex manner. Being able to write in plain english is actually quite a good skill to have with regards to law, because you will often be faced with complex concepts and cases/legislation which can be verbose and difficult to comprehend. So if you can simplify stuff like that, you will do well.Just out of curiosity, how important is vocab in law essays? Since I can construct a logical blah argument that answers the question with relative sophistication in terms of language and terminology, but I do have lapses in sophistication at times (HSC Essay Subjects).
Omg how true. I haven't been able to crack the HD barrier for law essays due to poor expression.I agree with this, but I'd also add, you need to be able to stand more complicated writing and terminology to be able to process that into simpler languages.
In my law subject I've done so far, it wasn't as straightforward as "He stole the car so he was guilty". It was ranting and ranting in big words, and that is what was extracted.
Personally, I couldn't be a lawyer because having to sit there with the arguments for and the ones against in all the obnoxious big words drove me insane
You can apply law with almost anything, it could give you a leverage into finance.Oh thanks for the advice especially from someone whos done an b.eco(hons)!!!
Can I ask though, do you have a good job right now? is eco jobs really that hard? what would my specs have to be.
Also, with law what areas can i apply it to?
Definitely Modern History - as I have said a few times on BoS, I think that in terms of skills, Modern History is the closest HSC subject to Law.Would you say that essays in Law are more similar to English essays or Modern History essays (to those that did both subs)?
I know they are similar but in general I was v poor in advanced English (hence my drop to standard), but am pretty good with mods.