Best way to become a tax attorney?
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at
10:02 pm
winback asked:
I am an undergraduate in accounting with an interest in going to law school to become a tax attorney.
I am an undergraduate in accounting with an interest in going to law school to become a tax attorney.
Should I simply major in business administration, which is easier than accounting, to boost my GPA to increase my chances of being accepted into law school?
Or should I stay in accounting, (which is buy drugs online without prescription harder) and lower my chances for a higher GPA, and then apply to law school?
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Tough call. It will depend on whether the law schools’ admissions committees are insightful or not–and that might differ depending on where you apply.
I’m going to guess that in most cases they won’t appreciate the difference in degree of difficulty and will instead focus on the GPA as if they’re equally tough.
Therefore I’d suggest switching to business. Unless you can come up with a way to earn a solid GPA in accounting.
Don’t want to sign off without noting that other things that help you get into law school are: super-high LSAT scores; attorneys who will write letters of recommendation for you; experience in intercollegiate debate; a good number of courses in the pre-law curriculum (not necessarily a major, but try to cover things like intro. to business law or intro. to poli sci).