I'm currently in year 12, close to completing the HSC and I'm looking into a law degree at a few universities.
I'm concerned mainly with two questions, and yes I realise they are subjective and opinionated but I'd like a range of opinions if possible.
Firstly, is a law degree at university enjoyable? tedious? suicide inducing?
And similarly, the career itself; Is practising law enjoyable for most people despite the inevitable stress?
First, your question is way too subjective. Whether you find law enjoyable really depends on you.
That being said, from personal experience, studying law in uni turned out to be not even close to what I imagined it to be like while I was doing my HSC.
Here's what I learnt at uni
- to enjoy class, you really need to do ALL your readings, which sometimes you just can't possibly do, also you need to participate in class discussions, otherwise you'll find it boring
- how well you do in hsc is no reflection of how well you'll do in law school AT ALL. i know this sounds a bit racist but most asians who get into law don't deserve to be, it's because of all the tutoring they do (I'm asian by the way). this is an objective assessment because on observations.
- it's gets pretty stressful sometimes. unless you're on the ball and up to date all the time (again sometimes impossible), you'll find it stressful come exam time. in the 1st few years, it's ok because you share notes with friends but in the last few years when you start doing electives, you sometimes don't have notes to share and have to do it yourself and that's bloody stressful.
- finally, don't expect to get the same marks you get in high school, otherwise you'll have a mental breakdown. a credit average (low 70s) is considered bloody good in law school.