Does doing a Law degree mean no Social Life?

I am about to do a law degree next year. But I am really scard now as all my friends to change courses, or to at least combine it with another degree. Is it really that hard...and do you find yourself doing more work than most other people, with little time for social life, esp in 2nd &3rd year?
I want to do a Law degree, but I also want to live my life to the full and have a great social life at university.

How do you guys that do Law find it???
And will becoming a lawyer also mean work work work??(Just in case u know any lawyers).
What am I getting myself into?!!

1. Not all Law degrees are the same
2. Not all lawyers are the same
3. Not all Law degrees have the same workload
4. Not all lawyers have the same workload
5. What's a 'great social life?'
6. What's 'hardwork'?

Your post is completely subjective - you either want to do Law or you don't. You're either willing to put in the effort, or you're not. You either want to be a lawyer, or you don't. You either want to be a hard-working lawyer, or a shitty, unemployed one.

I really can't help you anymore than that.

I believe Nina is female.

And you will get a social life, but not one which will permit you to run 3 socs, play in the football and hockey teams, go clubbing twice a week and have 2 hours lunchbreak every day (stares accusingly at the philosophers!)

Am I gonna have time to do all the sport & music I wanna do?

1. Not all Law degrees are the same
2. Not all lawyers are the same
3. Not all Law degrees have the same workload
4. Not all lawyers have the same workload
5. What's a 'great social life?'
6. What's 'hardwork'?

Your post is completely subjective - you either want to do Law or you don't. You're either willing to put in the effort, or you're not. You either want to be a lawyer, or you don't. You either want to be a hard-working lawyer, or a shitty, unemployed one.

I really can't help you anymore than that.

I'm sorry Lauren, but I am aware of all the things you have stated in 2-6. In order to get rid of my fears I had to be subjective, because it is what I'VE been hearing. I just wanted to see whether this was in fact true or whether it was all being a bit sensationalised. I gues when I said a 'great social life', I was a bit ambigious', but I just meant the time to do what you want you want without always being bogged down by work...which is what A-levels feels, esp after March!

I dont think you can "you either want to do Law or you don't"; its not really as simple as that. I think most people take Law because they like the subject, but once they see the workload it all becomes a little less glamorous...unless you like the subject and you really like where its going. You never really know whether you want to do Law until you've really spent some time doing it...as with any other subject..and esp since most people will never have done the subject.

BTW, I dont really know whether I want to be a lawyer, I am not doing Law simply because of that. I just asked because I am exploring it as a career path.

And don't worry if you cant help darl, there are many others who are willing to

I have to say that if you want to go into law you have to be prepared to make some sacrifices. I am certain that a Law degree is definitely one of the hardest courses you could attempt. If you want to be a successful lawyer then you must realise that your Degree will have to have top priority in your life. I know it sounds very harsh but your social life will have to be satisfied with second place. You must be ready to leave your social life behind as soon as you realise your Law Degree is not going the right way for you. It's all right to have a good social life in the beginning (nothing too extravagant though) but when things begin to get overloaded you have to learn to control yourself. Make yourself understand that this 'torture' will only take away a couple of years from your entire life. Once you have graduated and established yourself with a good job then you will have the chance to make up for all that lost social time and rebuild your social life. Indeed, if you work harder leaving less time for social life in those few years, you may end up having a 10 times better social life 5 years later which will continue for the rest of your life. I myself am very far from even applying for a law course but that is what I think to be the right way to look at all this. Lawyers must learn how to make sacrifices as such.

I have to say that if you want to go into law you have to be prepared to make some sacrifices. I am certain that a Law degree is definitely one of the hardest courses you could attempt. If you want to be a successful lawyer then you must realise that your Degree will have to have top priority in your life. I know it sounds very harsh but your social life will have to be satisfied with second place. You must be ready to leave your social life behind as soon as you realise your Law Degree is not going the right way for you. It's all right to have a good social life in the beginning (nothing too extravagant though) but when things begin to get overloaded you have to learn to control yourself. Make yourself understand that this 'torture' will only take away a couple of years from your entire life. Once you have graduated and established yourself with a good job then you will have the chance to make up for all that lost social time and rebuild your social life. Indeed, if you work harder leaving less time for social life in those few years, you may end up having a 10 times better social life 5 years later which will continue for the rest of your life. I myself am very far from even applying for a law course but that is what I think to be the right way to look at all this. Lawyers must learn how to make sacrifices as such.