Law School was a drag...Can History be the Future?

[g-tex]

I am just beginning a search that will hopefully result in attending a graduate program in History. I thought I would dip into the vast pool of knowledge known as the Gradcafe to see what likely consequences exist for my less-than-stellar Law School career. Many issues contributed to grades below a B average in Law School, but success has been on my side since that time. So, I basically have two questions;

1) How important will my law school transcripts be; like I said, cumulatively sub 3.00 work, but I had some very high points in clinical education and a research paper related to Law, Religion, and Society, specifically Homosexuality and the Anglican/Episcopal Church...(Graduated 2005: Southern Methodist University)

2) How important will my undergraduate work be; BA German Language/Literature-cum laude grad, 4.00 final year of undergrad, winner of competitive fellowship for study in Germany for 1 year, National German Language/Literature/Culture award (Uni Karlsruhe, DE), honors history paper nominated to be published...(Graduated 2001: Sewanee)

Thanks in advance for the input!

[cornellhopeful]

I am sorry that I can't give you advice on these questions, as I have not applied either. I was wondering why you decided to change from a career in law to history? (I am deciding between the 2 fields right now).

[sankd]

Okay, this is an easy reply. First off, you need to figure out if this is really what you want to do.

Second, you start at a bedrock of your undergraduate background. The JD is all extra. Whether it is good or not is subjective and depends on what you want to do, where you apply, and who is reading your application.

[misterpat]

Okay, this is an easy reply. First off, you need to figure out if this is really what you want to do.

Second, you start at a bedrock of your undergraduate background. The JD is all extra. Whether it is good or not is subjective and depends on what you want to do, where you apply, and who is reading your application.

This.