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How hard is law if you are bad at writing english essays. (1 Viewer)
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Drifting95
Should i change my DP?
Re: b.economics usyd vs b.comm/law macquarie
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...
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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...
Drifting95
Should i change my DP?
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Re: b.economics usyd vs b.comm/law macquarie
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Re: b.economics usyd vs b.comm/law macquarie
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?
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?
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. However, given your postings on BoS, I seriously doubt whether you are really passionate about it. Also, given how you have struggled thus far in your current degree, I would steer clear of Law if I were you.
albertcamus
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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).
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.
ilikecats
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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
Good point. There is a lot of comprehension involved in law.
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.
I would say that with Law, you need to have an ability to comprehend and simplify highly sophisticated and complex texts, as opposed to producing them yourself in a written assignment.
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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
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Re: b.economics usyd vs b.comm/law macquarie
However, as you've asked in the Law section, if you're not strong in english then you'll most likely suffer.
You can apply law with almost anything, it could give you a leverage into finance.
However, as you've asked in the Law section, if you're not strong in english then you'll most likely suffer.
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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.
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.
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.