2006-08-25 14:20:33 · 12 answers · asked by The Apostle 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Fact - There are at least 5 times more lawyers in the US than engineers.
Fact - With any undergraduate degree you can become a lawyer. However, if you want to be an engineer you have to start from the beginning.
Fact - If you are an engineer you can go into any profession, be a teacher, president, law with very little additional training. If you have any other degree you can't be an engineer.
Fact - An undergraduate degree in engineering is considered a professional degree
Fact - More idiots in congress are lawyers than engineers (that says it all)
EE is harder!
2006-08-25 14:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by ic3d2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, EE is harder. I say this knowing people who have done, and are currently in both programs, and I am neither - hence a relatively neutral party.
Law requires analytical thinking, ability to focus, and the ability to read A LOT. It is, however, at the base of it simply understanding how to manipulate a set of rules.
EE requires all of that with the addition of abstract thinking, math, and knowledge of other subjects - metallurgy, chemistry, physics, etc. It is also more demanding and rigorous in terms of time, required knowledge, and the depth of knowledge necessary to do day-to-day work once you're in a career. It will also likely make you pasty and possibly antisocial - this does not occur with the study of law.
Not that the BAR exam is easy, but the fact remains that most people who go into Law school do so with social science degrees, and had easier undergrads than most anyone in a science/engineering program. Take their opinions with a grain of salt.
I knew plenty of people in Sci/Eng that shifted down to social sciences to get A's and boost their GPA, and also knew plenty of Social Sci majors that had to take one course of basic physics or Calc and failed mutliple times. The EE discipline is simply harder - maybe not harder to excel in than law, but harder overall.
2006-08-25 17:14:42 · answer #2 · answered by Shofix 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, I see the ABA has reps here.
No, law is not harder than Electrical Engineering. EE takes a lot of really hard math, and most colleges have courses designed to eliminate all but the very best. Anybody can get a law degree if they can get admitted. Look at Anita Hill.
2006-08-25 14:27:38 · answer #3 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lawlessness
2006-08-25 14:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by Erin the ROCKSTAR! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say electrical engineering. But then again it's probably because that's what I have my degree in
2006-08-25 14:23:31 · answer #5 · answered by WILLIAM R T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
law is harder. science follows rules that don't change.
2006-08-25 14:26:27 · answer #6 · answered by elbowfreek 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
law
2006-08-25 14:22:44 · answer #7 · answered by marinecorpsmos 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends if your better with numbers or letters^^
2006-08-25 14:26:32 · answer #8 · answered by J&B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is different, people have different natural skills
2006-08-25 14:21:58 · answer #9 · answered by Hard Rocker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you want a challenge? go with law
2006-08-25 14:22:39 · answer #10 · answered by michelle 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋