If the workfield for law is that bad, what other fields can I look into?
I'm a smart person, straight up. I don't want to do anything in the medical field or engineering field, so I'm sure If I wanted to, I would be able to. I live in Canada and nor do I plan on moving to the US. My province has about 1 million people and our top Univeristy has a quota for Law students of only 101 (though last year they took about 200 out of over 900). I want to do Law but I don't like the idea of lowering myself down to jobs below me and getting nowhere in my future if I got a law degree and the idea of being like a billion in debt isn't that great either. Are there are other fields similar enough to Law that do have job markets? Where I live, the jobs in demand are nurses but considering that many of the immigrants here are doing nursing courses, that'll likely be a overloaded workfield soon enough too (plus,I dont even want to be a nurse). I'm good at writing. Also, I love physics but I don't care enough to persue a career in it. There's just a billion people writing/ranting about how the job market is terrible and that it'll be hard finding job since some people refer to the internet not lawyers.
Law & Legal - 4 Answers
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I'm not sure I understand your reasoning for concluding that law is not a viable career in your area. Have you compared the number of vacancies in the legal sector compared to the number of graduates who may or may not successfully complete their degree in the next 3 years or so? Have you looked at the destinations of law graduates in the last 3-5 years ( many unis provide this information) Have you looked at the different types of legal sector specialities you could pursue, and the availability of jobs in these areas? Might be an idea to be more specific about what jobs would be 'below ' you- do you mean jobs you don't want ( like medical/nursing), jobs you believe to be not worthwhile either socially or financially, or jobs that fail to recognise and reward your extensive skills, knowledge and experience? You sound as though you haven't done enough serious research here, but based your decisions on a number of assumptions drawn from minimal information- not a good sign for someone who wants a career in law.
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You have to make up your own mind......doesn't really appear to me that you don't want to do anything that's really in demand.......sorry.
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You're smart about law. I agree with what you said there. I would suggest leaning about business and how to start one. The whole employment model is that you put in your time and you get a check. But by the time you get it, the government and boss take most of it. In a business, you put in money to free up more time for yourself. That time is used for you to learn about other businesses to buy and soon other investments.
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Ignore the people talking about how the job market is terrible for lawyers. They are referring to the U.S. job market for lawyers, which is unique and very different from the Canadian job market for lawyers. Some of them just mindlessly post about the U.S. job market for any question about lawyers even when it is not relevant because the questions are about lawyers in the UK, Canada, Asia etc. and they are totally ignorant about how the legal profession and law schools function outside the U.S. The U.S. is fairly unique because it has neither quality nor quantity control over the number of law schools that may exist and the number of law school students they may enroll and graduate. The end result is an oversupply of poorly prepared entry level lawyers, and not nearly enough job/work availability in a healthy economy let alone one in recession. In contrast, here are the relevant facts you should be aware of with regards to law practice in Canada. The bar association in Canada tightly restricts the amount of schools and students and Canada graduates about 3% as many lawyers as the U.S. annually (about 30-35% per capita). In Canada, a year of articling is required after graduation, meaning that everyone must find an apprenticeship with a firm, government organization or solo practitioner before they can write the bar. Articling rates are above 95% at all schools and class sizes aren’t allowed to increase faster than new articling spots open up. Education in Canada is publically funded and law school tuitions are around 10-15K/year. This is misleading however as there are many generous provincial bursaries available and the average student there graduates around $50K in debt (mind you, you end up paying in the end in the form of higher taxes when you become a lawyer). In Canada, big law firms ("BigLaw") hire around 1/4 to 1/3 of the class from most schools and pays around $90K to start (BigLaw partners still make north of $500K). The distributions aren’t bimodal in Canada however and small firms pay $60-70K with government paying about the same. Basically everyone is guaranteed about $60K and will have a manageable debtload. One other major difference is that there are no easy law schools to get into in Canada. There may not be any as competitive as top American schools like Harvard and Yale but even Canada's “bad†schools have LSAT medians around 160. If you get under 158 on the LSAT in Canada, you really have no chance of getting into law school. This is much higher than the requirements to get into dozens of law schools in the United States where people with 155 LSAT scores and 3.3 GPA's are deluded into believing that they have a path to above average wealth through law school, when they are in fact, of very average (or below average) ability. That being said, if you are good at writing you could also look at careers in journalism. You also need not pursue one career to the exclusion of the other. There are former and practicing lawyers that are journalists and writers.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
I feel like I'm going to have a nervous break down
I feel like I'm going to have a nervous break down...?
I filed for permanent residency to Canada in March this year. While it has been processing I have traveling back and forth between Canada and the U.S because my family is so negative and antagonistic that I had to stay with my husband (a Canadian) in Canada most of the time. An example of how they are is-I lent my parents money I had saved for college, they said they'd pay me back so I could continue with my degree, instead they spent the money on clothes and other things and when I asked for it back they told me how ungrateful I am and that I have no right to ask them for anything because I'm a child (I'm 22 years old) They also hid a letter I received from immigration requesting fingerprints. I should have received the letter in April, but like I said someone hid it and I found it while visiting them in September. My husband and I have also been supporting my grandmother who was placed in a nursing home by my parents that had no running water, no light and had a deceased women sleeping in the same room with her. So we are spending about $800 a month to keep her in a better nursing home. I sent my fingerprints to the FBI as part of the immigration process it's been 12 weeks they are stalling and I am running out of money, I have overstayed my time in Canada and I am desperate I don't know who to contact because the FBI keep telling to call back next week (I've been calling for 3 weeks now). So basically now I am left with the choice of putting my grandmother on the streets, figuring out which embassy, diplomat or whoever I need to speak to get some sort of help quickly or just sit and be depressed. I know and understand a lot of people out there have it worse than me and I think about that everyday and think that everything will be okay, but lately everything has been too much and I don't know what to do...please help.
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Your husband should be supporting you even if he lives in Canada. Contact the American Consulate and see if they can help speed things up. Meanwhile try and find a job, any job to support yourself until you can move. Contact United Way to see if they can help with grandmother. You can also contact Human Resource department and see if they can help. Look into low cost housing and if you have to, apply for food stamps. If you have worked at all see if you can apply for unemployment benefits. Other sources you can try is contacting your local Representative, your senator, congressman, and state Governor to help with your application to Canada.
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I filed for permanent residency to Canada in March this year. While it has been processing I have traveling back and forth between Canada and the U.S because my family is so negative and antagonistic that I had to stay with my husband (a Canadian) in Canada most of the time. An example of how they are is-I lent my parents money I had saved for college, they said they'd pay me back so I could continue with my degree, instead they spent the money on clothes and other things and when I asked for it back they told me how ungrateful I am and that I have no right to ask them for anything because I'm a child (I'm 22 years old) They also hid a letter I received from immigration requesting fingerprints. I should have received the letter in April, but like I said someone hid it and I found it while visiting them in September. My husband and I have also been supporting my grandmother who was placed in a nursing home by my parents that had no running water, no light and had a deceased women sleeping in the same room with her. So we are spending about $800 a month to keep her in a better nursing home. I sent my fingerprints to the FBI as part of the immigration process it's been 12 weeks they are stalling and I am running out of money, I have overstayed my time in Canada and I am desperate I don't know who to contact because the FBI keep telling to call back next week (I've been calling for 3 weeks now). So basically now I am left with the choice of putting my grandmother on the streets, figuring out which embassy, diplomat or whoever I need to speak to get some sort of help quickly or just sit and be depressed. I know and understand a lot of people out there have it worse than me and I think about that everyday and think that everything will be okay, but lately everything has been too much and I don't know what to do...please help.
Family - 1 Answers
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Your husband should be supporting you even if he lives in Canada. Contact the American Consulate and see if they can help speed things up. Meanwhile try and find a job, any job to support yourself until you can move. Contact United Way to see if they can help with grandmother. You can also contact Human Resource department and see if they can help. Look into low cost housing and if you have to, apply for food stamps. If you have worked at all see if you can apply for unemployment benefits. Other sources you can try is contacting your local Representative, your senator, congressman, and state Governor to help with your application to Canada.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Is the Australian RN degree equivalent to the Canadian RN degree
Is the Australian RN degree equivalent to the Canadian RN degree?
Is the Australian Bachelor of Nursing Science degree equivalent to the Canadian Bachelor of Science in Nursing? If I obtained a degree in Australia, is it transferable to Canada? I had e-mailed the College of Nurses in Ontario to find out, but they said that I needed to apply for an assessment. I'm nowhere near ready to apply for an assessment, so I was just wondering if anyone else had experience in the matter. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Health Care - 2 Answers
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If you posess a degree - or any extra qualification - then you'll already be ahead of the masses when it comes to hunting for careers. My mate has a degree and he wasn't certain what direction to go with it, but he unearthed some good tips on the website in the resource box below which guided him to settle that he wanted to be a lab assistant. There is a lot of assistance on the website regarding extra careers.
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Every Country even the States in Australia all have different rules, regulations, standards and passes for the EN's, Div 1 RN's and the most complicated Division 2 RN's. Who may or may not have endorsement. They can have oral and topical. Now outdated. IM and Sub cuts with oral and trans-dermal. Now the Endorsed, which I'm one of, who have IM, Sub cut, oral, topical and Schedule 8,9 and DD's. Such a mess in Australia! Canada will except your Bachelor of Nursing BUT they will make you go through all there stuff to bring you up or down, whichever, to meet their requirements. When are we just going to be all the same???? It was hard enough changing my EEN in South Australia to Endorsed RN Div 2 in Victoria. Yikes! Really puts you off doesn't it?
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Is the Australian Bachelor of Nursing Science degree equivalent to the Canadian Bachelor of Science in Nursing? If I obtained a degree in Australia, is it transferable to Canada? I had e-mailed the College of Nurses in Ontario to find out, but they said that I needed to apply for an assessment. I'm nowhere near ready to apply for an assessment, so I was just wondering if anyone else had experience in the matter. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Health Care - 2 Answers
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If you posess a degree - or any extra qualification - then you'll already be ahead of the masses when it comes to hunting for careers. My mate has a degree and he wasn't certain what direction to go with it, but he unearthed some good tips on the website in the resource box below which guided him to settle that he wanted to be a lab assistant. There is a lot of assistance on the website regarding extra careers.
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Every Country even the States in Australia all have different rules, regulations, standards and passes for the EN's, Div 1 RN's and the most complicated Division 2 RN's. Who may or may not have endorsement. They can have oral and topical. Now outdated. IM and Sub cuts with oral and trans-dermal. Now the Endorsed, which I'm one of, who have IM, Sub cut, oral, topical and Schedule 8,9 and DD's. Such a mess in Australia! Canada will except your Bachelor of Nursing BUT they will make you go through all there stuff to bring you up or down, whichever, to meet their requirements. When are we just going to be all the same???? It was hard enough changing my EEN in South Australia to Endorsed RN Div 2 in Victoria. Yikes! Really puts you off doesn't it?
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