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There doesn't need to be a single instantaneous answer Posted by MI-Roger [Email]  (#882) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from MI-Roger) on Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:15:50
In Reply to: O.T. Where should I take my life?, Finch, Fri, 2 Dec 2005 13:18:19 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
If you are not interested in practicing law, why spend three years of your life and $100,000 of your future income to earn a Law Degree? Intellectual Property Law has many different aspects, some can be performed without a technical degree (Trademarks and Copyrights), while others (Patent Law) require an Engineering or Science Degree, preferably a Masters or Doctorate! On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with working in an intellectually stimulating environment, i.e. law clerk, and earning spending money, while deciding where you want to go from there.
You enjoy history, urban renewal, and historic preservation. Are you a details person also? Are you any good with a hammer, or understand construction terms? I know of a local construction company specializing in historic building renovation/rescue where the owner is only about your age! He had the advantage of being born into a family of builders so his name carries substantial weight with local banks and he knows a lot of construction specialists, but he started his own construction preservation company while putting himself through college towards a business degree. Other people swing the hammers and stroke the saws for him, but it is his vision and dream which drives the business.
I had a fellow working for me a few years ago who graduated college with a BA in Theatrical Set design. There must not be many job opportunities there as his older sister got him a job in Construction Management (her field) and this is where I met him. After a few years of following construction projects and learning the processes necessary to get things built, he took a job with the State of Ohio where he is responsible for preservation, repair, and reconstruction of historical sites and buildings. A job which serves his love of art with his acquired knowledge and abilities in CM.
Some additional "quick to earn" credentials may assist you. A Real Estate License and a Builders License are two I can think of which corrrelate directly to your historic bulding preservation passion.
What about working for a local governmental unit in their Zoning or Planning Departments? If done in an older city this will involve both Public Policy/Politics and Preservation.
Don't give up, I know of another guy who bounced from one temp/low skill job to another for years until he found his true calling - it requires the skills he acquired in his full string of "under employment" - and is very financially and emotionally rewarding for him.
Best of Luck!
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