[Mentalist]

yes, but then you need to be fluent in French.... which I, alas, am not,

anyhow, I'm of a distinct opinion, that psych majors come into law with a distinct advantage over many other disciplines.

the way we approach psych is through analysis of previous studies, condensing them, deriving basic principles of behavior from the results of these studies (via analysis of the relationships b/w independent and dependent variables).

Law, however, (common law, that is), is focused on the study of precedents--meaning, we read cases of earlier decisions to distill the underlying legal principles. which seems heavily analogous to what I did in psych. the difference being that if in psych I'd deal with about 15 studies per lecture, in law I deal with an average of 3-4 cases in detail.

in short, getting in may have been friggin' hard, but now that i'm in, law school is AWESOME!!!!!

[Darkwatch]

Well at least you enjoy your chosen subject matter and it doesn't seem so intense.
What are you aiming for though, lawyer?

[Mentalist]

yeah, eventually. not a whole lot of other avenues of work that his opens up, lol

[Darkwatch]

Well you could become an notary.

[MTS]

Or a politician.

[Darkwatch]

Depending on your platform I may vote for you.

[MTS]

I would if I was Canadian.

[Mentalist]

hehe, I thank you for the support.
to become a politician, one must first establish himself as a successful lawyer, but down the line, sure.....

ofc, since one of the first things I would try to get implemented as a politician would be to change the election system to proportional representation, I doubt i'd be too popular...

[Darkwatch]

Considering first and foremost that it would require a constitutional amendment which requires all 10 provinces to agree (which is absolutely impossible) it won't happen.

[Mentalist]

hmm, iirc, you only need half the provinces, with 2/3s of the population.

so, Ontario, Quebec, BC..... and any 2 others, lol

[Centzon Totochtin]

Mentalist, on 01 October 2010 - 02:59 AM, said:

hehe, I thank you for the support. to become a politician, one must first establish himself as a successful lawyer, but down the line, sure..... ofc, since one of the first things I would try to get implemented as a politician would be to change the election system to proportional representation, I doubt i'd be too popular...

I don't know, we have a 20yr old in our house of reps now

Also.. hi

[Abyss]

Mentalist, on 01 October 2010 - 02:59 AM, said:

hehe, I thank you for the support.
to become a politician, one must first establish himself as a successful lawyer, ...

In most instances, you actually have to be an UNsuccessful lawyer to become an effective politician. And then Prime Minister.

[Slow Ben]

Oh snap!



Morning Tricksters.

[blanketman2.0]

Mentalist, on 01 October 2010 - 03:51 AM, said:

hmm, iirc, you only need half the provinces, with 2/3s of the population.

so, Ontario, Quebec, BC..... and any 2 others, lol

don't you need 7 of the provinces?

[Mentalist]

Ill check my constitutional law book when i get home.....

EDIT: I got my numbers messed up around

it's 2/3s of the provinces, with 50% of the total population.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 01 October 2010 - 07:36 PM

[Darkwatch]

Just getting two provinces to agree on anything that isn't spitting on the federal government is impossible.

I have a question for you all.
Should I have tea or not?

[beru]

yes

[beru]

also good evening/day/morning/night

[Mentalist]

I concur, tea is never a bad idea.

[D'rek]

My landlord gave me donut-shaped cookies!