The Scary, Scary Future.

[victorianpyrate]

 Good morning, tartlets.  I don't think I've done a post this early before.  Its the wee hours of the morning, and I really don't know why I'm still awake.  I got caught up chatting with friends, browsing music, and here I am.  I know I have to be up in like, seven hours, and it's not deterring me.  If need be, I'll just be a bit late tomorrow.  I'

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[wcg]

There are lots of things you can do with a law degree that don't involve working with criminals. You could, for example, work for a museum in its legal department.

But that aside, if you want to pursue a career in Anthropology, you should realize it's even more competitive than law right now. And law is awfully competitive. It will mean graduate school and post-doc appointments and living like a nomad for years as you move around to different campuses. Eventually you'll be competing for one of a very limited number of tenure track appointments.

(I'm not an anthropologist, I'm a physicist and aerospace engineer. But I work close enough to academia that I see what goes on in other fields.)