Re: Ask Howard Treesong About Law or Lawyering
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What made you want to become a lawywer? Being accepted into law school usually indicates you are a very capable person and would imply you have a lot of options. Why did you choose law over the other options you had?
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I went to MIT as an undergrad and struggled to do well at engineering stuff. Political science and humanities were much easier for me, so I opted out of engineering, got a poli sci degree, and went to law school. Part of that was familiarity: Father Treesong taught law at UCLA for almost forty years. Mother Treesong was a secretary for a Supreme Court Justice and Stepmother Treesong was a lawyer, law professor, and official in government. My brother is also a lawyer; I think there was some benefit being familiar with the general notion of what lawyers did and how.
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