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The pointlessness of a law degree

Why does a degree have to be subject to post-hoc rationalisation and justification as to what relevance and use it bears to a career? I hope most people at the age of 18 aren't doing a degree because they feel it will benefit their career. Obviously the increasing commercialisation of higher education has increased the chances of this, but as a general rule, 18 is a young age to be making decisions about your career (or maybe I'm just extremely immature and incapable of long-term planning...). I studied law because I thought it would be an interesting subject, and wanted to learn more about the rules and regulations that impact upon so many different areas of life, particularly because of the broader range of subjects I studied on the LLB as opposed to the GDL. On a side note, can anyone explain why the College of Law is able to issue LLBs to students who have done the GDL and the LPC with them? I realise that in reality no sensible person would pay any heed to an LLB from the institution but it still strikes me as a little odd.

17-Feb-2012

1:19 pm