Law school has been the "go to" graduate option for the "soft" sciences for a long time, since there is no requisite pre-law undergrad. It's also led to a surplus of Law graduates with no job prospects.
>"Is "college education" a proxy for gradschool ?"
I believe that is actually teaching college courses. But I could be wrong.
However, top humanities and arts students with very good grades and LSAT scores can still dramatically improve their earning prospects by attending an elite law school. I suspect that quite a few Williams students fit that description.
MBAs are a harder option, because while they don't strictly require any one major, it can be harder to gain the experience MBA programs value with a very unmarketable major.
This is a harsh but kind of funny dilbert...
Whole-heartedly agree. I'm an economics guy myself, so I didn't intend to denigrate the degree choice. Top students will succeed no matter what; but the law grad outlook (or lack of) is no joke.
http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230445860...