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Google Day #2

3 Goals for the Day:

1. Research some colleges that have a reputation for graduating successful lawyers.
2. Find out what AP courses are required to have a chance at becoming a lawyer.
3. Go in-depth on what a Juris Doctorate Degree is.

Useful Links:

• Top Law Schools: This website shows the best law schools within the U.S.A which can give me a brief idea on what kind of colleges with certain reputations will graduate successful lawyers. It even gives all the details of a certain university when you click on the name of the university.
• How to become a lawyer: This website contains the basics of what kind of courses will help one's chance of becoming a well-known lawyer. It even provides "steps" that can provide some information and advice of "becoming" a good lawyer.
• How to get a JD Degree: This website goes in-depth on what  Juris Doctorate really is, and gives you some instructions on how you can get one.

What I learnt:

Today I figured out that the college that my brother attends , University of Washington is 28th in the full time best law school rankings. Yet the best colleges that are existing today are Yale University, Harvard University, and Stanford University in the top 3 colleges with the best law schools. All of these colleges are quite over-rated, yet it does give a good advantage compared to other graduates from colleges that don't have a good reputation for graduating well-known lawyers. The colleges overall are exactly what I guessed, because of how they are all very famous colleges with many "successful" people graduating from these colleges.

Lawyers need to think critically, logically, and analytically. During high school, taking courses such as history, English, economics, communication, political science, and psychology can help one throughout their future in life. AP classes can also help because it will show a person what a college class is like, and count toward college credit to help one get a degree way faster. College classes overall are very rough and hard, and AP classes are basically set up to educate students on how hard college can be. Lawyers have to deal with a lot of critical and analytic thinking, so any classes that can help out with his in high school can be a very big benefit for the students that want to become lawyers. It will also give one a chance to see if they would like this type of work, and if in fact becoming a lawyer is a career that one would like to pursue and achieve in the future.

A JD degree is a Juris Doctorate Degree. Juris Doctorate degrees are first level, or basic, law degrees that law students receive after successfully completing the required course work. A JD program could be a full-time program, or a part-time program. Full-time programs are usually day division programs that last three years. In order to get  Juris Doctorate degree, one first needs to obtain a bachelor's degree. All law schools require that applicants first obtain a bachelor's degree. Next, one needs to create a profile with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). The LSAC provides services to students that help streamline the process of applying to law school. Next, one needs to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and one can register for it through the LSAC website. This test should be taken in the beginning of one's senior year of college so that one has the time to complete his/her law school applications by their respective deadlines. Finally, one needs to complete the law school curriculum, and it takes usually between 84 and 88 credit hours depending on the law school that one attends. 

To summarize everything, becoming a lawyer and the goal of trying to become one shouldn't start after one graduates high school, but it should start once they go into their senior year. Becoming a lawyer isn't easy such as working at a McDonald's in Harlem, but it takes a lot of time and effort throughout the years that one has time to spend into their goal. 

Next Google Day?:

Next Google day, I want to learn  the specifics of what the University of Washington has to be offer in their law program, and also for Yale, Harvard, and Stanford. To go in-depth on the SAT grades, and GPA, etc.

Google Day #1

Goals for the day, questions, and what skills I want to try/learn/perfect:

• Learn how the law system in U.S.A, South Korea, etc. works.
• Research which universities in America are well-known for graduating lawyers.
• Figuring out what skills I need to be successful in law.

1. How many years does it take to achieve a degree that allows one to become a lawyer?
2. What kind of degree do you need to become a lawyer in U.S.A, South Korea, etc.?
3. In what country do they pay lawyers the most?

I want to try and master the skills that I need to be successful in law, because when I apply to become a lawyer there will be many people that are competing against me; and having an advantage is always for the best. Not only do I want to master the skills I need to be successful in law, but I also want to try and learn the skills that are good for you when you attempt to win a case.

Helpful Links:

• http://www.law.ac.uk/Want-to-work-in-law/Pre-university-Students/Challenges-of-becoming-a-lawyer/: This website shows the skills you need to be successful in law, and gives a very brief description of whether one is fit to be a lawyer or not.
• http://l2b.thelawyer.com/becoming-a-lawyer/124845.article: This website shows a very detailed version of the law system, and how becoming a lawyer works. Unlike the website above, this is very detailed in every possible way; while the website above is very general.
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/oct/22/choosingadegree.highereducation: This website basically gives a very long and seemingly boring description on choosing a degree to become a lawyer, yet it proves to be useful.

What I learned:

Becoming a lawyer in the U.S.A might be very challenging with all the competition that is going around the people. Even though you believe that you are prepared enough to be possibly accepted, there is always one person who is one step ahead of you. To become a lawyer in some U.S.A states is not that hard because you only need to take a bar exam, however many to-become-lawyers take a course so that they can have a JD (Juris Doctorate) Degree. Overall, it takes about 7 years to be granted the JD Degree because you need to get a Bachelor's degree first which takes 4 years, then the JD Degree takes 3 years. 

The skills that one needs to be successful in law is learning how to cooperate in team work and people skills, communication and listening, research (analytically and problem-solving, ability to organize and priorities, self-motivation and initiative, and commercial awareness. Also, there are some myths that surround legal professionalism  You do not need to qualify as a solicitor to become a barrister, you do not have to study law to become a law, not all lawyers make a lot of money. So, there are many complicated areas where studying to become a lawyer can be quite confusing.

The countries that may the most for lawyers are actually quite out of the countries that I believed would pay the most. China pays the most towards lawyers with $146,954 as an annual salary, next comes Germany, France, U.A.E, and finally the U.S.A. In my opinion, becoming a lawyer in the U.S.A would be the best choice because of how I can speak English the best compared to other languages that I speak, and the other countries that pay higher than the U.S.A speak different languages mostly rather than English.

Some universities that are good when it comes to law are UCLA Law, Yale University Law, and University of Texas Law. Out of all these universities, the hardest one to get into would most likely be Yale University of law because of how much the competition might be, and UCLA Law might be quite hard to get into also. On the other hand the University of Texas Law might not be so complicated if I have a proper setup of a JD Degree, etc. Compared to students that want to become lawyers with only a bar exam grade, having a JD Degree will most likely increase my chances to get accepted compared to theirs.

One thing I want to learn next Google Day:

One thing I want to learn next Google Day is the average grades, and SAT scores that you need to have in order to be accepted to UCLA Law, Yale University Law, and University of Texas Law. These universities are regarded with great expectations, and knowing before-hand on what these universities want from their applicants would be best for me since I want to accepted to one of the top regarded Law based universities. 

Linux

What you know about the topic before your search:

 Honestly, I do not know so much about Linux up to this point; thus, the plane I road yesterday which was an Avianca plane had a Linux program inside their on-board tablets. From what I've heard from fellow students and what I know as pure knowledge on Linux, it is a group of operating systems. I've tested Linux before from what I remember a long time ago, and I even have one of their systems called "Ubuntu." The system itself is very well organized, yet it can sometimes confuse first time users which Linux can do a better job on fixing. Overall, there is not much that I know about Linux, and I hope to get to know many more things.

What you wonder or questions you have about the topic before researching (at least 2):

1. How was Linux developed, and what was its purpose?
2. What benefits can Linux bring for you when it is installed?
3.  Who is the penguin on every Linux installed computer?

Links to where you found the most useful information (at least 2, NOT Wikipedia, although you can use it to help you):

• http://www.linux.com/
• http://www.linux.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux (Only site containing information of the mascot itself.)

Bullet list of things you learned about the topic (at least 5):

• Linux was developed as a free operating system for a specific group of computers that used to run on certain functions. Ever since then, Linux has been ported to even a larger group of computer hardware platforms than any other operating system that exists until now. It is the leading operating system on the servers and other big iron systems such as mainframe computers and supercomputers.
• Besides being designed for general uses on desktops and servers, some programs have been specialized for different purposes such as computer architecture support, embedded systems, stability, security, and the list goes on and on. So, besides everything else; Linux can bring an easier experience to your online time.
• Tux is the mascot that belongs to Linux, and it derived from a Linux logo competition. Even though Linux has other logos that are currently being put to use, Tux is the most commonly used icon. Tux is portrayed in many different styles with the different Linux distributions that has been released, and there are characters that link to Tux in some video games, etc.
• Linux has other branching systems such as Ubuntu that have special benefits to the user.
• Due to the low costs and ability to easily be customized, Linux is very frequently used in embedded systems. The most common devices that run on Linux are Android devices alongside some Nokia devices. Ever since the third quarter of the year 2010, 25.5% of the smartphones sold worldwide were running on Android which was powered by Linux. This shows how Linux takes a big role in the smartphone industry.

A short summary of how this topic connects/relates to you or your life:

Studying Linux can be a benefit to future studies where I might use programs in order to develop an operating system myself. Everything that someone studies can always be a benefit to them in the future or in the present, and getting to know more about Linux can higher the chances of someone studying more computer based education, and someone studying development, etc. For me personally, it won't help as much because I want to pursue my career as a lawyer or doctor now; yet if the opportunities for me to become so are low, then reaching towards technology might be a solution. Overall, it can connect and relate to my life in ways of my career in the future, and of gathering knowledge on technology currently.

Questions you still have (AT LEAST 1):

1. Will Linux develop into an even stronger company in the future?