what college major if i go to law school Options

[zomboo]

hey i've asked some people and they said i should major in political science but i want to ask around especially people who have experience with this. i'm not even sure if i want to go to law school after college. so any advice would help.

[InitialDJay]

if you want to have a career in government position, then go for political science. law is more for private hiring.

if you're going into law, you have to specialize what law you want to study. i recommend business law and international law.

[Suijen]

You can get into a law school with any undergraduate degree, though a good amount of political science majors jump into law also. A lot of philosophy students do the same. I've heard that law schools discourage studying legalism to prepare for law though.

In any case, I recommend you pick an undergrad career that can be used as backup, since law schools don't really have a preference for undergrad majors. Most people who want to study law, like people who want to study medicine, tend to wash out.

[zomboo]

yeah it's tough and it's a little discouraging to know a lot of ambitious people wash out. it's just tough settling on something like this. I don't think i would like or do well in any hard science. maybe something like sociology or business... thanks tho. if anyone else has any experience with this let me know.

[Suijen]

If you're "settling" for law, then I'd advise against forcing yourself to study it. If you're a recent undergrad, my advice for you is to get your general eds out of the way, as this will allow you to test the waters to see if there's anything you're actually interested in. Like I said, washout rates for law/medicine/practiaclly any graduate program are very high, even among students with high GPAs after they realize this isn't what they want to do.

[Antiwar]

Whites ban Asian from law schools

[ClassicalMusic]

I dislike law and order

[umairaraza100]

well very simple law is for the those people who want to go in the field of courts lawyer but the political Science will help you for understanding the politics so i will prefer you to go in the field of political Science . it will be better for you

[tSekaTheKhan]

I just finished my freshman year of college and am enrolled in a Pre-Law program.

I'm majoring in economics and minoring in Philosophy of Law but in all honesty the undergraduate degree does affect your admission process into law school.

Although you can enter law school with any bachelors degree, the majors that are heavily math-demanding prepare your best for the logic testing of the LSATs.

Also, you can only enter patent law with an engineering background.

But generally, it's not true that the undergraduate degree decides your specialty in law, you can major in Journalism, enter law school and come out a business lawyer.

[johnbrittasjs]

The quality of your undergrad institution will play, at most, a minor role in the admissions process. Obviously you want to skip most online institutions, as many are not reputable and most aren’t well regarded. However, outside of that, it’s all about even. Of course, all else being equal, the Harvard student is getting in over the East West Virginia University student, but when is all else equal?

During the decision process, visit the school, talk with current students, and sit in on a class if possible. Figure out which environment will challenge you and allow you to thrive. If you can see yourself being happy at a certain school, go there. You’ll have a much easier time maintaining a high GPA if you’re in an environment in which you feel at home.