<p>I need help as soon as possible! I am going into my senior and I do not know what my major in college should be. My counselor does not seem like she is able to help me. I would like to be a lawyer. I know that I have to go to graduate school, however what do I major in my first four years. I would like to be a paralegal, while going through my second four years. That way not only will I have a steady job, but experince as well. It is also a fall back plan. My future plans is to be a paralegal to a lawyer to a judge and hopefully one day be voted for a supreme court judge. I know I have a big set of dreams, but I want it. Also a back up plan. Is that possible? I was thinking of going to UNLV, therefore what I am asking is what do I major in and am I making the choice? Please someone help me.</p>
<p>You can major in any field to apply to law school. Admission depends largely on your LSAT scores and GPA. Certain majors tend to score higher on the LSAT, however. You can do a search for which majors score higher. Though you can major in anything, common pre-law majors include economics, political science. I would recommend becoming better informed about legal education and careers. Start here: [Legal</a> Education and Student Resources - American Bar Association](<a href=“http://www.abanet.org/legaled.html?gnav=global_legaled_lead]Legal”>http://www.abanet.org/legaled.html?gnav=global_legaled_lead)</p>
<p>As Zapfino said, you can major in any field as Law schools do not care. If you have a strong GPA and strong LSAT scores you will be fine. You may want to major in something that relates to the area of law that you are interested in. </p>
<p>You can check out TLS too: [Top</a> Law Schools](<a href=“http://www.top-law-schools.com/]Top”>http://www.top-law-schools.com/)</p>
<p>Major in something that will help you have a good career if you don’t go to law school.</p>
<p>Check out the law school forum on this. The number one recommendation for undergraduates who want to go to law school is to not major in “law” or “criminal justice” as an undergraduate.</p>
<p>I agree with BIGeast… major in something that gives you a wide range of options (including law of course). </p>
<p>While at college you will discover if law is what you want or not… Try this, for example, if you are business oriented you should select a business related major which could come in handy for corporate lawyers, but could also be used in different carreers if you change your mind. Keep an open mind:)</p>
<p>Whatever you do, DO NOT major in Pre-Law or Criminal Justice. </p>
<p>I push Classics, because the analytical thought helps with law school, and it also has the highest med school acceptance rate should you decide to go that route. But as Bigeast will tell you, if you decide not to go to a professional or graduate programme it is not the most practical major. Other majors that fall in the “Good for Law School, but not the most practical” are Philosophy and Comparative Literature. If you want to read the pros and cons of a humanities major, there is a thread here called “Death of the Liberal Arts”.</p>
<p>Other than that math has high LSAT scores, and is good because it teaches discipline. </p>
<p>Just do whatever you want or like, and you should be fine.</p>
<p>My brother did his undergrad in Finance, then got his JD.</p>
<p>Great combination. Plus, it leaves you with good career options if you decide law school isn’t for you, unlike pretentious majors like Classics and Comparative Literature.</p>