<p>I am currently a freshman economics major at LSU. I greatly enjoy writing, debating, and critical thinking so law school is probably in my future. My problem is that I do not enjoy econ at all. I made a 3.4 my first semester, but I could have done better if I hadn't skipped so many classes because because I dreaded them. I would love to major in history or philosophy because those were my favorite subjects in high school, but I don't want to end up being a teacher if law school doesn't work out. My question is what would be the best major that I could enjoy and also provide a back up if law school doesn't pan out?</p>
<p>What might you see yourself doing if law school doesn’t pan out? That could be a place to start.</p>
<p>I would like to be involved in Politics even if law school doesn’t work out, so I am thinking of changing my major to Political Science. However I know that I will have many more job opportunities if I stay in Economics (BS not BA) or at least some business major. Also my parents want me to stay in business in case law school doesn’t work so that I can still get a job. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/AAS/Phil/upload/LSAT-Scores-of-Majors.pdf”>http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/AAS/Phil/upload/LSAT-Scores-of-Majors.pdf</a></p>
<p>Obviously not to be taken completely seriously, but food for thought.</p>
<p>In my law school all the best students “out of the gate” were engineers. But that is likely too rigorous to recommend for these purposes. Really, major doesn’t matter. </p>
<p>Your parents make a good point. Since you are a freshman, you are probably taking intro to micro and macro. I can see how that may not be enjoyable. But if you are interested in Politics, econ is a great fit. Looking over the course catalog, I see many econ classes that will be more interesting than intro classes. Look at classes like Money and Banking, Public Finance, Taxation, Economic History, Central Banking, Econ of Govt Regulations. Virtually everything done in Politics has an economic component. Have you considered another business discipline such as accounting?</p>
<p>I was thinking about engineering too as TempeMom suggest. But it could be difficult to finish in 4 years since you started on the business path.</p>
<p>Majors in which you have to write a lot are good for law school. In the old days law schools were full of History, PolicSci, and English majors. </p>
<p>The LSAT has a section of logic puzzles (see the sample: <a href=“http://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/jd-docs/sampleptjune.pdf”>http://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/jd-docs/sampleptjune.pdf</a> ). It is perhaps no surprise that math, physics, and philosophy majors do well on the LSAT.</p>
<p>Engineering as an undergraduate major is often aimed at patent law.</p>