<p>What major will prepare a student the most for the LSAT? and what majors do you consider to be easy to get A's in?</p>
<p>Philosophy helps hone in your reading and analytical skills.</p>
<p>At most schools, Sociology, Education and _____ Studies are the easiest majors.</p>
<p>i heard history is good too</p>
<p>Math, Philosophy.</p>
<p>Engineering/science majors have the highest LSAT score (someone posted something on it earlier - sorry i don't have data to back it up but I guess you could look it up?). However, it's best to pick a major you enjoy and do well in. The reason engineering majors scores so highly is probably because they're smart/logical to begin with, not because the major prep you for the LSAT. </p>
<p>Education, Sociology, Psych, Journalism, Communications, Classics, Marketing, Business Administration are all considered pretty easy majors.</p>
<p>Actually according to the studies I've seen math majors have the highest lsat scores, with philosophy majors in a close second. Engineering majors come in somewhere around 4-6ish.</p>
<p>A pre-occupation with what major will enhance success on the LSATs or enhance admission to law school is so very misguided. Pick a major in college that you will enjoy, that interests you, that you have a passion for. You are talking about how you are going to spend four years of your life! It's not like MCATs and going to med school where you need a certain curriculum as a pre-requisite. And when it comes to the LSATs, your innate brights and preparation have a far greater impact than what major you took in college. I know many pysch and even the "dreaded" criminal justice majors who scored in the mid 90% bracket on the LSATs. And, keep this in mind, if you choose a major you really don't have an excitement about as a strategy for the LSATs, how are you going to feel when 3 years into college you decide you don't want to go to law school and realize you denied yourself a major that really excited you for reasons that no longer exist?</p>
<p>agreed... you can take 1-2 philosophy courses on logic and just major in what you enjoy and you'll be as prepared as possible</p>
<p>Math, History, Political Science, and Econ is good for LSAT though.
what do u think of Philosophy? take it as a major or minor or simply taking some Philosophy classes? cuz I dont think Philosophy major is easy to get stellar gpa.</p>
<p>^ According to the link posted, Math/Physics, Philosophy, and Econ were the 3 majors with highest LSAT score. </p>
<p>but it doesn't make sense to pick a major based on that, it's simply illogical. study whatever you're interested in, passionate about, and do well in. Don't forget GPA is pretty important, almost as much as LSAT (or perhaps equally important). If you're not into Math/Physics/Econ/Philosphy, don't major/minor in it thinking it will get you ahead - that makes no sense. Pick something you do well in and like!</p>
<p>gobackto2005 - if I were you, I would take 1-2 philosophy classes, if you like it, minor in it, if not, you'll still have the benefit of the 1-2 classes.</p>
<p>armcp, I wouldn't put much reliance on the chart you linked to. First of all, the data is more than 13 years old. In addition, I know criminal justice majors who scored better than 10 points higher than the number 1 major on the chart and better than 20 points higher than the 29th (and last) major on the chart-criminology (or as it is also called, criminal justice). Hell, I know people who got BFAs in Musical Theater who decided to go to law school, did very well on the LSATs and went to very well regarded law schools.</p>
<p>If you want to go to law school, pick a major that you have a an interest in and a passion for, work your butt off to get the best GPA you can, and sometime between 2nd semester junior year and summer before senior year, about 2-3 months before you intend to take the LSATs, work your butt off preparing for the test. Select a major that has intrinsic value and interest for you, not as a strategy to do well on a test you will take 3 1/2 years later.</p>
<p>MichaelNKat,
I've got another linke to see if it works.<br>
Average</a> LSAT Scores for 29 Majors with over 400 Students Taking the Exam
it updated the data for 03~04, still not that accurate but should be better than the data older than 13 yrs though.
Brian</a> Leiter's Law School Reports: Which Undergrad Majors Do Best on the LSAT?
This one is from a law school report.</p>
<p>Molly,
Thank you, I will try. :)</p>
<p>gobackto2005, the updated charts are not all that different in the range of scores from the original link. The observations I made in the 1st paragraph of my post 12 still hold true. It really is innate ability and test preparation that matter. The major you take, in of itself, is not going to make a material difference. I have no disagreement with those who suggest taking a couple of logic based courses to get some experience in a method and process of thinking and analyzing problems, but the charts certainly do not establish a causal relationship between major and LSAT score nor even if they did should that be a reason to select a particular major. There are far more compelling reasons to select a major for 4 years of college than an anticipation of taking the LSATs.</p>
<p>it's not the major that prepares you.....</p>
<p>Learning Logic and Algorithims is the best major I think. </p>
<p>But that crap is EXTREMELY difficult to understand.</p>
<p>aka computer science</p>
<p>do you think that COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR can help with Entertainment Law or patent Law</p>
<p>I really don’t think you should choose your major based on doing well on the LSAT. Choose a major that you’re interested in and then study hard for the LSAT - there are a LOT of materials to choose from. I wouldn’t worry about the LSAT if you haven’t even entered college yet, but if you’re that concerned, take the free practice test online. You don’t need to know anything so specific that it is only taught in any specific major; a lot of it is common sense and logic puzzles of one sort or another, which can be studied for no matter what major you decide upon.</p>
<p>However, I noticed someone posted an old “Average Scores on the LSAT based on Major,” so here’s a newer one:
<a href=“http://taxprof.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c4eab53ef0120a592d8eb970c-350wi[/url]”>TaxProf Blog;
<p>Yes, Prelaw/Criminal Justice/etc is still low on the list and Physics/Math/Econ/Philosophy/etc are still high… but from experience, how/how much/how well you study for the LSAT is the biggest determination of the score you’ll get, not what major you have. </p>
<p>I also agree with others that the score is NOT the only thing that determines your entry into Law school - but good grades in an “easy” major could look like you did just that (chose an “easy” major so you could get all As). So do what you LIKE, then study study study! (Have I emphasized that enough? hehe)</p>
<p>Masters of legal jurisprudence recommend a well-rounded liberal education in preparation for the rigors of law school. HTH</p>