<p>whats the best major at stanford for a prospective lawyer(eithe corporate or real estate law). thanks in advance =)</p>
<p>It really doesn't matter what major you do as an undergrad to get into law school. People somehow can't comprehend that fact. 50% of all law school applicants do polisci...it might be a good idea to do something different that stands out. Most common prelaw-ish majors at Stanford seem to be Political Science, Economics, Public Policy...</p>
<p>Do something that interests you!!!</p>
<p>I used to want to be a philosophy major and then go to law school... of course, I was like 10 at the time, but I even did research on it and found out that it was good preparation. Right now I want to be a physics major and keep on reading "...and some of our students even go on to law school!"
So really, I don't think it's a huge deal what you major in. Doing something that either gives you training in the specific sort of law you'd like to practice, or that gives you really good critical thinking skills, would probably be best, but go with what you find most interesting and you should be fine.</p>
<p>im also interested in law school. Im going to do a double major in history and urban studies(concentration on urban education). im just doing what seems interesting to me.</p>
<p>Just about any major could do. Personally I think Psychology or Sociology would make really good majors. A criminal lawyer who could explain the unreliability of eye witnesses (or blame the crime on deindividuation) would get their clients off for everything. Sure, they might lose all faith in the ability of ever proving anything beyond a reasonable doubt, but they'd be rich. Heck, even an engineering major could use a law degree since there are all sorts of laws covering the design of buildings. A math major could deal with "creative accounting" lawsuits. Really since every area is covered by laws any major could find their niche. Except Art majors. Those are just plain useless :D</p>