<p>First, a little information on myself: I'm a California Community College student and I've finished 34 UC transferable units with a 3.5 GPA. I'm planning on transferring to a UC through a TAG agreement and my current major is Political Science. I'm the first person in my family to be in any sort of college (Community, Public, Private, or otherwise)</p>
<p>It's my dream to go to law school and I'm well aware that the "law field is drying up etc." I don't expect to make 160K a year or practice Biglaw; I just want to be a lawyer and earn a decent salary (Like a starting salary of 55K sounds reasonable to me and I'll work my way up).</p>
<p>I'm having a hard time deciding between staying in my Political Science major or switching to an Economics or Business major. The reason that I chose Political Science is because it interests me, it's relatively easy and I can earn a great GPA in it. I had an aversion to Economics because it had too much Mathematics (I am TERRIBLE in Math). Business seems like a perfect balance between Economics and Political Science. Political Science doesn't seem to be as useful as an Econ/Bus degree and I don't want to earn a BA in something that's considered useless.</p>
<p>I know that Law Schools would prefer an intellectual major over a vocational major. But my problem is that I cant afford to go major in political science, not get into a decent law school and then be stuck with an unmarketable degree. I am aware that most schools want Calculus and Statistics for Business majors and that terrifies me. I took Elementary Algebra 3 times because I earned a D the first 2 times and then finally got a B. However, I am very gifted in English, Philosophy, Political Science and my all time favorite class has ALWAYS been History. I read history in my spare time because it's fun. I know I was BORN to be a lawyer but I'm confused and I need advice. I want a marketable degree like Business and the major interests me of course. The people around me don't know what to tell me. The counselors at my community college are not helpful. </p>
<p>Is there anyone out there who is in my position or who has been in my position that can offer me advice, please?</p>
<p>What kind of undergraduate business major are you talking about? There are plenty of fields to major in as a business undergraduate – accounting, finance, marketing, operations, business economics, etc. And most of these business programs are going to require quantitative analysis. If you struggled in high school level algebra and trigonometry, you probably won’t be successful in the core business classes (accounting, intro to finance, principles of economics). A typical business curriculum isn’t mathematically challenging in the sense that you’ll need multivariable calculus and linear algebra, but they still require quantitative thinking. </p>
<p>You might want to stick with political science, English, or some other curriculum based on paper writing. Law school admission is about your LSATs and your GPA. Take classes that maximize your GPA. </p>
<p>And no one is born to be a lawyer. You’ll need to figure out whether or not law is a good career to pursue through shadowing and other real experience. Many lawyers will tell you that a lot of law is glorified paperwork. It isn’t what you see on television.</p>
<p>Well, I don’t think you can avoid math or statistics entirely. Even as a political science major, you might have to take a methodology course.</p>
<p>If you can’t do the math for a business major, can you at least supplement a political science major with some intro courses that might not require calculus in each of the core business areas? This wouldn’t necessarily be a formal major or minor, but it might improve your employment prospects should you not go to law school. These basic courses might include principles of accounting, intro econ, intro finance, intro marketing, intro management, and possibly, a statistics and/or computer course. A business law course, writing/speaking courses could be useful, too. And, try to get some internships.</p>