<p>I have question. Does a person who have an engineering degree (electrical, civil) or any other science degree have a higher chance to get into law school than someone who has a political science and international relations degree?</p>
<p>More specifically, would a person who has an electrical engineering or neuroscience degree have a greater chance to get into Stanford or UCLA Law School than one who has a political science degrees? Just wondering. Thanks a lot. I apperciate it. : ).</p>
<p>your major is irrelevant. the person with the highest GPA and highest LSAT score is the one with the greater chance. The rest is superflous.</p>
<p>Getting into Stanford is...well...close to impossible. :P</p>
<p>Not necessarily true. Some schools will consider the program you're in (engineering as opposed to say, philosophy) when looking at your gpa. It won't make up for a crappy gpa, but in the case of a slight difference you would have the advantage with a harder major (or so I've read in several places).</p>
<p>"Not necessarily true. Some schools will consider the program you're in (engineering as opposed to say, philosophy) when looking at your gpa"</p>
<p>Dude, unless your major is pure rubbish, it won't matter. The kid with the highest GPA (and a similar LSAT score, of course) will be the last one standing, period. </p>
<p>A Philosophy major with a 3.75 GPA will most likely do better than an Engineer with a lesser GPA. Law school is pretty homogenous in terms of culture and goals. So, unless you do a darn good job explaining how your engineering background will be lead to a patent law career, it may even hurt you.</p>
<p>Of course, if there is a Chemical Eng. w/ a 4.0 from MIT you are competing with...well, it's over. Other than that, a sociology (known for being easy) major with a high GPA and LSAT will do just fine. The point is: major in whatever you want, law schools will not give it much weight. </p>
<p>And, by the way, taking Philosophy at a rigorous schools is a demanding proposition. Sure, it's not Engineering. But it wasn't the best choice for contrast.</p>
<p>I still don't think that makes major irrelevant. if you have the exact same gpa (which, when you look at the number of high calibur applicants applying to a place like HYS) and one is in a much more challenging major, they will have the advantage. I do not argue that a (lesser difficulty major) with a higher gpa will be overlooked for a (harder major) with a lower gpa, just that if its between two people with the same gpa, I'd rather be in the harder/more difficult major, which in a lot of cases is engineering.</p>
<p>Your major is not irrelevant. Yes, your grades and LSAT scores are probably the most important part of your application in terms of your chances of admission to a given law school. Many law schools also consider your major, as well as the difficulty and breadth of your coursework outside of your major, in choosing between otherwise similarly situated candidates. In addition, since law schools want to put together well rounded classes to foster classroom discussion and debate, it is only natural that they should want to accept applicants with a variety of backgrounds, work experiences and majors.</p>
<p>I am not so sure...</p>
<p>When put in perspective, choice of major seems to be largely inconsequential. Screening people by majors seems even discriminatory to a point. </p>
<p>"when you look at the number of high calibur applicants applying to a place like HYS"</p>
<p>And to get into HYS, well, I'll dare to say that one's choice of major is definitely inconsequential--you either have the numbers (GPA & LSAT) and something unique about you, or you don't. Choosing a specific major does not make one unique, regardless what that major may be; the rigor of a major also varies greatly depending on where one went to school. Y&S particularly, seem to differentiate people based on awards and prestigious fellowships--after checking the numbers. Then caliber/rigor of undergraduate institution and work experience, with choice of major trailing far behind. </p>
<p>Bottom line: study what you want--it won't matter. However, make sure you ace the LSAT and maintain a near-perfect GPA.</p>
<p>I don't think neuroscience is looked upon as a particularly rigorous major</p>