Choosing a major

College Majors
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<p>Hi there! First off, I'd like to say that I'm Australian, and as most, if not all of you are from the US, there may be some differences in our University system. Basically the major confusion I foresee is that, down here, Law is completed as an undergrad program rather than grad.</p>

<p>To start off, I'm currently in Year 11. At the end of this school year, or the beginning of next, I will have to begin selecting my University preferences for 2010. The problem is that am having trouble deciding what it is exactly that I want to do, as I enjoy a number of fields. Here are the following major/double majors that I am considering:</p>

<p>Law/Econ
Law/Poli Sci
Econ/Poli Sci
Chem or Geochem
Chem Eng</p>

<p>Now, it is also worth noting that to get into the Law program at my desired Uni I will require a score of 97 as opposed to 80 for all of the others. I'm fairly confident I will get above 80, however I think to get 97 or above I'm not too sure about, but I do believe I can pull it off if I try. </p>

<p>Onto the questions:
Of the combinations involving Law:
1. Do you think these would be beneficial combinations?
2. Which of the 2 listed would be more useful?
3. What are some other good majors to complement with Law?</p>

<p>Of those not involving Law:
4. Is Econ/Poli Sci a worthwile combination to undertake?
5. What are some other good degrees to combine with Poli Sci (excluding Law)?
6. What are the differences between regular Chem and Chem Eng?
7. What kind of work would a typical Chemist undertake?</p>

<p>I realise this is a lot to answer, but I appreciate any and all help :)</p>

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<ol>
<li>Sounds like good combos, since many law students hav undergrad econ majors/poli sci majors in the US</li>
<li>Depends on what type of lawyer u want to be, where you want to work.</li>
<li>Philosophy- learning how to make arguments (logic)
English- tons of writing as a lawyer</li>
<li>Depends on what you want to do in your career</li>
<li>Maybe history, international relations…depends on what you want to do
6 & 7 sorry, dont kno much about the sciences</li>
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<p>Thanks very much :)</p>

<p>I realise my question was a little ambiguous in that I didn’t give specifics as to what I wanted to do, but my main ambitions are essentially work revolving around my prospective majors.</p>

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<p>it sounds like the university system there is quite different. for many careers you major in whatever you’d like while also taking the reccomended courses for entry into the graduate program in the field that you’d like to work in (business, law, medicine, etc.)</p>