<p>I am a freshman in college and I was trying to double major in Classics and Philosophy, but the problem though is that I can't decide if I'm going to law school or grad school for a Classics PhD after graduation. </p>
<p>Because knowledge of a modern language (German/French/Italian) is pretty much a requirement for grad school in this field, I was going to play it safe and try continuing my German class throughout the rest of my college days in addition to my Latin and Greek courses. The German class will eat up the space in my schedule that would otherwise be filled by another extra philosophy course that would allow me to get a philosophy degree. As such, I will only be able to minor in Philosophy with my Classics major.</p>
<p>Does anybody think that a major in Philosophy as opposed to a minor will make much of a difference in terms of preparation for the LSAT and law school in general? Would the law school be more impressed to see me try for two degrees? I should mention that I plan to write an honors thesis in Classics my senior year, a time consuming endeavor.</p>
<p>"Does anybody think that a major in Philosophy as opposed to a minor will make much of a difference in terms of preparation for the LSAT and law school in general?" Not I. "Would the law school be more impressed to see me try for two degrees?" Not likely.</p>
<p>Well, for you both knowing German for reading about classics and satisfying potential graduate school requirements as well as knowing philosophy for the skills gained and the knowledge acquired would be useful. It seems like either one would be fine, and that it's easier to do the modern language now than take the classes for a phil double major. If you're taking the enough classes to have a phil minor, you probably will have decent phil training. If you find yourself more interested in that in later years,don't feel bound by your current preference for classics. Heck, maybe you'll want to switch to German. Keep an open mind while aiming for your goals, and don't prevent them from ever changing if your feelings change. I've heard that the main reasons graduate students fail to complete programs is the language requirement. I think it's true, but even if it isn't, it seems to be one of the top ones.</p>