Computer Science Undergraduate and Law School

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<p>I'm interested in practicing patent law, as I have interests in the law and computer science (CS).</p>

<p>I have been told that CS will better prepare an individual for law school because of the intensive critical and analytical (logical) thinking needed to acquire the CS degree. Essentially, this is an science/engineering major, so anyone who does well as an undergraduate can also do well on the LSAT and law school.</p>

<p>I'm aware that CS students (as well as other engineering students) have typically have lower GPAs than their classmates because of the difficulty of the curriculum, but I thought about acquiring a second degree, a bachelor's in business administration (BBA) to counteract the expected comprise in my GPA as a CS undergraduate.</p>

<p>I'm aware that a student's GPA is the second most important factor in law school admissions (with the LSAT exam being the first).</p>

<p>I think this is a good strategy because I address the LSAT and law school performance by developing critical logic and reasoning skills as a CS major, and I address the expected GPA compromise by also acquiring a BBA degree, which is a multifaceted subject that I'm already studying with great interest.</p>

<p>Thoughts on this?</p>

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<p>Go to law school forums...but yes that's not a terrible idea. Most good law schools take the difficulty of majors such as engineering and comp-sci into account.</p>

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<p>^Okay, I'll do that. Thanks.</p>

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<p>But do keep in mind that the top law schools are all about the numbers with VARYING regard to your major. They may or may not give a damn.</p>

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<p>^Could you elaborate, please?</p>

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<p>They want to keep their numbers high. </p>

<p>If you've got a 170+ LSAT (I believe the highest score is up there...) but a 2.8 GPA because you're a CS major, you might not be as strong an applicant (to the law schools anyway) as the political science major with the 170+ LSAT and 3.8 GPA, even if your major is a lot harder.</p>

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<p>i heard that major doesn't matter and is not taken into account no matter how hard or easy</p>

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<p>Oh yes, of course, Bekind. I can see the sense in that. By the way, 180 is the highest score.</p>

<p>I'm make sure to have no less than a 3.8 GPA and a 160 on the LSAT to be a competitive applicant to law school.</p>