<p>I'm currently applying for colleges with the intention of entering law school, but honestly, I have no idea what are good typical majors. I'm assuming it would help that I knew what type of law I would eventually go into, but I really don't..</p>
<p>Are there any general/broad majors that I could go into that would be beneficial to me if I decide to apply for law school, as well as if I decide to NOT go to law school?</p>
<p>As of now, all my apps have me applied under Economics and English. The only economics experience I've had is through a short summer school course, but I found it interesting, and english has somewhat been the only other core subject I've been proficiently stronger at than Sciences/etc.</p>
<p>Could someone PLEASE enlighten me?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for all your time.</p>
<p>EDIT: I understand that the major does not 100% affect everything, as the bulk is of course your GPA and LSAT, but I am at a strange point where I don't even know what I'm interested in.</p>
<p>cliffdive, I'm in the exact same position. I applied early and have as my possible majors psychology (because I might do mediation law) and literature, because I love it. I guess just put SOMETHING you're interested in?</p>
<p>do not expect what you learn undergrad to have anything to do with law school (possible exception if you want patent law). you will have plenty of time to learn whatever you need for law school once you get to law school.</p>
<p>use your undergraduate career to explore whatever interests you -- and you may well not know what that is until you have actually gotten to college and taken a variety of courses. i think most colleges wisely don't make you a declare a major until sophomore or junior year.</p>
<p>courses that make you read critically and write clearly may help -- but just realize that when you get to law school you will have to read things in a different way than you ever have before and you will have to learn to write in a way you never have before.</p>
<p>college can be a wonderful important time of your life -- don't spend it worrying about how what you study will affect law school -- study what you enjoy -- and who knows, you might even find something that interests you other than law. be open to all possibilities -- its what college is for.</p>
<p>Don't just study what you enjoy. Study something you enjoy but will also offer more career prospects. Don't choose a major just because it will be good for law school. I.e. don't choose to major in philosophy just because it is a common major for entering law students. What if you decide you don't want to do law later? Then you're stuck with a useless philosophy major (unless you want to teach).</p>
<p>I said eventually. Eventually could mean 10 years to never for some people, and for others it can mean 2-3 years.</p>
<p>Again, the LSAT tests you no the LSAT. The best way to prepare for the LSAT is to study the LSAT, break it down, and to know the inner workings of the LSAT inside out, upside down and backwards.</p>
<p>It's still a ridiculous claim. Some people could study for twenty years and never break 150. There is a basic ability issue as well as a preparation issue.</p>
<p>Take whatever interests you, as long as you get a good general background in reading, writing, logic you should be prepared. There is no guarnteed major that will make you more likely to succeed.</p>
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Philosophy might be a good major to help you prepare for the lsat. You'll learn logic and to think critically which is tested on the lsat
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<p>Basic logic and thinking critically are things you should've learned way before college. I would say a philosophy might be somewhat helpful for the LSAT test, but so can any other major. If you were wise, you would not major in philosophy alone unless you're 100% sure that you only want to be a lawyer for the rest of your life, or want to go into some teaching career [regarding philosophy] which I assume most of you do not wish to pursue. Philosophy as part of a double major [with a useful major], or as a minor, would be more sensible.</p>
<p>English. Read amazing literature that you would (should, in my biased opinion) be reading anyway (if you were homeless, let's say; the Word may not be bread, but I think Berryman is). Write about said literature. Discuss said literature. Discuss Said. It's pretty sweet.</p>
<p>I was a math major and found that the extreme logical rigor was very helpful in law school, in all courses, really, but especially in courses that required you to take statutes apart and understand them -- such as tax and the UCC. I had another law school friend who was an engineering major and felt the same way (and he didn't even become a patent lawyer!). On the other hand, I had a friend who was an English major and became extremely adept at the close and analytical reading of texts. He didn't go to law school but later in life represented himself in a very complex legal matter. He won and performed better than many lawyers I know would have. There is no one way. Pick something you love and study the hell out of it.</p>
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As for LSAT prep, just go with doing practice test after practice test after practice test. Eventually, you'll get a 175.
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Your sentence clearly implies that the OP -- an actual person without an extended lifespan, so far as we know -- can eventually hit 175. It's absurd advice and a ridiculous claim.</p>
<p>I'd say consider something that involves a host of different types of skills. I'd say English, because it involves literature (reading), analyzing, and writing. You need all three skills. I've heard some communications majors -- namely, journalism and speech -- are pretty good for law school. Especially with journalism (which teaches you to look at articles like stories), because in your 1L, you have to read pages upon pages of cases.</p>