<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Please allow me to preface my question by letting you know that I will be a freshman this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I hope to go to law school afterwards (I know it's a very long time from now, but still). For pre-law, I've heard that you can pretty much major in anything, but that's not super helpful for me since I am interested in a lot of different majors (will probably double major as a result of this). Here's my main question:</p>
<p>So far my possible list of majors includes history, philosophy, and English. UW-Madison's history program is very highly ranked compared to its English and philosophy programs. Should this play a role in my decision? I know that law schools don't care too much what your major is, but I'd still like to know that I am best prepared for law school (I'd really like to go to a T14 law school, if that makes any difference).</p>
<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
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<p>Major in whatever you like and will enable you to maximize A’s. </p>
<p>Law schools won’t care at all about what major you had. The rankings of various departments won’t figure into their admissions analysis. That said, you should major in something you like and can do well in. High GPA is a big part of your admission to any top school. I also generally recommend people double major or at least minor in something that provides skills. History, English, and Philosophy are all fun but not all that useful for finding a job. If law school doesn’t work out (and for most people it doesn’t) you want something available to fall back on.</p>
<p>Blue Bayou is 100% correct. Do what will give you the best grades, which usually means majoring in what you like the most. That’s what I did.</p>
<p>thanks so much for the feedback! I could possibly inch toward economics or business as a fallback if law doesn’t work out, but I guess I’ll just have to wait and see how I do during my first year of undergrad.</p>