<p>Not really, no. So it's not like I'm recommending a major.</p>
<p>Im just guessing here but wouldn't having two degrees, depending on what they are in, help you be a more competitive applicant for a job after law school. For example Poli Sci and economics, a law school may not give your application more weight, but a major firm may be more likely to higher someone with a J.D. and two degrees over someone with a J.D. and one degree. Again that obviously depends on what your two degrees are, if one of them is in basket weaving than I doubt anyone could consider that value added to the company.</p>
<p>Having two degrees won't mean much to employers. There are very few situations in which the undergrad degree matters to firms. With IP work, the undergrad degree is very important. I have had positions for antitrust lawyers in which the firm requested candidates with economics degrees. I have also had positions where accounting experience was requested.</p>
<p>then what the hell can we do in college besides doing extremely well and dominating the LSATs that can get us ahead?</p>
<p>That's about it.</p>
<p>Obviously world-caliber EC's -- the kind that will get you into Yale -- are helpful, but most kids aren't really aiming for Yale.</p>
<p>it has been an aspiration to go to harvard or yale for law school. at this point i am concluding that the best way to do it is to get a GPA 3.85+ and an LSAT 172+ and hope for the best....</p>
<p>Yes, that's true. Yale will require really stellar EC's or work experience post-college, or high-level academic honors (Rhodes), etc. in addition to spectacular numbers.</p>
<p>Both are very selective institutions and it's probably not a good idea to fixate too heavily on them at this stage in your life.</p>
<p>right, i get that a lot, but i'm sort of a person who likes to create goals that i'll need to achieve in order to reach a certain event, so thats why i'm asking. </p>
<p>stellar EC's= are we talking like student government president, college democrats president, student newspaper editorial board those type positions or are we talking about nationally ranked debater or more like unbelievable books published etc</p>
<p>I'm not that familiar with what the "border" is. Offhand, I'd guess the second tier more than the first, with the exception of student gov't president at a prestigious undergraduate program.</p>
<p>so essentially you are telling me if you don't go to a top 20 school then you really can't get into yale or harvard?</p>
<p>First off -- of course not. With the exception of student body president, where on earth did I mention quality of school?</p>
<p>Second, I have clearly said that Harvard is mostly a numbers game. Other factors are a requirement for Yale, but not Harvard.</p>
<p>Third, I was going to point you to another very similar thread -- but it turns out to be your thread! Haven't we covered these issues before?</p>
<p>haha thats funny. i'm sorry for that lol. i like to get different opinions but obviously it's the same people over and over again.</p>
<p>btw i'm going to emory in the fall and i'll use your advice to my benefit. thanks</p>
<p>student gov pres from there would be prestigious enough by how you mentioned before, or did you mean harvard or yale or whatnot</p>
<p>I mean, I'm sure it'd be fine... but you do realize that student gov't president is a very difficult position? Just odds-wise, it's probably easier to win a Rhodes from Emory than it is to become student body President.</p>
<p>how do you figure? (i'm not just saying i want to do this for law school, it's actually something i've always planned on attempting)</p>
<p>Well, there's one student body president per year. There is probably more than one Rhodes Scholar per year.</p>
<p>ah i see your logic. would you care to expand on the rhodes program for me..? i'm well aware of how prestigious it is and what type of an honor it is..but for any given area of study, what does the usual applicant partake in and when does the usual applicant apply?</p>
<p>(btw i beg to differ because the SG president is chosen in a vastly different manner than the rhodes scholars..i think that convincing students why you are best for the job is different than convincing the oxford people)</p>
<p>I mean, maybe for you it will be easier. But it's statistically even less likely.</p>
<p>And I don't know anything about the Rhodes, but I bet they have a website somewhere.</p>
<p>FWIW, in the US, there are 32 Rhodes Scholars selected each year, from all colleges. So, BDM, theoretically, Emory could have 32 Rhodies in one year, while only having one student body prez. :)</p>
<p>That said, in most years, Emory does not have ANY Rhodes Scholars. In fact, in the last 11 years, they have had less than 4. See this post for some stats: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/461553-usa-today-academic-team-2.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/461553-usa-today-academic-team-2.html</a></p>
<p>Note that your argument would hold for Harvard, Yale, U. Chicago, USMA, Stanford, Duke, USNA an Princeton, who seem to average more than one per year. So statistically, you are more likely to be a Rhodes Scholar at these places than SBP. (But, I wonder which is more valuable in the long run?)</p>
<p>Hadn't realized there were only 32; I believe Duke had four my senior year -- so I figured Emory had to average at least 1.1 over the years.</p>
<p>In any case, my point was this: I think the poster was a little stunned that it seemed to take Rhodes or publishing novels or whatnot to get into Yale -- and was hoping that a "minor" accomplishment like SBP would do the trick. I was trying to explain that it's not a minor accomplishment in the least.</p>