<p>As of right now I am a pre-nursing student, but I quickly realized that wasn't for me. I decided to major in history and maybe eventually apply to law school, but after doing some research I've found that economic majors and philosophy majors tend to do extremely well on the LSAT. Would it be a bad idea to double major in history and economics or history in philosophy, or maybe instead to minor in one of those with a history degree? What about political science? Does that help or is it as significant as philosophy, economics, or history? </p>
<p>Choosing a major for the LSAT is silly. LSAT prep is 3 months. A degree is 4 years. If law school interests you, spend those 4 years doing something you like and can do well in. You want a 3.6 or better on graduation. If you do want to minor or double major, do it in something that gives you skills you can sell to employers if law school doesn’t work out. A solid undergraduate major makes for a very good backup plan in the event you can’t score what you’d like on the LSAT or can’t find employment as a lawyer.</p>
<p>Before all the above, however, you should absolutely do some interning at law practices. Most people who have not experienced law have no idea what it is actually like. College is the place to change that. Your local legal aid/DA/PD’s office almost always has use for free college student labor. That’s a great way to see what practice actually looks like. Your “pre-law adviser” may also be helpful in connecting you to private firms that take on interns.</p>