Double majoring

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Sorry if this has been posted before (first time posting something here). But I'm a UC Berkeley student going into my second year; and I really need help on what to major in. </p>

<p>So I'm interested in going to a good law school, with my dream school being the University of Chicago (although I do know that realistically my chances of getting into UC law school is slim to none). And right now, I really don't know what to do.. like, what should I major in? I'm about to apply as an Economics major this fall, and as a Political Science or History major in spring. People have told me that it'll be hard double-majoring, so now I want to know if it's worth the trouble? Will law schools give my application more weight if I double-major -- granted that I keep my GPA solid? Or does it even matter at all?</p>

<p>I'm particularly interested in the interests of the University of Chicago Law School.</p>

<p>Thank you for taking the time to the help!!</p>

<p>Best,
Jacob</p>

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<p>Major in what interests you, but make sure whatever it is, you can earn a high GPA. The major itself is more or less irrelevant-- law schools accept students with every type of major, and there is no reason to believe that they favor any one type of major over another. Most people think that double-majoring doesn't really affect the application one way or another; I would argue that doing it for the sake of impressing the admissions council would be a poor move</p>

<p>And why do you think it'd be impossible for you to get into UChicago? You're only going to be a sophomore, so you have at least 4 more semesters to improve your GPA. So unless you completely tanked your freshman year, I would find it hard to believe that you won't have a shot down the line. Get strong grades and get a competitive LSAT score, and you've got as good a chance as anybody else at UChicago.</p>