<p>i thought i'd do premed, but i'm having second thoughts, seeing
as i am bored to tears during my lectures.
and i hate lab work.
and honestly, i don't think i have the desire to become a doctor enough to study ever detail of my book& grub for every single point like some premeds who aren't
interested in their majors. i'm not trying to insult the entire population of premeds;
it's just that i know some premeds who truly hate their majors/studies& haven't
the faintest interest in science but bear through it for the sake of becoming a doctor.</p>
<p>i.e. this is not the stuff for me. i don't know what the hell i was thinking, but anyways...</p>
<p>now im trying to rectify my mistake by dropping a few courses& having an open mind about everything.
i am vaguely contemplating law school/journalism.
what courses should i take during freshman year as prelaw student?</p>
<p>It’s not too late, but it is pretty late. Make an appointment with your advisor ASAP. Even now, many people would have trouble catching up. Maybe you should keep a few of your classes for grad requirements.</p>
<p>As for the pre-law-are you in CALS or CAS? Almost any major could be pre-law. What do you love? What are you interested in?</p>
<p>i’m in CAS.
but i have no idea what students w/ law in mind generally take
i’m interested in communications and psychology; maybe even policy analysis.</p>
<p>could you give me a rough guideline as to how to plan my courses?
i need quick anwers right now :(</p>
<p>Hi Googler. If you are serious, get an appointment with your advisor ASAP. I would say stay in FWS and language requirement. Other than that maybe take a psych and something else, math maybe? But really, meet with your advisor asap.</p>
<p>you shouldnt pick things bc it is the popular thing to do or bc it pays alot. it seems like thats what you are doing. </p>
<p>you probably picked pre med bc of the pay doctors make or bc your parents told you too</p>
<p>and now your thinking pre law bc lawyers make alot but yet you have no idea what types of courses they take. that alone should cause you to realize that your supposed to pick something that you have an interest or a passion in. </p>
<p>its your lilfe that you are building, and your going to be doing that for the rest of your life so i would suggest that you avoid majors that you think you should do and pick one you WANT to do</p>
<p>Suggest a big short term goal for the next two years should be to find the stuff that interests you, those fields that might best spur your interest and efforts going forward.
You don’t need to commence on a a major till junior year, and you don’t need to have a future vocation locked in.</p>
<p>Whatever those may be though, you do have a science requirement, and some of the courses you’re taking would work for that, pre-med or no. If they are not your cup of tea you don’t have to take them, but alternatively you’ve just been there a week, maybe they will get more interesting. Though maybe not.</p>
<p>I thought you were a freshman…How could you possibly say “grub for every single point” when you are only on campus for a week. You don’t like lab work and yet you have only been there for a week. It sounds like you are panicking and maybe if you would just slow down and think carefully you will be able to make a better decision. I am not telling you to stay in the pre-med track because if you feel like this after one week the rest of the sequence will be miserable. Just speak to your advisor and drop the class that is making you miserable and add something that will keep you engaged.</p>
<p>@poleadreel-
HUH?
don’t make assumptions just like that please.
i just realized that science wasn’t quite the thing for me- in fact, have been coming to this notion for quite a while- and was VAGUELY
contemplating journalism (becuase you know, journalists just have money rolling on their hands, right?)/ pre-law because those were the areas that i was interested in trying and was wondering what sort of courses that prelaw students normally take, b/c i want to have a flavor of what that’s like.
and no, i haven’t found my true passion yet; isn’t that what college is for?</p>
<p>and to think that i would just choose my major according to prospective pay is ridiculous.
no amount of money will force me to sit through four years of taking classes that i don’t even have an interest in. </p>
<p>is that what you did? take premed/prelaw b/c it pays a lot?
you seem to know a lot about it.
sheesh.</p>
<p>and saying that i was “dropping all of my courses,” i admit, was an exaggeration.
i’m dropping a few courses like bio 1500 that i can push off since i don’t have an fws next semester and a pe class since i signed up for two, and was planning to use
the extra room for some other courses.
thanks for the class suggestions.</p>
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<p>You can apply to law school from virtually any major, there are no required courses.
Probably many students interested in law are also interested in fields such as Government, History, Labor Relations, maybe English, courses that emphasize critical reading and writing. But mostly that’s just their personal preference based on inclinatons and interests. A family friend’s kid is applying to law schools having majored in Art History. I don’t think it matters what you study, within reason. </p>
<p>You need to do well though, to get admitted to a good law school. Therefore, IMO the most important thing you can do towards this end in the early years is to search around to find a field that best matches your talents and interests. That’s where you are most likely to do well, once you get into your major. And is, IMO, usually the best path whether you ultimately apply to law school or not.</p>
<p>“since i don’t have an fws next semester and a pe class since i signed up for two, and was planning to use the extra room for some other courses.”</p>
<p>sorry - I interpreted this to mean that you planned open time 2nd semester as you had both PE out of the way.</p>