<p>I'm currently majoring in English because it's always been something that I've been good at and enjoyed. But there are some subjects of the English Major that I don't quite enjoy which is making me question my choice. Now I'm deciding whether I should change to a Psychology or Philosophy major. I want to go to law school in the near future, & now am trying to decide which major would be best suited. Any one have any experiences with any of these majors?</p>
<p>whatever is the easiest in which you can earn A’s. Law schools only care about gpa+lsat, so find an ‘easy’ major for you, and one that you will enjoy.</p>
<p>Preferably one which will help you find a job if you can’t get into a good enough law school. But yeah, if we’re purely considering admisisons chances here, a high GPA will help you a lot more than picking the right major.</p>
<p>Do what floats your boat intellectually. What aspects of the English major do you NOT like?</p>
<p>I think it is important to realize that professors in the humanities usually do not pride themselves on how many students they can “weed out” of further classes in the subject, which gives some people the mistaken impression that the discipline is “easy.” The fact is that although it may be easier to pass a low-level English course than a weeder STEM course, at some point you have to have real talent in certain areas in order to do really well at it. Most people who can pull a decent grade in the introductory classes don’t have that talent.</p>
<p>No specific major is required for pre-law.</p>
<p>[LSAT</a> Scores of Economics Majors: The 2008-2009 Class Update by Michael Nieswiadomy :: SSRN](<a href=“http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430654]LSAT”>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430654) does note that philosophy majors who take the LSAT tend to do well compared to most other majors.</p>
<p>Before you commit yourself to law school, spend some time talking to recent law school grads. You can also read some useful information on the Law School portion of this website.</p>
<p>I’d look for a major that will be practical if you decide not to go to law school. Many many recent law school grads wish they never went to law school. The high debts typically don’t match the job prospects, unless you can get into a top 25 law school or go very cheaply. The law schools also play games with the merit scholarships, knowing that many of their students will not be able to earn a high enough GPA to keep the scholarship after their first year.</p>
<p>The conventional wisdom is that a major that involves a great deal of reading, writing and analysis will prepare you for the LSAT and prepare you for the law school workload. Too many public universities with large classes don’t require enough writing assignments for their students and don’t provide enough opportunity to have writing critiqued.</p>
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<p>The presence of math, physics, philosophy, engineering, and economics near the top of the LSAT-scores-by-major list may hint that logical thinking is also of value. Indeed, given the complexity of some of the laws today, being able to understand what the law actually means logic-wise can be very important to avoid misunderstandings about when and how it applies to a situation. The presence of international relations, religious studies, and philosophy near the top of the list may also hint that being able to understand different values and belief systems besides one’s own may also be helpful, since it may help understand the intent of the law and why it may make sense in some belief system.</p>
<p>thank you everyone for you’re input! i think I’m going to major in psychology and minor in philosophy :)</p>