<p>any ideas? i know i'd have about the same GPA for both, but i think english is a more valuable major, as it will make you a master writer and analytical thinker. which major is more useful for law school admissions, and the law profession in general?</p>
<p>or how about majoring in english and minoring in polisci, or vice versa?</p>
<p>id narrow this decision down to what type of law you do.</p>
<p>its true that your major really doesnt matter at the undergraduate level for law school, or med school for that matter, so dependent on the background you want to have (english or more political) going into law school, id adjust your choice accordingly.</p>
<p>international business law probably....</p>
<p>it is really easy to double major with poli sci and still graduate in four years, so that is an option :)</p>
<p>My brother, who is an attorney, along with many other reliable sources told me that English is about the worst subject to take for Law School.. (Contrary to my prior belief) ...Probably because writing for English will totally screw up your style for writing in Law. They recommended PolySci for me, bcuz of the background you gain on the Constitution as opposed to other typical PreLaw majors. That's my 2 cents.</p>
<p>I don't know. it's one of the five most popular majors for law school, and many English majors do fine in law school. Don't worry about this so much. You'll see how your classes lead you, which department's profs you tend to like better, which you're more interested in, ect. You might even find yourself liking a somewhat similar subject, such as political philosophy, or maybe something somewhat unrelated, like psychology, or who knows! Don't limit yourself too much.</p>
<p>Screw it, make your choice easy (and your life just a little bit harder) and double major. My old roommate was a poli sci/history double major and we used to joke that that added up to half a major. He would have graduated in three years if he had decided to take one more quarter of summer school. Another one of my friends is just a poli sci major and also would have graduated in three years (without even going to summer school) if she hadn't decided to take 2 quarters off in Greece.</p>
<p>BTW, most of the people I know on a law school track are poli sci majors, and most English majors I know are planning for an English grad degree not law school.</p>
<p>So I see poli sci and history majors get bagged on at UCLA, too. <em>shrug</em></p>
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BTW, most of the people I know on a law school track are poli sci majors, and most English majors I know are planning for an English grad degree not law school.
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That's fine. Some of the most common, if not the most common majors for law school are, in no particular order, English, government/poli sci, philosophy, economics, and history.</p>
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<p>the major more useful for law school admissions is the one you can get a higher GPA with. you should take classes from both to see which one you enjoy more cuz you'll probably do better in that major. </p>
<p>neither are really useful for the law profession in general. both will teach you writing skills. poli sci may give you a government background. but really, you'll learn most of your law trade while in law school. there's a reason why people can major in anything and still apply to go to law school. </p>
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<p>i dont think u can minor in english, so it'd either be double major or major in english and minor in polisci or just major in polisci. </p>
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<p>try polisci over english for the background.</p>
<p>does choice of major effect law school admissions? would an engineering major get higher standing in comparison to a polisci or spanish major?</p>
<p>Choice of major has a rather negligible effect. Law school admissions is a numbers game.</p>
<p>Although, an engineering major with a similar GPA might get a slight boost. Either way, major in what will give you a good GPA.</p>