<p>It Doesn't Matter.</p>
<p>what he said</p>
<p>"Hey, I'm an Ivy League Undergrad who wants to double major in Anthropology and Religion, and then add a minor in something like International Relations, which has a lot of economics here but not higher-order econ."</p>
<p>If you are really interested in those subjects, they sound great. In fact, assuming that you do well and get good LSAT scores, you would probably stand out from the crowd just for having studied something a bit different than most. It generally doesn't matter what you study.</p>
<p>I disagree with the advice to major in whatever interests you. Clearly, the poster has never taken the courseload from hell, worked 80-100 hours a week doing homework, and was rewarded with Bs and Cs. If law school is really the goal, major in something you like well enough to study all the time, but that won't trash your GPA. </p>
<p>I double majored. Trust me, the liberal arts courses are significantly easier (less work, easier work) and grade higher (B+/A- area average) than the sciences. Been there, done that, was thoroughly punished in law school admissions for that choice.</p>
<p>I heard that it honestly doesn't matter what you major in for law school BUT they don't like it when a student majors in legal studies / pre-law majors.
Why is that?
I want to do Criminal Law and plan on majoring in legal studies with a minor in criminal justice.</p>
<p>how about finance? I understand that business is a trade, but, I am planning out a really well-balanced courseload. Since I came in with like 54 credits from AP classes i can afford to do that. For instance, I plan to take a good amount of English courses and upper-level econ as well as some other courses such as philosophy, geography, etc. Finance as a major does not require that many courses and that's why there is a good amount of space in my schedule to do such things. </p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>How does chemistry help for law school or even LSAT?</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>this question has been asked a number of times and as a result there are quite a few threads on the subject (search is your friend)</p>
<p>Thank you, sybbie.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure they are referring to the work load mostly when comparing the environments, which is also why Engineering majors also tend to do well in Law School.</p>
<p>industrial and labor relations.</p>
<p>Out of all of these which seems to be the best option if one is looking into either corporate or intellectual property law</p>
<p>My strengths are in writing and history
My weakness is math</p>
<p>1.Government and Politics (major) with econ (minor)<br>
2.Government and Politics (major) with business (minor)
3.International Relations (major)
4.Government and Politics (major) with english (minor)</p>
<p>Your major really doesn't matter a whit for law school. I would suggest only that you (a) major in a subject that you enjoy (otherwise you are going to waste 4 years and a whole lot of money on something else) and (b) you avoid any major with a name like "legal studies".</p>
<p>mouzia57,</p>
<p>As I am sure you have gathered by now, do not pick a major based on how you think it will help you in law school. No major will, and if that is the only reason you were picking it, chances are you will be miserable. Pick something you enjoy, something which you would be happy doing if for some reason you are not able or decide not to go to law school. If that means Poly Sci, so be it. But if you are only picking it because it seems pre-lawish, go with something else.</p>
<p>Also, minors don't matter. If you are doing it because you really love the subject and are going to get it anyway, go for it. If you just think it will look good, drop it and work on keeping that GPA up. A minor is not an excuse for a lower GPA. Neither is a double major for that matter.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info</p>
<p>I'm going to probably go with just government and politics as a major because I love the subject and Id like to concentrate on gvpt so I can maintain a good GPA.</p>
<p>1) go to registrar
2) find a list of majors where median GPA is > 3.7
3) from those, choose whichever one that sounds most interesting</p>
<p>of course, this is if you consider your 4 years in college as nothing but a stepping stone to law school.
in the end, your major matters little.</p>
<p>screw analytical thinking skills. learn that in TestMaster courses. and if you can really secure like, a 3.8 UGPA with a solid LSAT and end up at a T6, your utter inability to think critically or write a coherent sentence (and the consequential cruddy grades) will not deter you from getting a decent job.
if you still strike out and end up at a T10, you might want to, you know, get half decent grades and stuff, tho.</p>
<p>what i have personally found was that i excelled (relatively) most in courses i was half-interested in. all the "gut" classes I took I ended up getting C's.</p>
<p>How does a major in Stats look for law? (As in, would it be considered an easy major? Would it be useful later on?)</p>
<p>“In 2001, the five most common majors of students entering law school were political science, history, English, psychology, and criminal justice.[2] The five majors with the highest acceptance rates were physics, philosophy, biology, chemistry, and government service.[3]”
I copy and pasted that from wikepedia, i understand wikepedia isn’t excactly the most credible source but i find this information interesting…
Economics or political science isn’t even listed as the highest acceptance rate majors whereas the hard science majors are listed. I mean who applies to law school with a degree in chemistry?
Although I’m still in high school I want to figure my major out before college. I will most likely major in philosophy or international relations as a pre-law degree because I see myself having a higher GPA in philosophy because i would be interested. The only issue with that is if i don’t end up going to law school i feel i would be stuck with a use-less degree.</p>