<p>So I'm just curious.
I'm a junior in high school preparing myself to get into Yale, Princeton, and Harvard by participating in the field I really enjoy: law. </p>
<p>I want to eventually become a business lawyer working for Google/Apple, companies like that, because my dad is a businessman and he greatly influenced me to look towards the business side of the law. </p>
<p>Anyway, during an interview, when the person asks why you want to go to Yale, many people say "Oh Yale has a great economics program" or "Yale offers one of the best art programs" and blah blah blah. But since Yale doesn't offer a business major or a pre-law major (don't only a few colleges even have this?), what am I supposed to do?</p>
<p>I looked at the website and saw that it offered economics and political science, the two closest things I could find.</p>
<p>Maybe you should sharpen up your facts or you’ll continue to betray your lack of knowledge. There is no such thing as “pre-law”. Law school admissions factor in applicants’ LSAT scores, college transcript, rec letters, personal statements and sometimes, interviews. You can major in anything – and still get into a top Law School.</p>
<p>Contrary to your belief:
I know that Yale and all top Universities don’t have pre-law majors. But actually a number of small colleges do offer pre-law (like 36 total in the US), but those aren’t the colleges that I’m interested in applying to whatsoever. And I also know that I can major in anything and still get into a top Law School since there is no pre-law in any of the major universities and that graduate school application committees are looking for both related and unrelated activities that demonstrate my passion whatever it is. </p>
<p>I need to clarify:
What I have a problem is that most people, when asked why they want to go to a college, answer “Oh it has a great art program” or theater program, or economics program or whatever program. And then they go on to say that the college’s superb program will best develop their interests and their strengths to succeed… at least that’s what I’ve been getting at from reading the articles.</p>
<p>But…
The only reasons I have for wanting to go to Yale above the other Ivy League is because of its location and its financial aid, not because of its programs because there really isn’t much for me to compare, for my interests, between Yale, Harvard, and Princeton. Is this a bad answer that would overall hurt the interviewer’s impression?</p>
<p>There’s really not much to differentiate Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or lots of other places for a whole host of majors, not to start an argument. Financial aid either. So if you have a passion for New Haven, go for it (I mean that seriously)</p>