<p>I've been lurking this site for awhile, and just now decided to join. This is my very first post! </p>
<p>Anyway, this spring break, I looked at WashU's campus while visiting family in St. Louis, and fell in love. I am thinking of applying next year (maybe ED, not sure yet) but definitely applying. However, it seems that the impression that I got when I visited and from looking at these forums is that many of the students choose to go the pre-med track, especially since WashU has such a strong med school. I, however, am interested in pre-law. My questions are:
Are there many students at WashU who choose the pre-law track, or are there very few? Just wondering if WashU would be a good school to go to for pre-law... I can't find any statistics on how many students end up going to law school.
What law schools have your peers who are in pre-law gotten into? Do students from WashU get into very selective law schools?</p>
<p>After reading the freshman programs booklet, I realized that WashU is a lot more academically diverse than most people think. Out of the 8 or 9 programs, 1 was dedicated to medicine and society. Many others dealt with current events, literature, reading, etc. There was also a FOCUS group about that analyzed law arguments. I also remember reading somewhere that the % of pre-laws who go to law school is fairly high with advising.</p>
<p>Just as an anecdote, the are a huge handful of pre-law students. However, since they don’t have required classes like the pre-meds do, they aren’t as vocal/obvious as the pre-meds.</p>
<p>It was rather interesting seeing who stopped being pre-med by the end of freshmen year…</p>