<p>I currently am a freshman at Towson University. The main reason why I attended this school is because I wanted to stay in state and go to a larger school. UMD is a good school but I really just hate the CP area and therefore did it was not an option. My major is communications because as for law school it doesn't really matter as long as I maintain a high GPA and do well on my LSAT's. Do you think I am better off graduating from Towson with a 3.5+ or transferring to UMD and graduating from there? Will my chances of going to a higher quality law school being increased by graduating from a more prestigious university or will my GPA and LSAT score be everything.</p>
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<p>That’s usually true, but there are a few exceptions. Communications is one of the exceptions.</p>
<p>Sorry, bluedevilmike, could you please explain why?</p>
<p>Among liberal arts majors – English, Political Science, Biology – major doesn’t really matter. But when you go to vocational majors, those are looked down upon. The equivalents would be things like Communications, Criminal Justice, and Exercise Science. Don’t do those.</p>
<p>Undergrad prestige is a minimal factor in the first place, but seriously Towson vs UMD would not be considered as different prestige levels anyway. And I disagree with the don’t major in communications advice if that’s what interests you.</p>
<p>Yeah as far as the comm major is concerned I have spoken with the dean of admissions at both UMD Law and University of Baltimore Law and both said it doesn’t matter and comm is fine. That wasn’t really my concern but mainly if there would be a major difference between Towson and UMD and whether or not it had any major effect. Thanks for the replies.</p>
<p>Both the communications major and Towson would be fine for your purposes.</p>
<p>Not sure how to quote, but I disagree entirely with the fourth post.</p>
<p>I can see how public relations and advertising may look vocational, but some communications studies programs are rather academic and research based. Stanford and UPenn’s come to mind right off the bat, not entirely sure about Towson.</p>
<p>You are better off staying at Towson and graduating with a 3.8 or 3.9. Shoot higher than a 3.5. If you’re staying in state for law school, you want to go to UMD. I don’t really know how looked down upon communications is, but I think you are better prepared for law school after majoring in challenging majors. The reading and writing load is key. The substance of law school classes is not really any more difficult than many undergraduate courses. The difficulty is reading and comprehending a huge amount of material. Certain majors just prepare you better for that.</p>