<p>I also want to go to NYU, like my brother (A cousin of ours goes there and loves it), so, I was wondering. I would really like to become an attorney or some sort of corporate lawyer. What undergraduate school at NYU would provide me with the best experience towards reaching this goal (I also want to go to NYU for graduate school, I hear they have a very impressive graduate law program). </p>
<p>By the way, I'm using this account with my brother's permission.</p>
<p>Best preparation for law school would be CAS. You could also try Gallatin or Stern, but most top law schools prefer a standard liberal arts concentration.</p>
<p>I was thinking of Stern. I heard that NYU likes (Or doesn't hold it against you), if you have a strong background in business. Finance is something I might want to do if I find law uninteresting.</p>
<p>Are you talking about NYU law school? and if so, do you mean a strong business background from work experience or from a college major?..there is a big difference. </p>
<p>Most of my NYU friends who went to top law schools including NYU Law, had liberal arts majors in CAS. Of course you can major in finance and go to a top law school, its possible, but here are a couple things you might want to think about first:</p>
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<li><p>Stern has a grading curve which will likely make your gpa lower than had you majored in something at CAS. Top law schools care for your gpa a lot more than what subject you majored in. </p></li>
<li><p>Some top law schools explicitly do not like preprofessional majors like business (e.g Harvard) and having such a major may put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process.</p></li>
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<p>Perhaps you can major in econ. and take a couple finance classes in Stern if you still want that type career option but don't want your gpa for law school admissions to significantly lowered by the Stern curve. </p>
<p>Check out the NYU pre law office for more info on this:
<a href="http://www.nyu.edu/cas/prelaw/%5B/url%5D">http://www.nyu.edu/cas/prelaw/</a></p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks. I'm probably looking at CAS now that I've been informed of the possible consequences studying at Stern undergrad has on my choices of graduate schools.</p>
<p>Hi, I applied to Gallatin and I also plan to go to law school. I plan to have a concentration focused on US History but want the freedom to take classes in subjects that interest me as well (English, Business, etc). My question is basically how will Law Schools view me have a "concentration" over a traditional Liberal Arts Major? Will this put me at a disadvantage? Thanks for the comments, sorry for hijackng your thread Lexis.</p>
<p>David, </p>
<p>I think a concentration in US History will be fine for applying to law schools, and should not put you at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it, David.</p>