High school senior. I *HAVE* to do well. Advice??

Graduate School Law School
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<p>As a senior in high school, I know it is probably too early for me to be so committed, but, as of now, I want to go to a T-12 law school. It's been a dream of mine for the past year, really. Unfortunately, it rather "sucks2bme" as I was hardly an academic all-star in high school -- with an enormous disparity between my fresh/soph grades and my junior/senior grades (the latter being close to the desirable 4.0). I've always been far stronger in english/history (taking AP classes in both) and have performed well in both of them. So, logically, I committed to a university choosing major in political science. </p>

<p>And now more to the point...</p>

<p>Now, my last semester in high school, I'm taking AP Macroeconomics...And I love it. I love the applicable concepts, the logic, the mixture of math and English, and the way (I can tell) it will prepare me more efficiently for both the LSAT and life. The catch is, I barely have an A and have gotten two C+'s and a B on my three tests...And I'm worried if I'll be able to perform and obtain a high (3.6+) college GPA. I've never been terribly good at math (or liked it for that matter) but surprisingly I'm competent in the amount of math used in this course.</p>

<p>SO my question is...</p>

<p>Would my GPA/LSAT benefit from one major more than the other (PoliSci v. Econ)? This is assuming I'll work my ASS OFF regardless.</p>

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<p>Rancid Northwestern and Duke ■■■■■■■■?</p>

<p>I think I need a break from this place. The ridiculousness of threads and replies just astounds me sometimes. Sorry for my rudeness.</p>

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<p>@fresh I would worry about college first. Your interests may change and I’m sure the two majors have some overlapping classes so if you switch majors like sophomore year you should be fine.</p>

<p>Who knows, maybe 3 months from now you’ll want to become a doctor after a summer volunteering job at a hospital (that was hypothetical…).</p>

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<p>it sounds like your GPA will benefit from PoliSci over Econ. However econ will open ALOT more doors outside the law (like a semi-practical PhD path w/ biz opportunities, consulting jobs, business jobs, etc). if you are deadset on law , i would go poli-sci to get the higher gpa.</p>

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<p>Go to college. Work hard. After you take some courses in college, decide on a major. Nobody can predict whether one particular person will get a higher gpa in econ or poli sci courses at a “college yet to be determined.”</p>