High School Senior: Switched major to Political Science so are these colleges okay?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I was going to be a biology major but I decided I want to go into law. This was very recent and I am applying to colleges in about a week but I have a list according to colleges good for a biology major not political science major. I would also like to minor in history.</p>

<p>Colleges I was going to apply to for sure:
UC Davis
UC Merced
UC Santa Cruz
CSU San Francisco
CSU Stanislaus
Cal Poly</p>

<p>Possiblilities (might have applied if got enough money for them):
CSU Sacramento
CSU Monterey Bay
University of the Pacific
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbara</p>

<p>But are these good political science colleges? If possible, could you number the best to the worst?</p>

<p>Are any of these just plain horrible for political science?
Does Cal Poly have a good political science program?</p>

<p>How hard is it to get into a school with a political science major?</p>

<p>Keep in mind that my weighted GPA is a 4.0 and unweighted is 3.4.
I'm in multiple clubs and have taken 9 AP Classes and 3 Honors Classes.
My SAT score is a 1740 but I'm retaking them.</p>

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<p>No reliable ranking of undergraduate political science departments exists, as far as I know. The best you can do is to look at graduate rankings/assessments. These should have some bearing on undergraduate program quality. </p>

<p>[Rankings</a> - Political Science - Graduate Schools - Education - US News](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-political-science-schools/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-political-science-schools/rankings)</p>

<p>Chances are, though, you’ll change your mind again about majors. So it makes sense to pick the school, not so much the department.</p>

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<p>What about UCLA and UCSD?</p>

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<p>There is no reason why you cannot major in bio as an undergrad and then go to law school. Just make sure you take enough courses that hone your ability to think clearly and write well. A history minor would probably accomplish that. </p>

<p>In fact, a science major at the undergraduate level might prove valuable in a law career.</p>