<p>I want to double major in History and PolSci as an undergraduate, then move into law school. I'm not exactly sure where to go, and how I should narrow down my massive list of colleges.</p>
<p>I would like some advice as to where I should focus on applying to, especially for ED/EA. Money is not too big of an issue. I am willing to go just about anywhere.</p>
<p>I am from California and am a very strong student in terms of academics.</p>
<p>College list (already considering my academics):
Ivies
Oxford
Cal
LA
Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, etc.</p>
<p>If you want to go to law school, and you’re considering Oxford, it would make sense to apply to Oxford for law rather than politics and history. </p>
<p>In the UK, you don’t really have ‘double majors’ like we do here in the US; and you don’t get as much freedom in what classes you take. You would likely have to do PPE - Politics Philosophy and Economics, as that’s the closet thing they have. </p>
<p>You’ll need to take or have taken AP tests and scored at least 5s on 3 or more subjects. </p>
<p>All of the ivies UCB, UCLA, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore all have very good poli sci and history departments. </p>
<p>Without knowing your stats though, no one can tell you whether or not you have a good chance at any of these schools. You also need a safety.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help. I was thinking of trying the History and Politics course at Oxford. Luckily, I’ve already got 2/3 5s on history APs, and on a path to get more.</p>
<p>My safety will no doubt be UCD or SD. My stats are well about their averages, but just to be extra sage, I’ll also apply to my local state university (SFSU).</p>
<p>Stats are as follows:
GPA: 3.8-3.9 UW, 4.6-4.7 W
SAT: 2280, going to retake
ACT: 33 (not likely to send)
APs: 5 on Human Geo, 5 on Euro, taking APUSH, Chem, Lang, and Psych this year, registered for classes in Macro/Micro, Physics CEM, World, Latin, Gov/Comp, Lit, BC in senior year
ECs: High commitment to volunteering - same place for 4+ years (500+ hours), otherwise relatively mild ECs - president of x club, etc. Working on building a few more.
Recs: Going to be good. Every teacher I’ve had likes me - I’m still recognized in the hallways despite not having been in their class for years.
Essays: Have ideas, but have yet to implement them on paper.</p>
<p>Well, there are my stats. Thoughts?</p>