How hard?????

Applying to College
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<p>Is the major Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, in relevance to a business major, oh, say, accounting??</p>

<p>I'm stuck in the loop between doing a lliberal art (I'm reallly interested in philosophy) and doing a business (which goes hand-in hand w/ law, my intended career; and my parents are pushing for business) and I've got no idea which one to choose. I was thinking that I needed a "semi-easy" major, or a major that wasn't impossible to get a 3.8-4.0 especially since Law School Admissions are so heavily numbers based.</p>

<p>I really would like to do philosophy and learn more about it, but frankly, I'm just not that convinced since I know so little about the subject. Business seems like the best route to a law school, especially since it coincides with Law, and it gives me a great backup.</p>

<p>With that being said, back to my original question. How hard is philosophy, and what do you think I should major in, considering GPA as one of my higher priorities.</p>

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<p>a survey conducted a few years ago (sorry, no link) actually found that philosophy majors were among the highest scorers on the lsat, along with those studying mathematics and physics.</p>

<p>further, given that its hard at this point to know what kind of law you actually want to practice, let alone be sure that you actually want to go to law school, id suggest majoring in your interest. though with a major like philosophy it might be advisable to pick up something more practical as a second major or minor should you decide not to attend law school and enter a potentially weak job market.</p>

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<p>Bump It Up Guys</p>