<p>Do law schools take majors, minors and/or elective classes into consideration? </p>
<p>I want to do Finance in college, but Im always thinking about government or economics even though I dont like those two as much (but they are better for law school I heard) So my question is how much weight do law schools put on majors?</p>
<p>finance = easy major. Frowned upon.</p>
<p>I have understood from others here that gpa is more important than major or institution. Not true? Are some majors "better" than others?</p>
<p>Yeah, the main thing is a high GPA in whatever major one chooses. Most UG business majors don't really get the sort of critical reading and analysis classes that people in liberal arts classes get. Read Yale or Harvard website and they plainly say they prefer classes that teach the theoretical and a broad liberal arts education to a vocational education.</p>
<p>For anyone who has intention to eventually practice patent law, then the undergrad major can be important. They will not even let you take the patent bar exam unless you have about 40 semester hours in engineering or science.</p>
<p>Do they elective classes you choose matter as well</p>
<p>what if I majored in finance and minored in Government?</p>
<p>I am also interested in Finance, but at my school it is very tough. The business school has a crappy curve in every class which really hurts your gpa. It's extremly hard to get a 3.7+ gpa but easy to get a 3.0-3.5 without doing anything.
I was interested in double majoring in finance/real estate with a minor in physics. Can we still have a chance at top law schools with the finance major?</p>
<p>Yeah of course. Make sure you do well and try to mix in some substantial writing or critical reading classes as well.</p>
<p>What actually shows up on the LSDAS transcript? It was unclear from the lsac site. Is it simply course numbers?</p>
<p>ok. this is coming from a music/classics major that was given a full ride scholarship to law school: your major doesnt matter. it is what you did with it.</p>
<p>in fact adcoms LOVE the diversity that unique majors can provide. on the flipside they look at "pre law" or "criminal justice" majors as a bit on the easy side.</p>
<p>get into something that you find interesting and go for it!</p>
<p>I have to agree with UCLAgrad. If law and society or poly sci, or one of the other more traditional pre-law majors is your thing, certainly major in that area, do well and apply to law school. Don't shy away from what you may think is a non-traditional major because you think it will hurt you in admissions. It won't. Major in an area you are passionate about and enjoy your time in college. The rest will follow.</p>
<p>Do law schools just see the abbrevations to the courses you take instead of the actual courses?</p>
<p>Also would it benefit one to add a minor?</p>
<p>I would say finance at some schools (NYU Stern, USC Marshall, Wharton School) are pretty hard, not only because of the curve but because of the quality of the programs there.</p>
<p>Law school get a photocopy of your actual transcript.</p>
<p>I hear english is a common pre-law major (which is what I'm interested in)...I don't have a "pre-law" program, so I'm just taking what I enjoy.</p>