<p>I am currently a junior in high school. I intend to study law or some type or math like finance or accounting. I plan to stay at home in queens. I do not want to pay more than 5,000. I will probably get financial aid. My gpa is a 89.39 and i have aps, honors classes, 200+ volunteering hours and i will have recommendation letters. And my sat score is 1560. 610 math 480 reading and 470 writing. I plan to get a 30 on the act. Even if the college does not major in my career options its okay. I just want to start off on a good base.</p>
<p>Look at St. John’s University.</p>
<p>How much is tution? Isnt it 25 grand</p>
<p>Yeah St. John’s is expensive and not within your price range. The most obvious school would be queens college (My friend’s brother goes there for law). You kind of limit your options by staying in queens. Any particular reason why?</p>
<p>Well not in queens. In ny bt not too far because transprtation would be hard. I mean dorming isnt a problem but i honestly cannot afford that because i dont work</p>
<p>Basically look at cunys. I’m not familiar with law too much, so I can’t really tell you which ones are good or not, but I’m sure the majority of cunys do have a law program. Plus they are all located within the five boroughs making commute not too bad (if you’re familiar with commuting for school as I am and most ny residents are). Also, being an state resident, you may not even have to pay anything especially with good grades. My friend is going to Hunter and she actually gets paid to attend lol</p>
<p>Majority of CUNY’s DO NOT have law, I actually think only John Jay and maybe queens. </p>
<p>John Jay Is very highly regarded, definitely check it out. You could also try on City Data Forum, and look through/ ask there</p>
<p>Any other except john jay?</p>
<p>Oh, I apologize, I led you to wrong information. QC does have a specialized law program that branches from their political science major.</p>
<p>Well it does not necessarily have to be law but a good college. I most probably get financial aid</p>
<p>There is no specific sequence of courses that you need in order to get into law school.</p>
<p>I attended a CUNY school and majored in pol sci with minor in history and a few journalism courses thrown in and went to law school. My husband, who I met in law school, was a psych major. Given that I am a lawyer for my career, I know many and their college majors vary. There are a lot of pol sci, history and economics majors, but I also know someone who was a theater major and went to Harvard Law (it was a few years out of college and she appealed as well as an older student), another Harvard grad who majored in classical languages and another who studied bio-chem engineering undergrad. I also know people who majored in English, accounting, finance, education and other subjects. My friend’s daughter was a film and lit major and is now in law school and I have 3 friends with kids going this year - history, psych and english lit majors.</p>
<p>I did belong to the pre-law club in college and took classes like Business Law and Con Law but that’s because I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, not because it’s necessary.</p>
<p>Queens is an excellent school, as are Hunter and Baruch, both of which are accessible from Queens.</p>
<p>Good luck on your choices.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>Definitely look at Baruch if you are strongly interested in business or accounting. Queens and Hunter are good liberal arts colleges that will give you a solid foundation. Brooklyn is also a good liberal arts school, with a total undergraduate focus. If you think you’ll get some good financial aid, consider St. Johns (again, if you think they’ll give aid), but a CUNY seems like a good fit for you.</p>
<p>If you are seriously considering law school, work on improving your writing score on the SAT. Writing well is an essential part of law school, as all of your examinations are in essay form. With law school tuition high, and many fewer jobs available, graduating in the top 10% of your (non-Ivy) law school class is a must. This will require excellent writing skills.</p>
<p>An undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics or computer science will provide a better chance of landing a job, with or without a legal degree, than majoring in liberal arts. But make sure you minor in something that teaches you to read, comprehend, summarize and reason (like political science or history) as these are essential skills in law school.</p>
<p>Also, I highly recommend taking off a few years between undergrad and law school to work. With law school so expensive, you should make sure you want to work with lawyers before you enroll. An accounting degree can get you in the door working as a legal assistant at law firms specializing in estates, tax and real estate; finance will help with firms specializing in corporate law, mergers, and acquisitions; and comp sci will help with firms specializing in technology and patent issues. Knowing what kind of law you want to practice before you go to law school will help you focus on why you are there when the work load gets to be crushing. Also, having a few years off after undergrad will give you a leg up in maturity and work product versus many of your peers. This helped me tremendously in getting internships, judicial clerkships, summer jobs, and multiple job offers after graduation.</p>
<p>As for your choices, Baruch and Hunter are excellent choices. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>You might want to consider Stony Brook’s applied math and statistics department. If you qualify for lots of financial aid, then you’ll be in good shape.</p>