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<p>No specific undergraduate major is required to go to law school, but high college grades and high LSAT scores are needed to go to a top 14 law school (see [Welcome</a> to LawSchoolNumbers.com | Law School Numbers](<a href=“http://lawschoolnumbers.com%5DWelcome”>http://lawschoolnumbers.com) ). Note that the need to score highly on the LSAT means practicing standardized test taking skills, which will be useful on the LSAT as well as the SAT or ACT. Be aware that the law job market is very competitive, and very school-prestige-conscious with respect to one’s law school (i.e. it is unlikely to be worth it to attend a lower ranked law school).</p>
<p>For policy making, you may want to consider studying in the area of policy you are interested in. Of course, it may be helpful to supplement that with courses in the various social studies, like political science, economics, sociology, and psychology.</p>
<p>Realistically, Berkeley and UCLA are probably a reach now (but several other UCs are quite likely), but you have the opportunity to significantly raise your SAT or ACT through standardized test preparation, which can make your chances more likely (UCs do favor GPA over test scores, but Berkeley and UCLA are selective enough that chances probably are not great at SAT scores under 1800). Doing both the SAT and ACT can give you another chance, since some students do better on the ACT than the SAT (or vice-versa).</p>