<p>i'm not sure if I want to be a businessman or a lawyer. Help?</p>
<p>i don’t see how you can’t do finance or econ and take a few legal studies courses or w/e most prelaw students take and still apply to law schools</p>
<p>Unlike pre-med, there are NO classes pre-law students must take. You can major in anything you want and apply to Law school, all that matters is your GPA/LSAT. There are no mandatory classes, pick any major and get good grades.</p>
<p>Most preLaw students study liberal arts, and Politics, English, Economics are typical majors. Econ or Finance are practical, especially if you want to go into Corporate Law.</p>
<p>If your college has a “preLaw” major, stay away from it. If you want to study Law, go to Law school, don’t attempt it in undergrad, Law schools don’t seem to like “prelaw” majors, they’re a joke. Btw, “preLaw” majors do terribly on the LSAT. Physics/Math, Economics, and Philosophy majors score the highest on the LSAT on average. Not saying you should pick one of those, study whatever you like. Pick something you’re good at and enjoy.</p>
<p>Listen to molly4190. Everything she said is accurate. I did a lot of research on law schools and one thing they do not like is the major “Pre-Law”. They would rather you get a bachelor’s degree and then apply to law School. I would say major in either Economics or Finance and minor in the one you do not choose to major in. That way, you’re good to go for bschool or for law school.</p>
<p>Everything said above is accurate, just remember one thing, its not just about the gpa and LSAT scores anymore. More and more law schools (well the better ones) like to see work experience (internships, community service, research, etc.). I heard somewhere that less and less people are applying to law schools straight out of undergrad. Some people are coming to law schools with 1-4 years of actual job experience. So while the gpa and LSAT scores are most important, just remember that you want to test the waters with some experience related things as well. Also, It is smart to not pick a major just because they historically do well on the LSATS like these people have said, because many people who think they want to go to law school at some point in college actually change their mind, and vice-versa.</p>