Is it possible to pay a college tuition anywhere from 25k-60k alone?

[sybbie719]

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. My parents want me to maybe go Pre-Law because they want me to get a high paying job later in life. Would this be a better idea?

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<p>M2K is correct that there is really no such thing as pre-law. Major in pretty much whatever you want (barring criminal studies, leisure studies, etc). the exception would probably be the Law Jurisprudence and Social Thought major at Amherst. Even this is not a “pre-law” major as LJST</p>

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<p>places the study of law within the context of a liberal arts education. The Department offers courses that treat law as an historically evolving and culturally specific enterprise in which moral argument, distinctive interpretive practices, and force are brought to bear on the organization of social life. These courses use legal materials to explore conventions of reading, argument and proof, problems of justice and injustice, tensions between authority and community, and contests over social meanings and practices.</p>

<p>Upon completion of the LJST major, graduates are expected to be familiar with the interdisciplinary study of the law, which means understanding how law combines moral argument, interpretive practice and force in regulating social life, as well as the place of law in a cross cultural and historical context. In addition, students are expected to demonstrate their mastery of such an approach to law in their senior independent writing requirement.</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/ljst/[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/ljst/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>At the end of the day it is all going to be about LSAT and GPA. Bre, if it is you intention to attend law school, you should be finishing undergrad with the least amount of debt since most of the law school FA comes in the form of loans; yes, there are scholarships at top schools, (not HYS) but even then the curve to keep the $$ could be brutal.</p>

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D2 is going to be pre-law, her focus will be taking courses which would help her get into a law school. She is thinking about majoring in philosophy and economics.

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<p>The short answer is that you can major in anything you want because the main thing is to study what you are passionate about to increase your chances of doing well. At the same time there is a general concensus to stay away fro “pre-law” and “pre-law related” programs.</p>

<p>Anna Ivey- former Dean of Admissions at U of Chicago Law school and now private consultant, and author of The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on Essays, Resumes, Interviews, and More
has an Ask Anna Column on Vault.com. </p>

<p>In her column, she answered the question this way:</p>

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First, while it’s true that the most popular majors for law school applicants are Political Science, History, and Economics, that phenomenon just reflects the popularity of those majors among people who end up applying to law school; it does not reflect a preference on the part of law school admissions officers. You absolutely do not have to pursue one of those majors to be a successful law school applicant; if anything, you might have a harder time distinguishing yourself from the pack as a Poli Sci major.

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<p>I would suggest purchasing 2 books:</p>

<p>Anna Ivey - THe Ivey guide to law school admissions
Richard Montauk- How to get in a top law school</p>

<p>The Montauk book the book is approximately 500 pages and gives a very comprehensive overview of the college process and discusses applications, essays, LSATs, majors, etc.</p>

<p>Oldfort, your D2 would be best served by going to the career services office and looking at the grids to see the GPA/LSAT combinations from her school that get into top law schools. She should only major in philosophy and econ if that is what she is genuinely interested in studying (parent of a religion/english major).</p>