Law and Society

Colleges and Universities A-Z Purdue University
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<p>Not a lot of colleges and universities have Criminology/Criminal Justice/Law and Society as one of their majors. But I was so glad Purdue did! How good is Law and Society at Purdue? I did get admitted as a Law and Society major for Fall 2010. Are a lot of people in that major? I plan to double major in Law and Society and Psychology.</p>

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<p>If you don’t like Psychology, I would recommend majoring in History also or at least minor in it. It’s always beneficial imho to major/minor in History if your majoring in Law & Society/Criminal Justice.</p>

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<p>jake, mind me asking what sats you got in with? i applied into political science and got deferred :(</p>

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<p>im sorry to hear that rasperryice
My highest scores were
Critical Reading: 720
Math:720
Writing:700</p>

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<p>what about your GPA?</p>

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<p>Nice! I got in as a history major, though I plan to attend law school afterwards, so I might switch majors into political science, or double major, still unsure yet.
Got in with a 2150 on Sat though, 650 CR, 770 Math, and 730 Writing</p>

<p>Are you doing Purdue’s Liberal Art’s honors program?</p>

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<p>I am very concerned about purdue’s liberal arts program-</p>

<p>i have read accounts on student reviews that the program was lacking and didn’t prepare them for top graduate schools, although they were written a few years ago, and they were not in the honors program.</p>

<p>So i’m not sure, I’m kind of skeptical and uncertain about Purdue’s liberal art’s capacities. </p>

<p>Honestly, I’m really considering switching majors to pre-pharmacy now, although if someone can convince me that Purdue’s Liberal Arts program is good and I will get a great education there, I will stay.</p>

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<p>Liberal Arts is known to being very easy compared to other colleges at Purdue. </p>

<p>However, I hope you do know that Pre-Pharmacy at Purdue is VERY tough, right? You have a lot of work ahead of you compared to Liberal Arts work.</p>

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<p>Well there is the tradeoff. Do you want a high GPA so you can get into grad schools easier or do you want a challenging curriculum with a potentially lower GPA? I mean if you’re a good student, then it shouldn’t matter if the curriculum in LA isn’t that hard. It all depends on you imo.</p>

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<p>How were the core classes that you took in the CLA? Also, how were the professors as well? </p>

<p>I mean, I would much rather be a lawyer than pharmacist, but would a CLA education at Purdue prepare me for the rigor of law school? Even if does help my chances of getting in, I don’t want to develop bad habits and get screwed later.</p>

<p>But then I guess, I could increase my workload by double majoring and such. I mean the liberal arts program can’t be bad right, just because it isn’t as hard as Purdue’s sciences?</p>

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<p><a href=“Purdue CCO”>https://www.cco.purdue.edu/common/PostGradSummaryMay08.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Well even though this was two years ago, it seems that a lot of kids in Liberal Arts go to graduate school. From Political Science/Law & Society, 1/3 of the students go to graduate school/law school. Maybe give the dean or a head professor in Law & Society a call? I’m pretty sure professors would make time for you if you got accepted to Purdue and are deciding whether or not you want to attend. </p>

<p>[Pre-Pharmacy</a> Curriculum](<a href=“http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/academics/prepharm/curriculum.php]Pre-Pharmacy”>http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/academics/prepharm/curriculum.php)</p>

<p>or </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academics/programs/pos/LAWS201020.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academics/programs/pos/LAWS201020.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I’m not sure about you but I think Law & Society’s Plan of Study is way easier than Pre-Pharm. Getting into the actual Pharmacy program is quite tough I hear also. One of my friends is in Pre-Pharm. and he tells me it is A LOT of work, that was why he had to give up joining a fraternity.</p>

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<p>current GPA: 4.11</p>

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<p>Hey everyone! I was excepted into Purdue Law and Society for Fall 2010 too! I am extremely excited!! </p>

<p>Jakewhaat…what do you plan to do with the degree?? Just curious. Same question to everyone else!</p>