<p>I want to become a trial attorney, in college I am assuming taking Criminal Justice would be the best major which corresponds to law? Or is there a better major to take which would correspond with law school? Also what are t14 schools and what are there basic requirements?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>You need to start looking for information on admission to law schools in general, including requirements. The T14 refers to the top ranked 14 law schools in the nation and it has been the same 14 forever, and they were even considered the premier national law schools before rankings were created. If you do a Google search for “top 14 law schools” you will easily find a list.</p>
<p>Moreover, there are numerous sites that discuss law school requirements and you can easily find many in a simple search. The one thing you will likely learn is that majoring in Criminal Justice in college neither provides an advantage to getting into law school nor to becoming a trial lawyer. If you like Criminal justice as a major you can consider it but don’t do so with any idea that it creates any advantage for getting into law school over other majors. Law schools take applicants from virtually all majors. They look for well-rounded applicants who can write and think well. The two major requirements for getting law school are high college GPA, regardless of major, and high LSAT score, the entry test for law school that has nothing to do with the SAT and your score on it is usually at least 60% of everything for getting into law school.</p>
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<p>There you go T14</p>
<p>Criminal justice is a waste of a degree. The best majors (if there are any “best”) involve critical thinking. Think physics, philosophy, math. So-called “pre-law” majors like criminal justice are just an attempt to part undergrads with their money.</p>
<p>Stay well clear of Criminal Justice as a major. Gotta say, though, in 30 years as an attorney(none of it patent law) I can count on one hand the number of math or physics majors I met who became lawyers. GPA/LSAT are pretty much all, but a more traditional discipline is better as a major.</p>
<p>So which major would be better Criminal Justice, Political Sciences, or Biological sciences? I am better in biology and since its all about GPA and the LSAT it wouldn’t matter?</p>
<p>I wanted to know when an individual should apply to a law school, would a person apply after receiving there bachelors degree or masters degree?</p>
<p>Many people apply before receiving their undergraduate degree. This explains the process:</p>
<p>[The</a> Application Process: An Overview | LSAC.org](<a href=“http://www.lsac.org/jd/apply/applying-to-law-school.asp]The”>http://www.lsac.org/jd/apply/applying-to-law-school.asp)</p>
<p>In which major are you most likely to achieve the highest GPA? You want a major that will train you in critical thinking, writing, and analysis skills. Are you more of a science-oriented person than a humanities person?</p>
<p>Civil or criminal trial attorney? If criminal, take a minor in biology; the increasing use of DNA and forensic evidence means that some of your practice will focus on explaining science to jurors. </p>
<p>Civil trial attorney: take a lot of courses that require reading, writing, research, and public speaking. </p>
<p>Stay away from criminal justice, please. It does not teach you the skills you need to succeed in law school.</p>
<p>Yes I will succeed in Biology more. Why not major in biology?</p>
<p>Also how many years does it take to minor in biology?</p>
<p>Bump please answer</p>
<p>there is no response possible. The answer will depend on the college to which you are accepted and decide to attend. (Not all colleges offer minors in all subjects.)</p>
<p>And if you are prelaw, GPA+LSAT are the only things that matter. </p>
<p>But just know, even if you are ‘stronger’ in science, there will be hundreds of students stronger than you in the premed prereqs, which have harsh curves in college (unlike HS). My point is that A’s are not easy to come by in the premed prereqs, so Bio may be more difficult than you could ever imagine.</p>
<p>Is a minor basically a bachelors degree? I’m confused what’s the difference between a minor and major exactly</p>
<p>Based on your prior posts, you are a rising high school senior interested in medical school and physical therapy as well as law school, is that correct? It’s fine to be interested in both law and medical or PT school at this point. Considering where you are in the admissions process, I think it would serve you best to spend time reading the school websites where you’re likely to apply. Look at the department webpages for the majors you’re considering - they will spell out what’s required for majors and minors.</p>
<p>A minor is a minor concentration in an area of interest; each school will have its own requirements for both majors (usually at least 30 credits of both specified lower-level courses in a particular department and a choice of higher-level courses and/or research/independent study ) and minors (often 12 credits in a particular department, including required courses).</p>
<p>To be considered for medical school admission, you’ll need a certain number of credits in biology, chemistry, and physics. For law school, there are no such requirements, but you’ll want courses that will give you the analytical and writing tools needed for success.</p>
<p>Yes that’s true.</p>
<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I know dredging up this topic is like beating a dead horse, but I’ve been so daunted by the whole law school applications process that I’m in desperate need of your guys’ counsel. </p>
<p>I’m a rising sophomore who’s fallen in love with the sociology major, but I’m concerned that this major won’t be seen as rigorous enough by law schools. I’ve also been passionate about pursuing international relations and would consider double majoring with sociology if that would give me a leg up, but I’m worried about taking too much on my plate, being overwhelmed, and having this backfire on me and actually causing my GPA to go down. </p>
<p>So my main question:</p>
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<li>DO law schools look at your major?
I’ve read a lot of mixed responses to this where the short answer is “no” but is then qualified with the fact that a 3.8 gpa engineering major would have better a chance compared to a 3.8 gpa philosophy major, etc etc. What’s the final dish on this (if there is any)?</li>
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<p>And a general question:</p>
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<li>Do you guys have any general advice for getting into law school (at least top 5/ top 10)? I’ve got the point about high GPA and LSAT pretty hammered into my brain but was wondering if there were any other things that needed to be added to that list. How much do ECs matter (ie. publishing a work, internships, etc)?</li>
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<p>Thanks so much, CC community!</p>
<p>The people I met in law school who did best right out of the gate were engineers. Good solid thinkers. Logical not creative. Tweren’t me.</p>
<p>Some amazing EC might help but seriously no one really cares beyond the GPA, LSAT and not being a felon.</p>