<p>I've got a pretty important choice to make right now. I know for sure that I want to go to law school after college, so I was going to major in Philosophy and minor in Economics. My parents think that I should have a back-up plan, and so they would like to see a major in Econ and a minor in compsci.</p>
<p>Also, I really have no idea whether to major in Econ BS or BA. Advice, please?</p>
<p>Hmm. I notice views but no replies. Is the question too hard to answer, or not worth answering?</p>
<p>Doesn't really matter. If you have any inkling of wanting to go into patent law, check into what majors the bar association accepts to be qualified to take the patent bar. </p>
<p>The more rigorous one will be the one law schools will be more impressed by.</p>
<p>Take what interests you, and you can do well in. That said, more rigorous is always more appealing, but it isn't worth getting a 3.0 in Econ BS as opposed to a 3.5 in Econ BA because you enjoy it more (and thus work harder).</p>
<p>Besides it being harder, is there any reason not to take BS?</p>
<p>Also, I read a web page that said either go engineering or economics, don't go philosophy. It said that philosophy as a law major is outdated. Is this true at all?</p>
<p>Out of any possible major, the one I would enjoy most is philosophy. I'd take Economics only for its practicality and prestige.</p>
<p>My mom is a lawyer, her majors, Math and Art. </p>
<p>It doesn't matter as long as you have common sense.</p>
<p>Well, a question for your mom: would she prefer you to take back-up majors that you don't like, so you can have a back-up career that you don't like, in case you don't like law? ;) I say this somewhat seriously. </p>
<p>First of all, if you want law or med school, do NOT do anything to sacrifice your GPA. It is not worth it, in any sense of the word. </p>
<p>Second, I don't think that a minor in comp sci is going to get you very far. Considering that a comp sci major isn't even a safe route to success, why would a minor do anything? If you like it enough, major in it. If you don't like it or aren't good at it, why minor? A comp sci major isn't always (depends on a few things, see USPTO website) enough to qualify for the patent bar. A minor probably wouldn't even get you the coursework. Not trying to be negative, but why not just to a theatre minor? </p>
<p>I really do advocate people having a plan for undergrad, but any viable plan has to include stuff that you like. If you are suffering through four years, you are throwing away what could be a fantastic education; furthermore, it's a good bet that you wouldn't like it enough to do it for the rest of your life. So find stuff that you like, then figure out how to make a career out of it.</p>