<p>What do you guys think is the best major if you wanted to go into Law (say corporate). Would it help to have a double major? What do you guys think.</p>
<p>Econ. It might look marginally more impressive to employers, would give you better options if you decided not to go to law school and would prepare you as well or better than anything else for law school itself.</p>
<p>Would you get enough experience writing/reading with and econ major? I thought that was the reason why everyone majored in hist/engl/philo...</p>
<p>There is no best major for law. Major in a subject that interests you.</p>
<p>Hi Sally,</p>
<p>If you could only collect a $1 for everytime you answered this question you would make so much money you could give up do practicing law ;)</p>
<p>No kidding, sybbie! </p>
<p>One of the most important skills that every successful attorney has is resourcefulness and the ability to find information, so it is truly incredible to me that the same questions are asked again and again by students considering law school. Search the threads first!</p>
<p>psychology</p>
<p>I would go with Economics for corporate.</p>
<p>I'm sorry, but what part of it just doesn't matter wasn't clear here? Choose a major that you enjoy. It won't matter at all either for law school or for the practice of law (there are exceptions for patent law). </p>
<p>Just getting a little bit slap happy here ... I won't be responding to these threads on college majors/law school again.</p>
<p>Yes, it doesn't matter, but shouldn't you at least have some knowledge in your concentration? (ie business--accounting, economics for corporate and tax law)</p>
<p>Knowledge is great, but you certaily don't have to major in economics or finance or accounting to become a corporate lawyer. English or chemistry or engineering will do just fine.</p>
<p>Just to echo Sally here, it doesn't matter! My H was an Engineering Physics grad and has done corporate/commercial work for 25+ years, both in a large firm and now as a General Counsel. It.Does.Not.Matter.What.You.Study.In.Undergrad! :)</p>
<p>You can never have too many good opportunities. So, I think it matters to the extent that you have a backup plan in the case that you decide against law. I know many people 5ish years out of school who really wish they had studied something that would lead to a well defined career path.</p>
<p>It matters if you end up with a lousy GPA because the major has huge grade deflation. Trust me on this one. </p>
<p>Otherwise, don't waste four years guessing that maybe someone at one law school could possibly think about maybe taking you over another person on the basis of your major.</p>
<p>Physics, math, and statistics major have the highest average score on the LSAT.</p>
<p>Not to say, majoring in these helped them do better, only that people who do well in these majors also tend to do very well on the logic games of the lsat.</p>