<p>Ok so I have always been set on economics with a minor in polysci since I was convinced undergraduate business was pointless. And the problem is that I found out how there is lots of high level math I'm economics and I am just not that good at math so I'm afraid ill have a bad gpa. This is problematic because I want to get into a top law school and I've slowly been realizing I'm not even that interested in econ/stats. My strongpoint is definately history and I realized I love it so much I want to study it in college. But I am discouraged because people say its a useless major. How could I integrate history into my college academics while acquiring a useful degree? </p>
<p>tl;dr: Really want to major in history because I'm not good at math and I love history more than anything. Also want to go on to law school. What should I do/consider when I select major/minor?</p>
<p>Undergraduate business degrees are not pointless. They may no longer top the salary charts but they’re still near the top in employment %. Don’t be afraid of any business major.</p>
<p>See, on one hand, the name of the school you go to can matter a lot in business, and on the other hand, most prestigious schools consider business too mach of a ‘trade’ rather than an ‘art’ or ‘science’ to offer degrees in it. This creates a strange situation like at my school, where we’re all economics majors who don’t actually care about economics and want to go into finance or business but need the school’s prestigious name on our resume.</p>
<p>None the less, you still see business administration concentrations like accounting and marketing out-earning 90% of those ‘academic’ majors.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the admissions rates and lsat scores for various majors? Stuff like philosophy is often near the top. Sounds like you need to decide which is more important to you: Maintaining a perfect GPA in history and getting into law school then forgetting about your undergraduate degree, or majoring in something you can fall back on in case you change your mind about law school at the risk of lowering your GPA (because those will all have some math). I can’t lie and tell you there’s a job market for history majors.</p>
<p>If you genuinely enjoy it, then major it history! The reason many people may think history is a “useless” major is that if you do not pursue any graduate degree, then you have very limited career options (teacher, professor, etc). However, if you are dead set on law school, then history is not a bad undergraduate major by any means. A history degree along with a decent number of other humanities classes, should prepare you pretty well for the lsat. I have found that the subjects that I get the highest grades in are the ones I genuinely enjoy and am thus willing to put the hard work and effort into. I know this may sound cliche but if you want to do well/attain a high GPA, you should pursue your passion and if that is history, then so be it! In my opinion, that’s a much better option than going for an econ major if you dislike math.</p>
<p>Seems like you understand my dilemma perfectly. What if if I double majored in a business major with a unique major like history/philosophy? My state school is top ranked in international business and I think I could get a high gpa in that or most business majors. Would majoring in business give me a chance for business school AND law school?</p>
<p>Or is business just as bad as economics?</p>