<p>has anyone here gotten into a really good law school majoring in only political science? also, what extra curriculars did you participate in?</p>
<p>I can't speak for anybody's personal experience here on this forum, but to answer your question, yes, having "just" a single major in political science will in no way harm you in terms of law school admissions. Take lots of writing-heavy classes and achieve a kick-ass GPA, and that's all you can do outside of the LSAT. That's not to say that ECs count for nothing, but they are marginally important (at best) relative to the LSAT and your GPA, which combined account for perhaps 75%-90% of one's entire admissions prospects.</p>
<p>Yes! A huge portion of those who enter law school only majored in Political Science.</p>
<p>i have my own question.</p>
<p>i'm about to enter uc irvine in the fall of 2007 as a business economics major.</p>
<p>however, i think i could do better (GPA wise) as a poli sci major. if i do law school in the future, which really interests me right now, i will want to be competitve in the application process for a top school like UCLA.</p>
<p>what troubles me with this though, is that if law school doesn't pan out, (4 years is a long time) job prospects for a poli sci major don't seem as plentiful as those for a bizecon major.</p>
<p>any advice for the troubled and confused?</p>
<p>that's EXACTLY what my parents said to me about political science. that'd I have limited job prospects, but you have to understand. No major prepares you for a career. not even pre-med. If you don't go to med school and you have a science job, you're STILL not prepared to be a doctor. you might be prepared for a lab job, but that's about it, so your major has NOTHING to do with you getting a job. It's about internships, externships, research, connections, etc, etc.</p>
<p>i meant to say *science major (not job)</p>
<p>thanks blink182892001.</p>
<p>i'm just confused still, you know?</p>
<p>i'm really leaning towards poli sci because my strengths lie more in writing and reading based acitivites whereas my weaknesses are more math related, which econ is heavily based upon.</p>
<p>i guess a change in major is in order.</p>
<p>i need to decide what to major in. like the previous poster, i suck at math but consider myself to be a strong reader/writer. i am leaning towards political science. what kind of classes do you take to graduate with this major?? is it true that it is easier to graduate with a higher GPA if u major in poli science than say, philosophy?</p>
<p>it just depends how hard the program is at your school. philosophy gets a bad rep, but I know people who do much better in philosophy than they do in poli sci.</p>
<p>I've done great in philosophy, and I would've fallen on my face in poli sci. Why? Because I have zero interest in it. Half of the poli sci students I know could have stunk in philosophy for the same reason. Yes, the two require different types of thinking, but there's more to doing well than just being able to do the material. When it's Thursday night and there are eighteen parties and a football game going on, and you have a paper due the next day, you'd better have some level of desire to back up your skills. Go where your strengths, but also your interests lie.</p>