<p>I keep hearing people say that philosophy would be a good undergrad for law. Is it actually helpful?</p>
<p>It generally requires a great deal of writing, reading, and critical/analytical thinking, which is helpful. It also generally requires an introductory course in logic, which is also helpful. </p>
<p>That said, you can sign up for logic and something along the lines of "Introduction to Philosophy" regardless of your course of study (I personally recommend a course in ethical theory over an intro course, but this is only based on my own experience). Having "Ancient Philosophy" or a Kant seminar on your transcript won't directly benefit you...the benefit comes from certain skills and ways of thinking which are often (not always) exercised by the study of philosophy.</p>
<p>I personally gravitated toward philosophy b/c it just fit well with the way my mind works. Philosophy majors generally score exceptionally high on the LSAT, but who knows whether that's because studying philosophy has really 'prepared' them for the test, or whether it's because the people who think in such a way that philosophy is appealing to them are also people who think in such a way that the LSAT comes more naturally?</p>
<p>It's a common major among law applicants, it's a major that I personally found helpful, it's a major that was well-regarded by schools to which I applied, and above all, it's a major that I really, truly enjoyed. If someone doesn't think that the last of those facts will hold true for him/her, then I'd never, ever recommend it as a course of study (and that goes not only for philosophy, but for any subject).</p>
<p>(All those disclaimers out of the way, philosophy is fun! Sign up! :p)</p>
<p>I couldn't imagine philosophy being a popular major. Most of time when I tell people I am majoring in philosophy I only get back blank stares. I plan to get a MBA or JD after with some work experience, the only problem is I can't see myself coming out of school with a job to get the experience.</p>
<p>Student 615, are you attending law school or have you graduated already? do you mind telling us which law school are you attending or graduated from?</p>
<p>Will be attending...PM'd you :)</p>
<p>ETA: Oh! Just reread my first post in this thread and it might have been misleadidng. When I say I found something helpful or I recommend a course, I don't yet have the experience to say whether or not it was actually helpful in law school. I mainly mean on the LSAT (and in my very limited preparation for law school). I do predict that it will be fairly helpful (as much as anything can be) for school, mainly just because I'm used to a reading/writing courseload. I know that 'nothing can prepare you for law school,' but I feel like at the very least, a comfort with processing and analyzing dense reading material (which you can get in other places, I realize) can't hurt me.</p>
<p>Sorry if I caused any confusion above.</p>