<p>I was just wondering how helpful philosophy courses are in terms of prepping for law school. Or are they not really helpful for law school, but just helpful for the LSAT? (I am considering minoring in philosophy and would like to know if it's even worth going for).</p>
<p>lsat, but you can’t get into law school without the lsat. logic classes prepare you for the lsat.</p>
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<p>And the rest of the philosophy classes prepare you for the reading comprehension (if you have studied for the LSAT, then you know that the hardest questions in the reading comprehension usually relate to philosophy; I think Kaplan’s LSAT 180 book even has its hardest section titled ‘philosopher’s corner’.)</p>
<p>Do yourself a favor, just major in it.</p>
<p>Elsewhere in these Law School threads is a post linking to a table of LSAT scores by undergraduate major. According to that table, philosophy majors had the second highest average LSAT score (after math/physics).</p>
<p>Philosophy is a great major in the “perceived level of difficulty” category as well.</p>
<p>More importantly, though, if you are a philosophy major in a program in which you are required to defend your positions in class and to write good papers, you will be well prepared for the LSAT and law school thereafter.</p>
<p>I’d say to minor in it (you can get all you need out of the major in just a few classes)</p>
<p>yeah, major in whatever interests you. minoring in it will be useful enough, if you pick your classes wisely.</p>
<p>cr_book and thetruthcomesout: which classes should I take to make the most out of the minor? Intro to logic and practical reasoning are the two obvious ones (also requirements for the minor here)…any others?</p>