Political Science and pre law at Case

<p>How strong is the political science and pre law programs at case? Are they highly regarded?
Thanks</p>

<p>I don't know much about the poli-sci department's reputation, but my roommate is a political science major and has enjoyed her classes & professors so far.</p>

<p>I've met a ton of pre-law kids here (maybe not as many as pre-med or engineering, but still a fair number); I think that speaks to the kind of preparation that Case can give. There are less humanities majors than science majors on campus, giving you the benefit of small classes & personal attention from professors, while keeping the Case name.</p>

<p>I sort of think political sciences is a joke as in that there is nothing really interesting to learn. Most of the professors just talk about whatever they want and not what the subject is or they make really bad comparisons. There are a couple good teachers though. I've been saying for a while that Political Science is probably the easiest major at Case. This is good for pre-law I guess because GPA is important, but GPA doesn't speak anything of your ability to do law. You've still got to do well on the LSATs. I personally don't believe political science at Case is worthwhile because you don't really learn anything. Most political science majors are pre-law. It's kind of crazy.</p>

<p>Case regularly sends its graduates to top law schools in the country. However, I don't know how many of them were political science majors. Law schools accept students from a wide array of disciplines. Therefore, your major is less important than LSAT score, GPA, extracurricular activities, and your life experience.</p>

<p>I have a new theory about Case and Pre-Law. I feel a lot of the students are unchallenged. Most specifically the Political Science students. I think that because of this, many people don't do as well on the LSATs as they should. In other words, they cruise through easy classes unchallenged and their brains can't handle the LSATs. I believe you need to be challenged to keep your brain sharp for the LSATs. I don't know if Case's Political Science department does that.</p>