<p>All things being equal, which major is harder as far as upper division courses are concerned?</p>
<p>I have about an equal interest in both, and my main concern is keeping my GPA above a 3.9, where it is currently at.</p>
<p>And, really, I'm looking for people who have actually taken upper division courses in either major. If you haven't, well, frankly, your opinion is about as good as mine.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I can’t speak from first hand experience, but all of my GPA obsessed pre-law friends opted for Political Science because it is supposedly extremely easy. This probably doesn’t help you, but I thought I’d throw out my two cents anyway.</p>
<p>Thanks, that does help as I’m weighing going to law school based on how high I can keep my GPA and how well I can do on the LSAT.</p>
<p>I know Poly Sci is a favorite of pre-law types, but I like History about as much as I like Politics so for me it’s a toss up at the moment.</p>
<p>Thanks again</p>
<p>they’re both easy… choose whichever you like</p>
<p>im finishing my current degree which is a llb… a foreign undergraduate law degree. i’ve taken classes of both… and as bos said, they’re pretty much equally easy. in my opinion, poli sci is easier… aside from having to memorize a few things, it’s chill. history on the other hand, is quite easy as well… but i have to say i find it a little bit more boring (i like it, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes it just is). and im sure in poli sci you will see some history classes, relevant to government and law.
since youre not sure yet if youll be attending law school, id say to go for the one that helps keep your options (career wise) open… although i think theyre pretty much the same.</p>
<p>Depending on how good you are at math, Political Science requires you to take Calculus. Whereas History just requires liberal arts math.</p>
<p>^ That isn’t true, most Poli Sci just degree require to fullfill a basic level college math or statistics.</p>
<p>Some schools may require Calculus, but I’d say most do not.</p>
<p>History major(American and Modern China) here with a politics minor(American and Chinese politics). Having taken upper-division courses in both fields, I’d say they’re about equal though on average I have found history/historiography much more easier to follow and engage without as much effort than politics. </p>
<p>It also depends on individual interest and the courses/sub-fields taken. IME, American politics courses tend to be much easier than courses involving IR, Marxist/Leninist/Stalinist/Maoist, Weberian, and Kantian theories…especially if one is cocky/foolhardy enough to take the most advanced Marxist theory course(Normally taken by seniors who focused on Marxist theory or related sub-fields) offered at one’s undergrad without having taken any recommended prereqs like I did. </p>
<p>Though this really depends on your individual interests and abilities, I found most undergrads who did history/poli-sci majors with the intent to go on to law school tended to focus mainly on US history/poli-sci and try to avoid upper-division courses which focus heavily or exclusively on political theory. While that does seem to help them boost their undergrad GPAs…it felt too much of an educational waste …as well as boring to boot. </p>
<p>As for math requirements, that depends on one’s undergrad institution and ranges from mandatory Calc for one semester/year to taking a few quantitatively heavy courses in a variety of non-math departments(My undergrad). Personally, I exceeded those requirements by taking 1 semester of calc and 1 stats course for econ majors at an Ivy (Took this course for fun and because I saw it had many professional/academic applications). </p>
<p>Moreover, with a few notable exceptions, one can still make it into a T-14 law school with lower undergrad GPAs(3.4 or less) so long as their LSATs are 170 or higher. Knew several college classmates who managed to do so successfully.</p>
<p>I know it is off topic but thought to ask since you are obviously a History junkie like me…
I can’t afford Williams or BC or Holy Cross so looking for best STATE School for HISTORY or Pol Sci</p>