<p>I am looking at some schools for pre-law, and I am wondering what you think the best combonation would be for a major..I'm trying to do something that would be somewhat beneficial if I changed my mind about law school in the future.</p>
<p>Double Major in:
Philosophy & History
Philosophy & Politics</p>
<p>Major and Minor in:
Philosophy major, minor in Art History (I really like art history, but I doubt this would have ANY benefit)
Philosophy major, minor in classics </p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Any major/minor that will force you to read critically and write a lot is 'suitable' for law school.</p>
<p>why the hell do you want to double major? It doesn't help you at all, in fact it probably hurts you. You can major in basket weaving for all ls's care. It's all about getting a good gpa no matter what you major in. Nothing is "suitable" and nothing will "hurt" you.</p>
<p>I don't understand why everyone hates the double major idea. A great way to boast your GPA is to pick up a minor or major in something you are interested in and do well. I see double majoring as a way to boast your GPA</p>
<p>Your major definitely matters, so pay no attention to whoever said that you can major in basket weaving and be admitted. However, it only matters to an extent. It has to be something real, broad, liberal artsy, etc. History is traditionally a good pre-law major. Philosophy, economics, political science, literature, etc. are all just as good.</p>
<p>Only double major if it is something that you are interested in, not if it is to have a double major on your transcript. That said, it is common sense that a law school would regard a 3.8 gpa in History and Literature higher than a 3.8 gpa in History, if all other circumstances are equal. It just proves that you did more work.</p>
<p>mike - could you please provide the basis for your conclusions? what are you basing your knowledge of law school admissions policy on?</p>
<p>It matters very little what you major in and double majoring is not going to matter much either. The answer is always the same - the GPA and the LSAT scores matter most. There are some activities or work experience that matter, but for the most part, major in what you like and do well. If you like art history, major in it.</p>
<p>Mike has no basis for his conclusions because they aren't true. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOU MAJOR IN. It's not that hard to understand. GPA + LSAT.
Say it again...GPA + LSAT. If it doesn't have anything to do with GPA + LSAT then don't worry about it. Also, Aztec, why is double majoring a way to boost your gpa? If you double major, or even minor, there are classes you are going to be FORCED to take. However you can major in something, then just pick a bunch of classes that you are interested in/want to take to boost your gpa. Adding a major/minor only increases the required workload which can only work to your disadv.</p>
<p>Post #5 sounds vaguely true. I claim no expertise, but it does make sense to me that "joke" majors would be frowned upon -- the oft-discussed basketweaving, for example. More tangibly, it would seem to me that things like Exercise Science or other such vocational things might pose a problem.</p>
<p>None of what the OP has suggested would fall into such categories, of course.</p>
<p>LAX- I personally have taken tons and tons of classes with the intentions to raise my GPA. Every semester in college has been over 20 units, with 2 semesters at 27 units. The more classes I take, the higher my GPA gets. It wasn't a matter of being forced to take these classes, it was me deciding the best way to raise my GPA is to take classes and do well in them.</p>
<p>For this reason a second major would be advantageous to me.</p>