<p>Hey I was just wondering if there are any fellow pre-law students of the class of 2010 here. If there are, what are you guys going to major in?</p>
<p>Poli. Sci.</p>
<p>Some kind of major/minor/double-major combination of English, Philosophy, Poli Sci, or Anthropology. I'm leaning towards Philosophy & Poli Sci.</p>
<p>Philosophy will definitely be a huge plus for you and it will really help once you take your LSAT.</p>
<p>heh... i will be declaring prelaw as soon as i figure out how too, but i am a molecular bio major. long story.</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a pre law major. Any student that is interested in pursuing a profession as a lawyer can major in whatever they want. I have a friend that was my youth leader who was a civil engineering and now works as prosecutor for the D.A.s office in San Diego. So there is no restriction as to what you can major in as long as you have a competitive GPA and have taken the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test)</p>
<p>But bear in mind that if you do major in something that is outside the Typical Law Majors (History, Political Science, English, Philosophy, Economics, or Criminal Studies) you will not be exposed to the basic skills that is necessary for law school such as critical thinking, writing, reading, logical reasoning, and being able to think on your feet. So that is why so very few people go outside the norm of Typical Law Majors but like I mentioned you can major in whatever you want but it just might be tuff for you to acquire and develop these skills once your in law school.</p>
<p>Thanks DanielHagos for your post. Would psychology be considered a "typical law major" as well?</p>
<p>I plan on going to Law School and I'm thinking of Biz/Econ or Psych.</p>
<p>Good? Bad? Comments?</p>
<p>I kinda want business to fall back on.</p>
<p>Gosh, I want to keep math in my life while I get ready for law school. Although I have already taken Calc AB and BC, would it be possible to enroll in another calculus class (such as multivariable) without distracting my pursuit of another degree? And how much more work is there to have a minor in addition to a major? Does anyone know the reputation UCLA has with law schools that we may attend? Last question, if you had a choice between Stanford and UCLA, what would you pick?</p>
<p>Does anyone know what percentage of UCLA grads who apply to various law schools make it in?</p>
<p>Does Biz Econ prepare you for law? Doesn't it stress math a lot more than writing/reading skills and logical reasoning skills?</p>
<p>i'm wondering if the prelaw students have a leg up with the UCLA law school, or any of the other uc law schools (berkeley, hastings, davis) for that matter.</p>
<p>would it be better to go to cal if i want to go pre-law?</p>
<p>I'm not sure. If you would perform better and be happier at one place over the other, that's one factor. The placement rates of students is another. Pull up each school's statistics and check it out. If you were offered more money from one and that would mean you wouldn't have to work, that might help you (as you can concentrate more time on school), but then again, work experience is somewhat helpful in law school admissions (but much less so than GPA, one of two major factors, the other being the LSAT score). </p>
<p>California residents officially have a leg up at certain schools, and unofficially so at others, or instead seemingly do from statistics. Will they take a larger chunk of students from a particular school? Pull up the available statistics and take a look.</p>
<p>anyone have the stats on the acceptance rate of ucla students into law schools?</p>