<p>Hello, I'm a freshman entering college. I am planning to earn a degree in accounting as it is useful and versatile. </p>
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<li><p>Is this an at all unique major for law school applicants?</p></li>
<li><p>In addition, say I wanted to take advantage of Big 4 recruiting at my school. Would it be unwise to wait to apply to law school until I get a few years of work experience?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>It’s not a common major for lawyers, but it’s not unheard of. I’ve known a couple of CPAs who became lawyers.</p>
<p>I think it’s a good idea to get work experience before law school.</p>
<p>Okay, cool. Because I often hear people saying that law students go right to law school after undergrad, but it seems like that is not needed.</p>
<p>At my alma mater, the median age for first-year law students was 24.</p>
<p>As a Yale undergrad, what I keep hearing, at least for YLS, is to take time off. It’s often actually easier to get into law school if you have a couple years of work experience under your belt. In fact, Northwestern basically demands experience.</p>
<p>I’d say accounting would make a good major if you could pull the GPA, and would give you a backup in case four years from now you lose your interest in law.</p>