<p>hi.
I applied to the Ross preferred admission program, and I'm still waiting to hear back. I've already been accepted to LSA and invited to apply to LSA Honors (I'm gonna send in th essay soon I'm just lazy...). I know I have another 4 years to figure all of this out, but I really would like to be a lawyer, specifically I'm interested in Corporate Law. just a few questions:</p>
<p>Do you think an a Ross BBA degree would look good for law school?
or would you recommend Econ from LSA honors?</p>
<p>I know law schools really take any good applicant regardless of their major because they want diversity, but I'm wondering which would prepare me most for corporate law</p>
<p>I hear law schools look down on business degrees. Take a look at a dual degree Ross/LSA. I hear that it’s still really easy to get done in 4 years since Ross is only 45 credits. Right now I’m looking into like finance+econ+poli sci minor or something like that. Idk if it could all actually work but I do know that a dual degree is definitely possible.</p>
<p>All else equal (LSAT, GPA), If you’re 100% going to go to Law School, do Econ – you’ll use your brain more. If you’re smart and can hold down a 3.8+, try to take the tougher classes like Game Theory, Econometrics, etc. The more you strain your brain the better you’ll be in Law School.</p>
<p>Law schools DO NOT look down on business degrees. Follow your passion in choosing what to study if you plan to go to law school. Business and econ both provide good preparation for law school but so do math, english, history and a number of other concentrations. Courses of study that enhance analytical skills and writing skills will best prepare you for corporate law practice. One advantage of a business degree is that it may introduce you to fellow students who have the potential to be future clients.</p>
<p>If you are sure you want to go on to Law School, I would recommend Economics over Ross. Michigan’s Economics department is excellent, especially for driven and ambitious undergrads (like most top Econ departments, Michigan’s Economics department requirements are not that demanding, so undergrads have to take the initiative). Michigan’s Economics faculty is known for being undergraduate friendly, which is unusual for a top 10 department. As Giants said, take as many of those challenging courses as you can while maintaining a 3.7+ GPA.</p>
<p>Yeah I took AP Macro and Micro and really enjoyed both so we’ll see
I still have some time to decide on all of this, right now I’m just trying to enjoy senior year.</p>
<p>To expand upon this, I don’t think anything could prepare one better for law school than majoring in Math & Philosophy, if one can handle it. Thinking and problem solving & thinking and writing.</p>
<p>A 3.3 GPA from Michigan, accompanied by good professional experience and a good GMAT score (700 or so) should be good enough to get one into a top 15 MBA program such as Johnson (Cornell) or Fuqua (Duke).</p>