<p>I'm going to start undergraduate college next year and I was wondering what to major in. I know, whatever it is, I'll be going to graduate school and I was thinking about Law School. I enjoy doing research, speaking in front of people, negotiations and I'm good at convincing others. And I love history, political science and philosophy. I know about the hard work and the constant amount of reading and writing and I accept it. Another thing, I've been hearing that Poli Sci isn't a good undergraduate major for Law School but what if you really enjoy it and excel at it? </p>
<p>I understand that most lawyers will never be in a courtroom but instead handle contracts, research and give advise and I like doing that. Should I become a lawyer?</p>
<p>i really mean this in a helpful, not critical way -- but have you read many of the posts in this forum? there is a wealth of info already here about what it is like to be a lawyer -- take the time to go through old threads -- even browse through some where the title doesn't sound directly on point -- often discussions of the nature of practicing law come up in the middle of threads. if you go back even just a week you will find a lot of info that might then help you frame more specific questions you may have.
(and if you don't have the patience to do that research, law school probably isn't for you anyway :) )</p>
<p>but ultimately, only you can answer the question you have posed.</p>
<p>martha - is your comment based on your experience in law school? unsubstantiated comments about majors really do not help someone trying to figure things out.
it has been said here too many times to count -- it doesn't matter what you major in for law school (provided you maintain a sufficient gpa to get into a good law school that is).
most colleges don't make you decide on your major until the end of soph or beginning of jr. year -- there really is no need to rush to decide before you have even started college.
if anyone really enjoys lengthy debates about the value of majors there is another thread already deep into such muck - which still does nothing to help this op answer his original question - there's no need to start that again here.</p>
<p>"I enjoy doing research, speaking in front of people, negotiations and I'm good at convincing others."</p>
<p>I am also looking into Law schools and was worrying about same thing few years ago. Trust me! these things you learn about yourself in high school, they are only small fraction of what you will find in college. You might find completely different person within yourself. You might end up finding something else more interesting than lawyering.
Major in what you like but you should think about the job too. Political Science majors often go on to grad school. Economics or business (unless you are a science person) is better solution just in case you change your mind.</p>