<p>I'm looking to study Law in the future, and as an undergrad degree I want to do Poli Sci/Psychology/English/Philosophy - Which one of these is the best to prepare for Law school? </p>
<p>I'm aiming high, Yale and Harvard for grad school, but I've been advised against applying there for undergrad because apparently it's better to change schools for grad school and these are the schools I want to do Law at. Is this right? </p>
<p>I'm thinking about LAC's, as well as some Universities. Princeton is a definite on my list as of now, and so is Columbia. Are these good for any of the undergrad majors I mentioned above? Is Amherst/Williams/Wesleyan any good as well? Is Dartmouth good for Government? </p>
<p>I'd prefer if the schools were on the East Coast, so please don't recommend Stanford/Berkeley (I know, I know they're great schools). I'm applying to only 5 schools and I want to apply to the best for Social Sciences/Humanities. I have a GPA of 4.0 and I don't require FA. I know some of the Ivies are better for other majors, but I want to apply to the Ivies which are good for social sciences/humanities. Is Brown's Political Science department any good? And, what's your perspective on not changing schools for Grad school? Is it advised against going to the same school?</p>
<p>It’s not about where you get your undergraduate education. It’s more about attaining a high gpa and LSAT score.</p>
<p>If you plan on applying to 5 colleges, do not put multiple Ivy’s and top tier LAC’s on the list.
You need solid safeties and match schools.</p>
<p>You can major in anything for your undergrad studies. IMO–you should pick your major as if Law School were not in your future. Why?—because you may end up changing your mind about law school after a year or two of undergrad.</p>
<p>You’re naming some pretty fine colleges. Rather than questioning if Princeton, Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, Dartmouth or Brown would offer you sufficient preparation for your surprisingly well developed plans, I think the better question is if you, as an applicant, are sufficiently qualified to risk spending your limited applications on schools of this caliber.</p>
<p>That wasn’t really what you wanted to hear, so I’ll answer you differently now. Excelling in a humanities major at any of those schools and scoring well on the LSAT would put you in a good position for elite law school admissions. Personally, I’m biased toward Princeton.</p>
<p>I didn’t say that they were definite schools on my list, I said I was looking to apply to those schools. And I do have safety schools in mind too, with an acceptance rate of 20 - 30 percent. My question was whether or not the departments for the schools I mentioned were good or not. T26E4, there’s no need to attack somebody’s character by saying there math and analytical skills aren’t sharp. I said 5 schools as it’s a round figure, I may be applying to more, I’m only a sophomore and considering colleges at the moment. My time for application hasn’t come yet. I asked for help not criticism.</p>
<p>^Please do not get hung up on rankings and prestige. By doing so, you’re eliminating many wonderful colleges. </p>
<p>IMO—a good social, financial, and campus environment fit is more important than rank and brand name (when it comes to undergrad). For your major, I recommend that you consider diversity and size of the college. Diversity within the school will make your classroom discussions more interesting. It will expose you to a variety of ideas and thoughts from students with different backgrounds. Generally speaking, a midsize to larger school population will be less clicky. </p>
<p>If law school is in your future, consider a college where you can manage a strong gpa.
Consider finances. Is it best to save on undergrad because of the future expenses involved for law school?</p>
<p>Also, look through the online course lists to get an idea of the courses offered as well as the number of sections per course. Check out the faculty directory for the departments that you are interesting in majoring.</p>
<p>I would recommend going to an undergraduate school that is considered challenging but at which you can probably get a good GPA. Also, look at schools that stress writing in their classes. I was a journalism major in college, and the writing skills I developed helped me a lot in law school.</p>
<p>I agree with many of the responses here. I would say apply to six schools: two “coin flip” schools (such as Princeton and Columbia), two very good schools that you have the stats for (in the East Coast, considering you say you are qualified for HYP, I would try NYU and Boston College.). Then I would apply to two schools you think you can definitly can get into.</p>
<p>If you want a good political science education, and in a political enviornment, apply to Georgetown instead of Yale. And also GWU.</p>
<p>It’s too early for you to even begin creating your college list. In your other thread, you mention that you are a UK student looking to applying to US high school boarding schools.</p>
<p>For now, concentrate on your HS curriculum. Come back to the college threads when you’re a junior in HS. You (and we) will have a better idea where your academic stats stand at that time.</p>