<p>This post is about the undergrad majors that that traditionally make applicants. Those three majors are political science, economics and philosophy. Why these three majors you ask? Well I don't know why some people choose econ. My mock trial attorney coach did econ as his major. People who major in poly sci do it for obvious reasons. To get a firm understanding of how our government works. For the people who choose philosophy as a major do it for different reasons than the other two majors. To acquire critical thinking skills. And also to understand the theories of the natural world as they apply to the concepts of right and wrong. Feel free to comment with your thoughts on this.</p>
<p>You can take Organic Chem to learn critical thinking skills (while killing your GPA with a curved course). Heck, a lot of majors will help you with critical thinking skills.</p>
<p>From a practical matter, majoring in Econ gives you a good out should you choose not to apply to LS four years later. Econ majors can (readily?) get jobs in the real world.</p>
<p>Eh, it’s a bit different. Most people go to college, have no idea what they are getting their degree in, take a few classes that they like, and pick a major. Those who like ideas and writing gravitate towards poli sci, English, philosophy, etc. </p>
<p>Move ahead a few years, and the engineering majors are working in engineering firms, the business majors have consulting gigs, and the poli sci majors look around and think, “Maybe I should go to law school.” </p>
<p>(Obviously, many people want to be lawyers as their life goal, and others come at it as career changers, but this is true for many, many people.)</p>