<p>I am a freshman at Purdue University. I have not declared a major yet, but I am leaning towards management. The problem is that there is a large amount of math included in the management plan of study, and I am terrible at math. I had to take the first required math class this semester, and I did not do well. I got a D in the class. I have A's in all of my other classes, but I struggled in math. I am required to get a C or better in my math class in order to continue on with management. So in order to pursue management, I will have to retake the class, but all of this math has really turned me off to majoring in management. I have begun looking at my other options, and I have always showed interest in law school. Fortunately, I dont think there is any math involved in law school. I am considering majoring in political science or philosophy in order to prepare myself for law school. My biggest concern is that a D in this math class will hurt my chances of getting into a good law school. How will this affect my chances?</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it nearly this much now...you've got another seven semesters to show your abilities.</p>
<p>I would have some concerns that the kind of analytical skills useful in Math transfer to Law.</p>
<p>TheDad, you think they would NOT transfer well to law? I disagree, I think they would very much, and that math majors do the best (along with physics major) on the LSAT, a test requiring analytic prowess. If you are saying that you think math would have analytic skills which would carry over, I'm sorry to misread what you said, but if you do not think that, I disagree.</p>
<p>I don't see how there can be any sort of confusion over what TheDad said...</p>
<p>well, KentuckyFriedBeef, it appears as though theDad's statement wasn't clearly written, and I haven't slept much in a few days thanks to finals, so I apologize to you. Rereading it I think he is worried that the poster will have difficulty with law if he or she has difficulty with logical thinking, which I agree with.</p>
<p>Yes, sorry, I was tired and in "terse" mode when I wrote that. I'd worry about being weak in Math if I were contemplating a legal career.</p>
<p>I apologize if the tone of my post was accusatory.</p>
<p>To clarify, it's not that you often need math skills per se in the practice of law. It's the underlying logical and analytical outlook that Math pretty much relentlessly demands that is useful in legal matters. </p>
<p>I guess if someone were weak in Math I'd want to know <em>why</em> they were weak in Math.</p>
<p>I'm thinking to study law over business because law doesn't require fighting with math. I had A's at math in high school, but I don't understand it at all :D I am very analytical in everything else, and I would be better at math if I worked for it. So I should do okay in law school? It's sure analytical, but not analytical in mathematic ways? if you get what I mean?</p>