Reading a thread in one of these forums about Business, is it possible to bust a Reese Witherspoon and major in fashion design, get a 4.0 then go to Harvard for Law School? Do you think Harvard would take me, or for that matter any Top MBA or Law School program if I get a 3.7+ in Undergrad?
<p>No, any top business or law school would expect you to have a well balanced undergraduate program. There are plenty of smart fashion designers (like Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren) and it's a fascinating and lucrative field but fashion design is still considered a trade, not an academic pursuit. You'd be better off getting a BS or BA in a more verbal, intellectually based discipline if you think you'd like to go on to study law or get an MBA.</p>
<p>What if you did like a joint BFA and BA degree like Parsons and New School University?
I thought you'd be able to get into a top law school cause i read someone post that harvard law or some top school law program would take a 3.8 sociology major anytime over a 3.0 engineering major.</p>
<p>I would also think because Fashion Design is a business, where you can become an entrepreneur, you could go on to get an MBA.</p>
<p>Well, I've known many very smart and accomplished graduates of FIT, RISD, Parsons and the like, who have been extremely successful in business, but none who have gone on to law or business degrees. Conversely, I've known many fashion and retail executives with BAs and advanced degrees who did not study fashion. But the combination of the two. . .? I wouldn't say it couldn't be done as there's always someone out there. Why don't you ask at the New School/Parsons about their post-graduate success stories? Several business schools have programs for executives (especially entreprenuers) with life experience who didn't follow traditional college routes, but they are usually older and they don't lead to MBAs per se.</p>
<p>Bottomline: UCLA or NYU. Fashion usually is a close cousin to entertainment, and these are the top Universities with well positioned B Schools, Law Schools, and heavy Entertainment industry presence. Kind of a no brainer. Also may look into the schools in and around Miami.</p>
<p>I don’t know about MBA, but law schools don’t care what you major in. If you have a 4.0 in Fashion Design and score a 173+ on your LSAT, you can say hello to Harvard Law. However, I would think that not having a more well-rounded undergraduate education might be a detriment to your logical reasoning skills, which would make it harder to score well on the LSAT. It might also prevent you from fully developing your writing skills, which will hurt your chances of success during law school.</p>
<p>You know what? Why not? If your GPA is stellar and you can pull off an extremely high LSAT score, I think you have as good a shot as the majority of applicants with those stats.</p>
<p>I think you could. People here don’t seem to realize that a BFA doesn’t mean you only take art classes. A Parsons fashion design BFA still requires writing and liberal arts classes.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Harvard Law cares mainly about numbers, so you can be that real-life Rees Witherspoon!!! But you still need 3.8+ GPA and at least 170+ to get in on numbers alone. Sure, there are “soft factors,” but GPA and LSAT are the two major things Harvard looks at.</p>
<p>I agree with the person who said that UCLA or NYU would be great places to attend for this type of thing. Then gain, I’m a guy looking to major in BME (and have no clue what fashion schools are good), so don’t take my word for it! 
It just seems to me that the closer you get to LA or NYC, then you can find some awesome internships or make wonderful contacts.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking, by looking to get an MBA or law degree, are you trying to start your own line/company or try to be a CEO of a famous design house? I’m just curious since I haven’t found a thread like this before. Also, what school do you attend/ are seriously looking at? Good luck! :)</p>