<p>This board has said over and over again that pre-law programs are generally rated second to majors like philosophy and english. I have heard that law schools actually prefer one of the latter two degrees to a pre-law major. I was curious, how does majoring in "Philosophy, Politics, and Law" sound? I was always planning on being an english major and then going into journalism. Lately though, I've been considering the law field. Even if I don't go into law, I feel that by majoring in english, ill graduate being able to express myself better, but not having anything to say. This is why I feel that a more broad liberal arts major could be benefitial, where I would do alot of writing anyway. What does everyone think?</p>
<p>P.S. The English program here (even Rhetoric, which I'd be majoring in) seems to be heavily into reading the classics. I'm not so into reading, but i love writing. I know I know don't say it.</p>
<p>Of course, you've heard that you can go into law school with any major. When I went, there were any number of majors represented, allbeit with a disproportionate number of poly sci majors. I would say that the most useful preparation I had was debating in college. It gave me experience in research, analysis, putting together arguments, tearing into others' arguments, etc. So whatever your major, try to take rhetoric, argumentation, debate, persuasion, or whatever courses your college offers in this area. Debate is also invaluable. It seemed like us debaters found law school easy and everybody else had quite a learning curve to get up to speed.</p>
<p>Pre-law is not a major. If you love English, you can do journalism or go to law school afterwards with a major in English, but I doubt that you will like it as much as you might think if you hate reading...Generally the biggest pre-law majors are philosophy and political science, but almost anything works for a future in law.</p>
<p>undergrad major for law school doesn't really matter. My dad (a lawyer) has emphasized this to me. What do matter are your GPA, resume and LSATs.</p>