<p>So unlike Medicine, majors for LawS are not that..obvious, I guess. A lot of people major in Poli Sci but that's really the most common thing. Then there's Pre-Law but actually PL majors are the lowest LSAT scorers and also it gives you less of a chance of individuality. </p>
<p>What do you guys think of a double major in Organizational Communications/International Relations? Do you think it's a good path to prepare for LawS? </p>
<p>Also, what are some good undergrad programs for future Law-School-Applicants? There's a lot of info on good LAW schools but not good undergrad law prep programs.</p>
<p>I am currently in High School and still trying to narrow down to a list of Universities I am/would be interested in. For career choice my two major choices are either Law or Medicine and I am leaning towards law just because it interests me more and because I am strong in the debate/communications/writing and theses area. </p>
<p>I'll be more sure of career in a while - I'm doing an internship (law-related) perhaps with the DOJ this summer.</p>
<p>If I'm posting this in the wrong area - please forgive me; this is my first time posting and I'm not too good at navigation yet.</p>
<p>Fun question: How long have you been in the CC Community and how do you like it? :D</p>
<p>Any school with good humanities programs will prepare you for law. The best kind of major is one that involves a lot of heavy reading and critical writing: literature, rhetoric and history are among popular ones - and yes, the majors you mentioned would be fine too as long as they are demanding in terms of reading and writing.</p>
<p>If you are interested in patent or intellectual property law, a major in engineering or science would be useful. Some of them (not biology or chemistry) also have good job and career prospects if you do not go to law school.</p>
<p>Along those lines, if there is a particular application of law that you are interested in (e.g. business law, environmental law, politics / elections), it may be worthwhile to take at least some courses in the subject.</p>
<p>Here’s a useful tidbit from the UC Berkeley pre-law document linked in post #5:</p>
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<p>A great undergrad GPA and great LSAT scores will get you into law school, but to do well in law school you’ll need to write well, reason well, analyze texts carefully, examine arguments critically, understand the larger economic and social contexts in which laws are made and legal issues arise, and make effective oral arguments. People get to law school following many different undergraduate paths, but some undergrad majors are particularly well suited to honing the skills you’ll need. A rigorous undergrad philosophy program is almost ideal. Classics majors also tend to do very well in law school, in part because of all the careful parsing of texts, in part because of their exposure to classical philosophy and literature. Math majors do very well provided they’re able to transfer their reasoning ability into the verbal context, in written and oral arguments. English majors, econ majors, and history majors develop baskets of skills that are useful in law school and beyond. Poli Sci is also a very popular major for pre-law students, though frankly I’m not sure the particular knowledge and skills that discipline develops are as well-suited as some others.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great info, ucbalumnus and bclintonk, that really helped!</p>
<p>And I’m actually really interested in International Law. However, the one thing about law that bothers me is the lack of a stable job. Also, the statistics for career-contentedness (is that a phrase??) are not exactly stellar. I’ve also heard that IL is not at all what’s ‘supposed’ to be and that the results of IL can be not so pleasant for graduates from middle-of-the-pack undergrad/law school grads.
Medicine on the other hand provides a stable job but also restricts you a lot more - I know that firsthand from my dad, who’s an MD - so I’m really not so sure on my future yet.</p>