what about Sociology

<p>Hi Im a Stanford freshman interested in Law school. I was interested in econ major but now after taking the course for few wks guess not. Thinking about sociology now. Does anyone here give any comments about this major. I am really concerned about GPA and want to have time to study LSAT during school yr from maybe starting my Junior, would sociology major give me some freedom to do this? I mean is this major demanding at stanford. Econ seems very demanding here at stanford and no matter how much I try I think it will be very hard for me to pull a grt GPA for top law school.</p>

<p>I am being very honest here and please dont tell me to do whatever that I am interested in ,dont worry you are only a freshman, enjoy freshman etc...</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>please anyone</p>

<p>The main reason you are not getting any responses is because the major question has been asked and answered over and over again (search is your friend).</p>

<p>start here...</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/214835-majoring-foreign-language.html?highlight=major#post2698262%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/214835-majoring-foreign-language.html?highlight=major#post2698262&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/217479-do-type-classes-taken-matter.html?highlight=major%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/217479-do-type-classes-taken-matter.html?highlight=major&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/260518-criminology-law-society-major.html?highlight=major%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/260518-criminology-law-society-major.html?highlight=major&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>thanks Sybbie for the links but did all the search but could not find anything about sociology in terms of challenge. I am sure it is different at different schools but might help with my decision to major in it,</p>

<p>anyon with knowledge in Sociaology in terms of demanding and not demanding work load</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>The net-net is that you could major in anything you want and at the end of the day it really does not matter if you are a sociology major. As with most majors it is going to be neutral; it is not going to help you and give you and edge and it will not hurt you.</p>

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Chapter 8 of his book discusses Making the Most of Your Credentials, Montauk states:</p>

<p>Your specific major matters less than the type of major you choose. What matters is that you choose a serious major. Schools are leery of pre-professional subjects such as business, and those that reward performance talents such as acting. Any subject that requires serious analytical work and dedication attract at least a reasonable % of the best and brightest will meet with approval.</p>

<p>The ideal undergraduate record would thus include all of the following:</p>

<p>Top quality school</p>

<p>Demanding course load (no path of least resistance) advanced work in a second unrelated (to your major) filed is particularly helpful</p>

<p>Top grades throughout (with few courses taken pass/fail) but especially in junior & senior years</p>

<p>Courses requiring substantial reading, strong writing ability good research skills and analytical prowess</p>

<p>Courses developing useful substantial knowledge for your future legal field.</p>

<p>When posed with the question: What factors do you consider when evaluating an undergraduate record admissions officers at various law schools state :</p>

<p>What ever the major, there should be variety including some clearly demanding analytical courses. There is not set preparation for law school, but some majors may be of less value than others (for ex. Pre-law) I examine the undergraduate transcript very closely. I look at what the applicant has done both in and outside of their major- Faye Deal, Stanford</p>

<p>What we are looking for is both breadth and depth. We favor applicants who come to us from broad liberal arts education. They learn about human vision from the arts, how the world works from math and the sciences and the human condition from philosophy and history. We don’t want academic dilettantes however; we want applicants to have taken the most analytically rigorous courses in their field- Jim Mulligan, Columbia</p>

<p>Not all UGPAs are created =. Swat and William and Mary, for instance have refrained from inflating grades; their averages are between 2.8 & 2.9. At the other end of the spectrum, Stanford and Yeshiva have mean GPAs over 3.4- Mulligan, Columbia</p>

<p>The GPA number is just a starting point. Our first concern is how rigorous the course load has been. We look at academic letters of recommendation, which are particularly helpful if they address the difficulty of the course load ex: the grading policies of professors from whom the applicant took multiple courses. Other factors we c examine is whether there were substantial barriers to performance such as the need to work many hours per week- USC</p>

<p>I know what the strongest and weakest programs are at some 50 to 60 schools. At some smaller commonly seen schools (and programs) it can be helpful for the student to provide detailed information. –GWU</p>

<p>We see a # of pre-med students who did poorly as pre-meds but then did well in their next field. The key for them is to make sure they get out of pre-med early so they can fully demonstrate their talents.- UCLA

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<p>this is all BS
I'm a creative writing major in a top 10 law school with subpar credentials
You can major in studio art if you'd like. Not gonna say it has no impact, but it will have such a negligible impact that will not outweigh the benefit of majoring in SOMETHING YOU WANT
trust me, I bounced around like 4 majors in UG. The one you want is the one you do best in.</p>

<p>sociology is very reading/writing intensive. but honestly, most courses have similar amounts of workload when the dust all settles. really. go with what you enjoy, especially if you're thinking about law school and not worried about having a marketable major.</p>

<p>sociology is very reading/writing intensive.</p>

<p>Is this true?? what about psychology? same thing?</p>

<p>writing intensive. This part is pretty scary because that means that grades are depended on the interpreter( subjective). </p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>If I were you, I'd do international relations/political science. It's not that hard since its more humanities based, and you should be able to do well their GPA wise and be able to study for your LSAT.</p>

<p>if you can't handle the idea of subjective grading based on written assignments, law school is probably not a good choice for you, because grades there are generally based on a single essay test given in class and graded on a strict curve.</p>

<p>thanks all for your comments</p>

<p>I agree with Stacy... Law school exams are almost entirely subjectively graded essay exams. Add that to the fact that there is very little difference between the "best" student and the "worst" student and you get very subjective and sometimes seemingly arbitrary grades. Major in something that you enjoy. The ideal undergraduate education for a law student would be something that requires reading, writing, and thinking. This includes pretty much anything.... liberal arts, science, math, etc. Seriously, do something you enjoy, try to improve upon your reading/writing/thinking skills, and enjoy your undergraduate experience. Doing the best that you can is all that you need to do now to prepare for law school, and it will serve you well even if you decide that law school is not for you later in this process.</p>

<p>According to your post, you are a freshman at one of the top undergraduate schools in the country, and you want to choose an "easy" major, so you can get a good GPA and get into a top Law School.</p>

<p>For your sake, and Stanford's, I'm hoping you're just having a little angst because the intro econ courses there are very hard...and you probably have to study in a way that's different than you studied in HS. Hope you're going to the TA's office hours, and have found a group to study with.</p>

<p>You have general ed requirements to fill at Stanford, and don't have to choose a major until the end of your sophomore year. If you choose what you consider to be an "easy" major, you'll still have to take courses in other areas. If you choose to take all "easy" courses...and there aren't that many at Stanford....you may be surprised to learn that most of the top law schools will be able to figure that out from your transcript.</p>

<p>I'm trying not to be too harsh here, but...if your goal is to have a good GPA and have lots of time to study for the LSAT, maybe Stanford isn't the right undergraduate school for you. Try to work through the difficult adjustment to college academic life to make the most of an opportunity literally thousands of kids would have liked to have.</p>

<p>thanks 2boy for your wise comment and I really do agree with you. Its just that I was so discouraged about the econ and was very upset. I really enjoy studing this subject but so different from HS. do you really think the intro is way hard? Like are they trying to weed out people. I did hear somthing similar for premed students here at my school...yae thanks anyway.</p>

<p>I was considering econ at first, but I hated it and stopped after the two intro classes. My problem was more of a lack of interest since I did well enough. At least you are motivated and enjoy it, so you might want to continue. It's still more important to have a good GPA than to be in a harder major.</p>

<p>Sociology and psych are probably not bad choices. I don't know anything about sociology, but psych is not usually a lot of writing (it depends on the class). It's not always easy and some classes have more complex material and writing.</p>