<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 or at other colleges generally?. 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>thanks ElectricTech. I have asked same Question on other boards and just got vague answers such as study what you enjoy, shame that you have to worry about GPA etc... thanks for your answer. I wanted to know if it requires alot of reading like psycho and if the correctanswers to the questions depend on the interpreter because that could be scary.</p>
<p>Well, I only took sociology at a community college, but I gather that answers are not based on interpretation like in english, but how sociology concepts apply to real life. And about the total credits required - at my school, it's somewhere around 30, so you have plenty of room to take electives you wish to take. It's a pretty nice luxury to have that allows you to relax once in a while.</p>
<p>It can be a lot of reading, and there is some subjectivity to it - but that's going to be true in every in social science...if you're uncomfortable with that, than you probably shouldn't be going into law to begin with. </p>
<p>I enjoyed sociology for the framework it gave me about how the individual (or a group) is shaped by the way in which society is constructed. Unlike Psych, in which the individual practically operates in a vacuum, sociology says that the individual is largely a product of their environment - they can make choices within that range, but there are inherently choices they can never make because of the restrictions society imposes. These restrictions, of course, come in a variety of ways.</p>
<p>Generally, sociology is considered a fairly easy major most places. While I don't dispute that (getting good grades is usually not difficult), I think that to truly excel as a sociologist does take a lot of effort. It's not cut and dry, right and wrong, but that's what makes it interesting. If you're someone who sees the gray areas in everything or constantly catching yourself saying "yeah, but..." even to things you really agree with, then sociology is probably a good fit, and will be enjoyable. If not, then you'll probably hate it and would be better off being a math or chemistry major.</p>