<p>I'm currently a sophomore in high school. I really want to be a corporate lawyer when I grow up. I've always wanted to go to an Ivy League school, but I want to know what other colleges I should be considering. I'm planning on majoring in Political Science or Business Management depending on what the college offer and minoring in English or Economics.<br>
Could anyone tell which colleges have the best so called "pre-law" programs? You can include Ivy Leagues, but no community colleges or public colleges. I definitely don't want to go to any of those. Thanks!</p>
<p>many of the top schools don’t offer business - rather, they offer economics which is very theoretical. so if you’re serious about business, you need to keep that in mind. </p>
<p>and you probably know there is no such thing as pre-law. To get into top law schools, it helps to go to a good undergraduate school, but it’s absolutely necessary to have excellent grades and LSAT score. </p>
<p>There are many excellent schools in the US. Before anyone can recommend specific ones, you should first let us know your regional preferences, size, and what you can afford.</p>
<p>i’m going to suggest you look into the industrial labor and relations major/school at cornell, because though that’s not econ/polisci/business management, it’s a mix of those things and then some other stuff. take a look</p>
<p>I’m unsure why you are ruling out “public colleges”…many of the corporate law partners I know in major law firms went to UCLA or UC Berkeley. There is not one defined track to becoming a corporate lawyer.</p>
<p>First, change your objectives. You DONT want to be a corporate lawyer. That isnt something you should wish to aspire to.</p>
<p>Take a look at the top LACs (liberal arts colleges). As a future lawyer, you will need to think critically, and write and speak well. Schools with small class sizes will give you a lot of opportunities to develop those skills-and a strong alumni network to help you get internships so you can explore your professional interests more fully. </p>
<p>Pre-law programs are unusual as law schools do not require specific subjects for admissions or require a recommendation from your school, but many colleges have clubs or organizations for students with specific career interests. Ask when you visit.</p>
<p>You probably should just go to the best school academically that you can get into. It’s hard to compare universities and liberal arts colleges academically, but I think the Fiske Guide’s academic rankings are very useful for this. Ivies, U. Chicago, top liberal arts colleges etc. get 5’s on a 1 to 5 scale. You will limit yourself if you want business management in undergraduate school, so you should visit a few places—some that have it and some that don’t—to see how important it is to you. Did you take a “practice” PSAT this year? That score will give you an idea what range of school is possible. Definitely look at some liberal arts colleges. Many have excellent economics departments. Amherst, Williams, Middlebury if your scores are really high. Lehigh, Lafayette if slightly lower, but, of course, it depends on whether you have a location and size preference and if you can pay the full cost. As someone said, no reason to rule out the University of Michigan, University of Virginia and other top publics.</p>
<p>my desi girl my desi girl girl girl girl… good song… anyways… Cornell’s IRL major would be a good choice for corporate lawyer but I would strongly advise for you too research more into Corporate Law if you haven’t already sometimes its one of those things you think its right for you but then you realize its not… so please research! For other schools you should try majoring in Business specialty, I strongly recommend maybe accounting or finance, and then minor or double major in Political Science or History if possible… But remember its not about the major you choose its about that 3.8 and above college GPA and a good LSAT score (The Law School Admission Test - Its out of 180 so anything above a 165 should get you into most good schools but above 170 should get you in some great schools)! So study hard!</p>
<p>any school where you can get 3.95+, which is essential for a top law school.</p>
<p>I am a retired corporate lawyer. The name of your undergraduate college is much less important than the education you can receive there and your ability to be admitted to a good law school as a result. I went to a small Christian school undergrad and a top law school (U.Va.); the advantage of my small college was that I truly had personal attention from professors who cared about me and went out of their way to help me succeed.</p>
<p>Some colleges offer prelaw, but I suggest that you choose a major that interests you, that would prepare you to understand business and that would be useful should you decide to forego law school or work before law school. I double majored in economics and finance and felt I had a good background (although I also knew I wanted to be a corporate lawyer and decided to get an MBA/JD).</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Your UG school won’t really affect your chance of becoming a corporate lawyer, except inasmuch as it affects your grades (and inasmuch as it puts you in such debt that only the 160K + bonus starting salary can save you). However, I guess if you are really looking far ahead, going to a school like Wharton would allow great networking with potential future business clients, which might give you a slightly better chance at partnership.</p>
<p>And even grades aren’t that important, because even middling grades (3.5-3.6) will get you into a top 6 school with a good LSAT, and even great grades won’t get you in without one, and T6 is certainly good enough for corporate law (really it’s good enough for anything, but HYS give some boost for academia). And of course IvyPBear is exaggerating even for HYS - 3.8 will be sufficient.</p>
<p>ILR at Cornell is public so the OP would turn her nose up at that.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter where you go to college, it doesn’t matter what you major in, and there is no such thing as “pre-law.”</p>
<p>“any school where you can get 3.95+, which is essential for a top law school.”</p>
<p>No, please, stop.</p>
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<p>Exceptional LSAT scores can and do compensate for less than stellar LSDAS GPAs.</p>
<p>"ILR at Cornell is public so the OP would turn her nose up at that. "</p>
<p>Also, unless she’s really interested in studying labor relations, it may not be suitable for her if she finds it’s not her cup of tea and wants to switch out. Had a prof who majored in that at undergrad who expressed his regrets about not getting a more “well-rounded liberal arts education” to our class while I was an undergrad. </p>
<p>“Exceptional LSAT scores can and do compensate for less than stellar LSDAS GPAs.”</p>
<p>Yes. Knew several college classmates who ended up at T14 law schools like UVA and Georgetown with GPAs less than a 3.5…in some cases…far less.</p>
<p>As an aside, I would seriously consider doing a summer internship with a corporate law firm to see if it is really for you. Knew far too many lawyers go in without doing sufficient due diligence and end up being quite disillusioned and miserable as corporate lawyers. Moreover, the long punishing hours and the sometimes tedious work can really wear on those who aren’t prepared or whose personalities aren’t suitable for them.</p>
<p>So apparently, LSATs are what’s most important. It doesn’t matter where I go to school for undergrade as long as I’m happy. It doesn’t matter what I major in as long as my grades are good. Even if they aren’t the abosulute best, great LSAT scores can save me. I’ve been totally mistaken all these years. Thank you to everyone who answered!</p>