<p>I am interested in getting into law, and one of the colleges that caught my eye is UCI. Especially with its recent success on bar exams (beating UCLA, Berkeley). </p>
<p>However, what majors does UCI offer which are good for transferring into other law schools? I heard that majoring in Philosophy, usually leads to a high LSAT score which in turn leads you to getting accepted into a Top-notch law school like Yale or Harvard, lets say. </p>
<p>Or is there another way? What do you think is a good major offered at UCI for someone going into law? </p>
<p>Law school does not require a specific major…but if you are interested, I believe UCI is the only UC that offers a Criminology major. Also, I don’t think you can transfer between law schools but I may be wrong.</p>
<p>I meant like, lets say I get accepted to UCI out of HS. I need to choose a major by my 3rd year, correct? </p>
<p>I am interested to know which major is the most beneficial and probable to help you when you transfer to a law school. (Whether its UCI School of Law or another law school)</p>
<p>Any major that is not the typical law school major (i.e. philo, poli sci (ugh), crim, english) will put you at an advantage. Think about the entire applicant pool, and the ridiculous amount of people who apply as poli sci majors. Law schools love variety, and I’ve heard of a person who got into Harvard Law because he was the only applied math/physics major among that year’s applicants. </p>
<p>If you manage to get an A- average majoring in engineering/hard sciences, you’re pretty much guaranteed a spot at a top law school (and a high paying job right out of college should you no longer want to be a lawyer [it’s a really bad idea right now in this economy]). If you know that’s not your forte, try to pick something unique you like that won’t make you the 5,000th poli sci major applying to that school that year. </p>
<p>Also don’t major in philosophy just for the LSAT, all the logic you’ll ever need for that test can be learned out of a prep book in a week.</p>