What Should I do?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I am a high school junior and I am considering attending law school after I get my bachelor’s degree. I will most likely attend Michigan State University and I am considering the James Madison College at MSU. I have heard that James Madison is a prestigious program that has a great reputation and places well at law and graduate schools. Have any of you here on CC heard of it?</p>

<p>James</a> Madison College</p>

<p>I have read that JMC is a difficult program and that JMC students have lower GPA’s than the average MSU student, despite the fact that JMC students are generally more studious than the typical MSU student.</p>

<p>No</a> Grade Inflation at James Madison College | The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy</p>

<p>My question is should I attend James Madison and risk getting a lower GPA, or should I just major in political science and get a higher GPA?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>No offense, but thinking of law school while your still in high school is absurd. Do a major that interests you.</p>

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<p>Political science and some of the majors at JMC such as political theory and constitutional democracy DO interest me. I’m pretty sure that that is what I want to major in.</p>

<p>You also enter the program in question as a freshmen, so you know that your doing JMC while you’re a senior in high school.</p>

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<p>Purely from the perspective of getting into a good law school, I would recommend going to a college where you can get a stellar GPA. Law schools don’t generally put much emphasis on the prestige of the undergraduate institution you attended. This is probably because the aforementioned prestige has no bearing on their rankings, whereas the raw GPA and LSAT scores of those who attend a given law school do.</p>

<p>From a personal perspective, though, I think you should go to the college that most interests you. You’ll probably be happier in the long run if you do, and like Homer said, you’re a tad too young to have your heart deadset on law school. Keep your mind and your options open.</p>