<p>I have been trying to decide what to do with the majors I will soon graduate with and am looking for some very needed advice. Currently I am a second semester junior double majoring in political science and history. I choose political science because I loved the classes and faculty at my college. History was my original major entering college, but it has become far from my favorite subject; I am mainly keeping it because I have already done so many hours and have always thought that a double major would look valuable on my resume (probably not the best reasoning I know). What my concern now is, what are my choices with my degrees going to be? I love politics and working campaigns; I believe I could be very happy working these campaigns and I do enjoy the pressure and work that goes along with the job but I don't see too much of a future in that without a law degree. I am considering law school and plan to take the lsat next summer. I am also considering getting a masters in political science, which if I do that, I would like to continue to a Ph.D., although teaching has never been what I was interested in doing I would consider it at the college level. Advice of any kind would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>As an alternative route you can go to GWU and I believe they have some graduate program in Political Management (like managing campaigns). I believe its one of the few programs with such a format. This may be more specific to your interest with campaigns. You also wouldn't have to deal with as much of the stiff competition to get into a top ten poli-sci program. From my general understanding, a more specific degree like the one from GWU would better fit your wants than a Ph.D. in Poli-Sci. The Ph.D. is less likely to focus on the mechanics of campaigning compared to the program at GWU (Ph.D. programs train you more for teaching than campaigning). Hopefully this aids you.</p>