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What should i major in if i want to go to law school?

  • What should i major in if i want to go to law school? i am currently double majoring in juvenile justice and youth advocacy as well as performing arts. i am minoring in communications. i want to go into law school and from there become and international lawyer. my school just introduced a new political science and global studies major. should i make my new major political science and global studies with performing arts and then have juvenile justice as my minor? or should i keep it the way that it is? i know that a lot of people major in polisci in order to go into law school but i heard that schools want diversity from their students which makes me think that juvenile justice and youth advocacy is the better major. please be detailed in your response! i really really appreciate your help.

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    Law school admissions committees don't care. Major in whatever will get you the highest GPA because that does matter. After that, major in something that can serve as a backup plan should you decide not to go, get into only crappy law schools or can't get a job out of law school, which is increasingly a problem. You do not need to major in political science or anything law related. You will not conferred any advantage in terms of admission or in terms of grades in law school. In fact, it's better to not know much because chances are you'll have to re-learn everything the correct way. There's no advantage to your current major, minor or the new one you're thinking of, so if you like your current major and your grades are good, you might as well stick with it.

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Anything that requires lots of research and writing.

WRG

Anything that requires lots of research and writing.

WRG

Law school admissions committees don't care. Major in whatever will get you the highest GPA because that does matter. After that, major in something that can serve as a backup plan should you decide not to go, get into only crappy law schools or can't get a job out of law school, which is increasingly a problem. You do not need to major in political science or anything law related. You will not conferred any advantage in terms of admission or in terms of grades in law school. In fact, it's better to not know much because chances are you'll have to re-learn everything the correct way. There's no advantage to your current major, minor or the new one you're thinking of, so if you like your current major and your grades are good, you might as well stick with it.

TheOrange Evil

It doesn't matter. You just need to be able to read and write very well. I'm in law school. The first year is super hard and scary, the second year is a lot of work, and the 3rd year you're bored and tired of school.

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You will be just fine on the path you are already on right now.

Your Daddy

Hey monkey, Law schools do want a diverse class, and they will accept people with great GPAs in non-traditional majors (PoliSci being the most traditional major). That being said, I'd definitely switch from Juvenile Justice/Youth Advocacy to Political Science. Those two majors will prepare you for working in the juvenile justice system, but they won't prepare you for law schools. Similar to criminal justice, they're programs that are designed with a specific purpose/career in mind, and lawyer isn't it. If you want diversity in your major, keep the performing arts degree. It's unique, balanced by a more academically rigorous program (PoliSci, if you switch), and will actually teach you skills that will be useful in interviews and as a lawyer (I have a few actor friends who switched to law, and that experience helped them in the interview process). Good luck!

Blueprint MS

Hey monkey, Law schools do want a diverse class, and they will accept people with great GPAs in non-traditional majors (PoliSci being the most traditional major). That being said, I'd definitely switch from Juvenile Justice/Youth Advocacy to Political Science. Those two majors will prepare you for working in the juvenile justice system, but they won't prepare you for law schools. Similar to criminal justice, they're programs that are designed with a specific purpose/career in mind, and lawyer isn't it. If you want diversity in your major, keep the performing arts degree. It's unique, balanced by a more academically rigorous program (PoliSci, if you switch), and will actually teach you skills that will be useful in interviews and as a lawyer (I have a few actor friends who switched to law, and that experience helped them in the interview process). Good luck!

Blueprint MS

It doesn't matter. You just need to be able to read and write very well. I'm in law school. The first year is super hard and scary, the second year is a lot of work, and the 3rd year you're bored and tired of school.

You will be just fine on the path you are already on right now.

Will Powers

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