If after college I'm going to law school, what will be the best majors?

Answer 1

Thomas is right - a polisci degree is so common that it will not give you an admissions advantage. In addition, I do not find that my polisci education is applicable to my legal education, outside of the critical thinking skills that many majors impart. The subject matters have very little overlap.

If you want to give yourself the broadest array of options, get a degree in physics, chemistry, biology, computer engineering, engineering, or a related hard science. Having such a degree not only makes you stand out in admissions, it qualifies you to take the patent bar and "prosecute" (apply for with the government) patents.

This not only gives you one more career option (one that often has the best hours) but makes you more competitive for jobs than others from the same law school, with the same grades. For example, my large law firm only hires those from top-14 schools OR those from other schools with science degrees. Those from the latter group don't always choose patent law!

At the same time, it does not disqualify you from other major areas of law, since none of those have undergrad degree prerequisites. Someone with a physics degree is no worse situated to be a real estate lawyer, to work on mergers and acquisitions, or to do insurance litigation.

Therefore, a science degree opens doors, but does not close any. In terms of admissions, employability, and breadth of practice area, that is not true of any other majors.

Outside of that, English majors tend to do very well in law school, since grading is based on a single test which is nearly always essay-based. In addition, most law reviews hold writing competitions for prospective members, so becoming a good writer can help your performance in law school.

Answer 2

It doesn't matter. Just do something you enjoy and do well in it. Something a little unusual might help with admissions, and something requiring rigorous logic, like philosophy, math, or physics, might help you in your future career and on the LSAT. An engineering or science degree opens up the possibility of doing patent law.

Political science is probably the worst choice for admissions because it's considered relatively easy, and law schools get an awful lot of applicants who did political science, so you won't stand out.

Answer 3

for Law School any major is good but you want to do something that challenges you intellectually for the study of law-
English is good because the majority of law is writing however I know people in law school with degrees in art. do a major that you can ex cell at and get a good GPA focus on your interests-good luck

Answer 4

Political Science would be the best major. It would also give you a taste of what you would be learning in law school.

Answer 5

Political science, history, English literature, economics, or government.

Answer 6

Pre-Law.