I just started my sophomore year of college, and I still can't seem to stick to one major in particular. I want whatever I major in to be something that I enjoy, but also has a practical application OUTSIDE of prepping me for law school, "just in case."
So far I've either officially majored, or CONSIDERED majoring in:
-Philosophy with a concentration on law and ethics
-Psychology
-Communications with a concentration on human communication
-English with a concentration on teaching
and lastly
-Business (not sure if it would be management or administration, it just makes sense since i want to do corporate).
The problem is, I'm not sure that all of these would work, simply because I REALLY want to go to USC, and they like for their students to have courses on their transcripts that "require lots of critical thinking and research."
I know that Philosophy requires a TON of critical thinking, but I don't like it.
Can someone PLEASE help me????
2007-09-26 12:16:22 · 5 answers · asked by miuscuita06 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
First of all, attorneys need to know how to write very well. There is nothing worse than bad grammar in legal documents. So English would be very helpful, but a lot of people go into history, philosophy, business, etc. also. I know phil. is a pain, but you do need to have some logic skills, even if just to pass the LSAT.
2007-09-26 12:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You want the highest of marks in business and English to become a corporate attorney. Forget philosophy and ethics. Seriously. Corporate legal work is about business and how to create an impression of ethical compliance over a seething mire of competing interests and usually in a work environment that is not big on warm fuzzies. Don't know anyone who does it who actually likes it though I 'm told they make piles of the stuff.
2007-09-26 12:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very common path is to do pre-law political science for your undergraduate work an find a law school that specializes in the corporate area for graduate school. Business minor would also be good.
But do you really want to be a corporate shill?
2007-09-26 13:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by Erik C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in college? How about some courses along the lines of LAW?
If these don't leap out at you from the available course lists you might try a counselor.
2007-09-26 12:36:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contract law, Tax law, Business management, that should keep you busy for awhile.
2007-09-26 12:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by macaroni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋