Anything you want to major in anything EXCEPT pre-law, criminal justice, or similar fields. At best, you will have an advantage for about two weeks in law school. After that, everyone else has caught up with you. A criminal justice degree may actually hurt you in law school (don t ask for a detailed explanation - just accept the fact my fellow classmates who majored in criminal justice never seemed to understand the lessons in law school). Major in something you enjoy. Remember, pre-law majors are a dime a dozen. Law schools like diversity, not just by race, religion, and gender, but by people s interests as well. People pf a diverse background teach each other lessons the professors cannot; understanding others is as important as knowing the law.
It really doesn t matter what you major in. DON T do pre-law; it won t help you in law school, and you re going to bored to tears if you do it for 7 years straight. Your grades are more important than the subject. I was a journalism major, for which I was very grateful because it taught me how to write well -- and you need to write very well to get through law school and to be a good attorney. When I m helping recruit junior attorneys, I almost never look at the undergraduate degree unless it is something unusual (lots of applicants are Poli Sci, history, and philosophy majors -- but this is kind of boring and doesn t make them stand out from the crowd). By all means, go for one of these majors if you LOVE the subject area and find it interesting -- but don t make this your degree because you think it will help your lawyer career.
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If you want to save yourself four years, you can go overseas to England or Australia and get a Bachelor of Laws. The law programs there are only three years long, plus you ll be eligible to sit for the bar in the United States. However, if you really want to study in the United States, you can pretty much major in anything at the undergraduate level. I can t think of any law school that prescribes a specific undergraduate major as an admissions requirement. I have three friends in law school: one majored in environmental science, another in mass communications, and the other in political science. Check with the universities and colleges you would like to attend. They may have a prescribed curriculum for pre-law. The courses may include ethics, business law, and criminal law. Good luck!
You can major in anything for your undergraduate degree. Law schools do not make you focus on one particular area of concentration. Major in something you will enjoy. Think about it if you major in pyschology-you can learn about mental illness of criminals, sociology and social work-you will learn about relationship structures which would help in family law. Business would relate to contracts and real estate. Political science relates to civil rights. See why law school does not make you study in one particular area? You can learn so much in any area of study and it can still relate back to law. Good luck.
Law Degree is a post grad degree. Major in your main area of interest. Interested in Business Law - major in Business, Finance, etc. - Interested in political issues - major in Political Science. Check with you intended law school.
Pre-law and then law.
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