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What are you supposed to major in if you want to be a lawyer? |
What are you supposed to major in undergraduate school if you wish to go on to law school later on. If you want to someday be an ADA/DA. 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. Source(s): I'm an attorney Pre-law and then law. 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. 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! http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/col... Law |
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