Joint Law and Public Policy programs?

finnah
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:21:37 +0000

I’ve heard of joint law and public policy programs, and am intrigued by the option because I’m interested in both so it seems like it could potentially be a good fit for me. I was wondering if you guys had any advice/knowledge about these kinds of joint programs? My basic questions are: What are the pros of this kind of program? Cons? What kind of person (with what career interests) should consider pursuing it? How should financial considerations factor in?

To give you a bit of background on me, I’m a rising junior at a top 20 undergraduate school majoring in political science and math, with a 3.9 gpa (hoping, realistically, to raise that to around a 3.94 by the end of junior year). I’m not sure what I want to do after college, but so far I’ve loved my classes on constitutional law and the supreme court, and view that as a major interest. I’m also pretty involved in social justice causes (mostly anti-genocide stuff), but don’t really see that as a viable career path for me.

Any advice you have for me is more than welcome! Thanks in advance!