Law School Prep

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<p>Do laws schools “like” seeing applicants taking certain courses (i.e. stats, math) to diversify a social science major such as poli sci? I know they dont tell you that you have to take any certain course, however do they like seeing a social science major taking some intro quantitative courses, such as stats, even if that will lower that person’s GPA a little?</p>

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<p>First off, what’s “a little?”</p>

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<p>Second off, why take courses only because you think that some law school might want to see those courses on your transcript? Sometimes it seems like many of the students who ask questions on this board are taking classes/joining clubs/doing internships solely because they think that those things may help them get into law school/business school. Does anyone ever consider that college is a fantastic four year opportunity to learn and experience entirely new and different things? Does anyone ever take a class purely because they have an interest in the subject, regardless of the difficulty of that class? Preparing for your future is important, and having some idea of the criteria by which you might be judged is good, but why do students here sometimes seem to avoid following the path that most interests and excites them?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses. First, by “a little” i mean maybe a B+/A- instead of an A-/A. Second, i do take courses that i enjoy learning about, however stats and math are not subjects i enjoy too much, so i would only want to take a course or two in those areas if they would help me at all in law school admissions.</p>

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<p>Stats might be useful in life, nevermind getting you into law school. I don’t know your school’s policy on shopping, but I would try it, and if it was interesting and looked like you might use it, go for it.</p>

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<p>Ok, let me rephrase the question: Do law schools want to see a diverse courseload (i.e. a social science/ humanities major taking science/math courses), or does it not really matter unless your GPA is high?</p>

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<p>Your question can be easily answered by either searching the forums or reading the admissions websites of law schools. </p>

<p>Harvard Law School, for instances, writes this:</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/HLSfaqs.php[/url]”>http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/HLSfaqs.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the response, helps a bit</p>

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<p>So, what’s the conclusion?</p>