<p>I do want to apologize for offending anyone with my last thread. I was just freaked out at the possibility of going somewhere very different from my home. I was planning on staying midwest/atlantic seaboard region, but the full ride at AU is amazing. </p>
<p>So…just wondering, how’s the liberal arts program there? I’m planning on law school, and I know they have a fairly strong Philosophy dept. (probably my future major)</p>
<p>But at the same time, I know a lot of academic focus is on engineering and business. So is there a growing emphasis on liberal arts, and are there plenty of kids on a pre-law tract at AU? And would there be any advantages in me going to a school with a stronger liberal arts focus?</p>
<p>I can not tell you how the liberal arts programs are , as my D will be a chemistry major. I can tell you the College of Liberal Arts has the most students(3,988), followed by Engineering(3,890), Business(3,087) and COSAM(3,058). You may hear more about the engineering and business program, but they will have strong programs throughout the university. </p>
<pre><code>I maybe wrong, but I do not think you have to take certain classes as an undergrad to attend law school, like you do for med school.That a big part of getting into law school is your LSAT score and GPA, even more so than what undergrad school you attend. Because there is no set courses you need to take as undergrad, it maybe hard to say how many students at Auburn plan to attend law school. You can look at majors that attract pre-law students and see how many students they have in those majors. Two such majors I am aware of are History(with 258 students) and Political science( with 293 students).
Below is a link to the Counselor Chronicle newsletter that Auburn sent out in August 2010. In the newsletter is an article about a student who will be attending Harvard law.
<p>Hi again, lancersbaseball5. You have a knack for starting threads about issues that matter to me as well. Philosophy would be a great pre-law major, and I too have read good things about Auburn’s program. You might also consider an English major or minor. A great many of my fellow English undergrads back in the day were headed to law school, and all of the writing and critical thinking involved in literary studies served them well. Just an idea. If you do end up at Auburn studying philosophy, you may cross paths with my own NMF son whom I mentioned in your other thread, as he is interested in minoring in philosophy (he will likely major in chemical engineering). He’s still deliberating between Auburn and Delaware, but after checking out your previous thread, he said that if he does opt for Auburn, the two of you might make great roommates. :)</p>