Major for Law School? Help!

alee12
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:01:43 +0000

Hi everyone,

I know dredging up this topic is like beating a dead horse, but I’ve been so daunted by the whole law school applications process that I’m in desperate need of your guys’ counsel.

I’m a rising sophomore who’s fallen in love with the sociology major, but I’m concerned that this major won’t be seen as rigorous enough by law schools. I’ve also been passionate about pursuing international relations and would consider double majoring with sociology if that would give me a leg up, but I’m worried about taking too much on my plate, being overwhelmed, and having this backfire on me and actually causing my GPA to go down.

So my main question:


DO law schools look at your major?
I’ve read a lot of mixed responses to this where the short answer is “no” but is then qualified with the fact that a 3.8 gpa engineering major would have better a chance compared to a 3.8 gpa philosophy major, etc etc. What’s the final dish on this (if there is any)?


And a general question:


Do you guys have any general advice for getting into law school (at least top 5/ top 10)? I’ve got the point about high GPA and LSAT pretty hammered into my brain but was wondering if there were any other things that needed to be added to that list. How much do ECs matter (ie. publishing a work, internships, etc)?


Thanks so much, CC community!

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