My S25 is applying to a variety of types of schools. He wants to study contemporary/jazz guitar. Right now he says he would prefer a BMus performance over a BA in music. His back up plan is that he would try for law school if music doesn’t work out.
My question is: does it matter for law school if you have a BMus or BA? Also would a law school accept a degree from a music school like Berklee?
He is a strong writer and a very good test taker, but music is his passion and that is what he wants to focus all his energy on for UG.
My D got a BS(OF) in music at IU. At the end of senior year, she received a letter from the law school offering an entry into the IU law school without taking the “test”…I think that there is one. She would have to interview with the law school however. It was based on GPA etc at the school. I thought it was great…my D rolled her eyes.
I’m not sure if this was standard or the law school was needing more students for a few years. But it did happen for her.
Really doesn’t matter. My son is getting a BM at a University (guitar/jazz studies)…his back up plan is law school…he has a lot of History credits due to the Jazz Studies degree…with about 2-3 more History classes it will be a minor.
There has been a lot of talk about this, with music majors and professional school like law and medicine and there is evidence being a music major (as opposed to lets say history or criminal justice or psychology) can help. Law is different than medicine, there is no set curricula UG students heading for law have to take (as opposed to medicine where you have to take inorganic/organic chem, biology, some math, etc).
The obvious, getting good grades and doing well on the LSAT seem to be the big ones. IDK what is on the LSAT (I am not a person you would want around a court room, that is for sure), and if there could be gaps a performance major might have, but other than that should be good.
There are no major requirements for law school. Just do well on the LSAT, get good grades, and be able to read, understand, and write persuasively and you should be fine. There will be a law school for you.