Political Science at WFU

pinkcupcake14
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:23 +0000

I love the Poli Sci department at Wake.

I agree with everything FlyLikeAPenguin said. There is no pre-law curriculum per say, but you can join pre-law groups on campus. For example, I signed up to receive pre-law emails, so they send me e-mails about speeches and trips related to law. Also, the school recommends that if you are pre-law you take certain classes (econ, etc) but as a pre-law student you will not be required to take a single class :)

The actual curriculum at Wake is demanding, but it used to be worse. It is very doable. For example, I don’t really like math or science, and I have to take two classes in this category, but I can take Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Physics … or more abstract courses (Astronomy, math classes more about the theory of math than math itself, Computer Science, or Bio, Chem, or Physics “for non-majors”). Definitely demanding, but not “hardcore”. People complain about it sometimes but it really is a good way to explore different areas of study, and there will definitely be a class in each category that you will enjoy :)

I hope this helps! Congratulations on your acceptance! I hope to see you this fall.