<p>what are some of the pre-law classes? and what is a good major that will help someone in getting into law school.</p>
<p>There are no pre-law classes, but you should major in something that you’re interested in and can get a high GPA in. Writing and public speaking classes are always good practice for law school.</p>
<p>i am interested in the social sciences but i don’t know any good paying jobs that would support me if i don’t go to law school. what would be a good major that would help people get jobs without going to law school?</p>
<p>I don’t know what you consider good paying, but most liberal arts degrees will lead to starting salaries of around $30,000. Economics majors make a bit more, around $40,000.</p>
<p>a “good” paying would be enough money get someone through a “luxurious” life.</p>
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<p>I would point out that the salaries of econ guys are pushed up by those econ guys who go to consulting and high finance (especially investment banking). Econ, as well as busad, is a fairly popular “pre-consulting” or “pre-investment banking” degree, especially for those who don’t like the subject matter of or don’t want to do the hard work required for an engineering/CS degree. </p>
<p>Hence, I see econ salaries as bifurcated. You got those econ guys who got into consulting/banking and therefore get high pay. Then you got those who don’t do those kinds of jobs, either because they don’t want to or because they couldn’t get an offer, and thus end up making salaries similar to the other liberal arts majors.</p>
<p>While it’s certainly true that someone who graduates with a degree in engineering is more likely to get a high paying entry level job than someone who majors in English, the data among liberal arts majors reflects other things besides the desirability of the degree. </p>
<p>One is the kind of jobs people in a given major WANT. For example, lots of English majors want to go into journalism or publishing and entry-level jobs in both fields tend to be low paying. So, it’s not necessarily the case that the REASON English majors earn less when they graduate than people in other fields is because employers are less interested in English majors. It could well be that English majors have just as good a chance at getting into IB or consulting as economics majors do–they are just less likely to be
interested. (I know people in IBanking and Consulting who majored in English lit, French lit–2 in French lit actually; and philosophy.) </p>
<p>Econ majors are more likely to be interested in the kinds of jobs that pay more $$$. Very few econ majors are going to want to teach high school or go into social work or journalism. </p>
<p>My own advice: Pick a major you like and do well in. Then spend lots of time doing internships and ECs that enhance your employability. Become familiar with all the common computer programs like Power Point, Excel, etc.
Take a basic accounting course if you have a chance to. Cultivate mentors.</p>
<p>Among the young college grads I know, the best paid ones are kids who took jobs after graduation with employers they had already worked or interned for. Employers are more likely to take kids who aren’t perfect fits in terms of majors, etc. for internships or summer jobs. It’s less of a gamble because if you really can’t do the work, you’ll soon be gone. If you do a good job though, they’ll hire you full time after graduation. Even if that firm can’t–it really doesn’t have an opening–the experience is useful.</p>
<p>The bottom line: Don’t think that majoring in ANY liberal arts subject is going to lead you to a high paying job. How much of a salary you can command after graduation is going to depend on a lot of other factors and the experiences you have had in summer jobs, ECs, campus jobs, internships, etc. will probably be more important than the major you choose.</p>
<p>what kind of a degree would you prefer to get a “good paying” job?</p>
<p>At UCLA at least I was able to get a list of “classes that would be good law school prep.” I’ve actually signed up for one of them this year, but the class seemed interesting anyways.</p>
<p>allena, can you show me that list?</p>
<p>Intro to Logic is a great “pre-law” class. But as many posters have said, there really isn’t a good pre-law curriculum that law schools want to see, as in Class xyz and class asdf must be on the transcript with at least B’s, or they aren’t getting in. That doesn’t happen.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure where I have the list now. I went to a session on Law School during my orientation, and got a list there.</p>
<p>The only class I can tell you off the top of my head (the one I’m taking)is Com STD 101, Freedom of Communications.</p>
<p>Yeah my school gave a me a list too. Just go to your pre-law office. There are a ton of classes. I would have no time to take them, maybe a couple. I was just wondering which of those classes does actually help for LSAT. So far I am trying to go for Logic (there are 2 versions, normal and more math, which one would be better) & Business & Technical Writing courses. Any others that would be a huge aid on the LSAT? Thanks.</p>