<p>the typical pre-law student: history/econ/poli sci/english/philosophy, pre-law society, legal internships</p>
<p>a friend recently told me to forget about all the typical things pre-law students do and just go out and find out what you love. the only thing im afraid of is “falling behind” others in their pursuit of law school as well as spreading myself too thin with a sampling of this and that trying to find what i really love.</p>
<p>Your friend is correct. Choosing a major and extra curricular activities based on what you think will look best for law school is a mistake. In truth, the commonly-held belief that one need major in one of the fields you listed in order to be competitive is patently false. What is critical is that you major in something that will challenge you and allow you to develop writing skills. Majoring in nothing but the sciences and being stuck in a lab all day would not be a good thing, but a science major who has taken plenty of writing courses can be very competitive.</p>