<p>does georgetown have a good/great (on a scale of 1-10 please) pre-law program? thanks!</p>
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<p>What do you think a pre-law program is?
You could major in poli sci, economics, English, philosophy, physics, psych or anything else. Unlike pre-med, there is no pre-law curriculum.</p>
<p>polysci major, thanks. is it good for polysci?</p>
<p>Yes, because of both the quality of the academic offerings and the location.</p>
<p>there’s a pre-law track… you may also want to consider the early assurance program into Georgetown Law School, which is pretty cool given it’s a T-14 Law Program (you can always apply else where)</p>
<p>"Georgetown has a long tradition of preparing students to enter the legal profession. While there is no “pre-law” curriculum, students preparing for law school should concentrate on courses which require analytic thinking and clear written expression.</p>
<p>Most students who plan to go to law school major in one of the humanities or social sciences. However, the flexibility of the College curriculum gives students in any major ample opportunity to elect courses in areas which may serve as a background for law. Students who think they may be interested in a legal career should elect such courses as Constitutional Law, Accounting, and Criminology. Courses which emphasize legal research, analysis, and writing, are regularly offered by the Government Department. Moreover, with the increasingly international and technological scope of legal practice today, students with backgrounds in language, cultural studies, and science are uniquely well prepared for law school and legal careers.</p>
<p>Students who have achieved high honors should consider applying to the Georgetown University Law Center through the Early Assurance Program. This program allows exceptionally well qualified students to submit an application to the Law Center during the junior year. The advantages of the program are that students are not required to take the LSAT and have a less stressful senior year. Students not admitted under the Early Assurance Program may apply again through regular admission during the senior year. Interested students should contact the Law Center Admissions Office or the pre-law advisor in the MBNA Career Education Center for applications and details at the beginning of their junior year"</p>
<p>dreamingawake, you should choose a major that you are interested in. Obviously you want to go to a Law School; well, law schools don’t require you to be in a certain track or a certain major, unlike Medical schools. Many applicants are Physics/Math majors (by the way, that major has the highest LSAT average out of all) with Political Science having one of the lowest LSAT average. Do what you enjoy…your question and your follow-up answer indicate you don’t really know, though.</p>
<p>Yeah, I really enjoy english so I’m interested in that too. Does Georgetown have a good english department? So do law schools even look at your undergrad major – and if so, do they even care?</p>
<p>I think they DO care; remember, they want “diversity.” One of the Supreme Court cases…I forgot the name. But, most of the applicants of law schools tend to be around political science, economics (or even political economy which Georgetown has–Georgetown doesn’t have a political science major). The majors don’t really matter so having like some obscure major because it’s unique would be a waste of time, but having a major that requires strengths that will be used in law school would generally be a good idea. </p>
<p>I think English would be a great major to do 
seeing it will require you to read tons.</p>
<p>There’s a common misconception that law school=political science major for some reason (or even History) but a major with plenty of reading, writing, and analysis would be great.</p>
<p>Here’s that chart I was talking about:
[Average</a> LSAT Scores for 29 Majors with over 400 Students Taking the Exam](<a href=“http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/economics/undergrad/table.htm]Average”>Business | University of Illinois Chicago)</p>
<p>Political Science has the most students followed by English and history.</p>
<p>^^This is a very interesting chart, but appears to be rather dated.
Is there a more up to date version of this study?</p>
<p>The chart was interesting though. And it makes me feel good. My D is “thinking” about law school, and her undergrad is prob going to be philosophy. If not, anthropology and/or physics are also on her radar. ALL in the top 7. I assume you all saw “pre law” was 28th/much lower. Though…many/most top schools (therefore top students), don’t have "pre-law " per se anyway, so that skews the figures. Still…it’s nice to see when SO many are “judging” my D about her decision to study philosophy.</p>
<p>^^Philosophy is excellent as a major for the law school-bound for a number of reasons: (1) it teaches critical thinking - and logic - exceedingly well; (2) you develop your writing skills; and (3) you come out well educated in something that has nothing to do with law, which is what a true liberal arts education should be about; you can wait for law school to study law.</p>
<p>Remember that there are reasons why some majors are higher up than others. The higher up majors tend to require students to use skills that will be helpful in LSAT such as the logic game section which I hear if you major in Mathematics-oriented field, should be relatively easy. </p>
<p>There is no pre-law major so I assume the pre-law on the chart is a customized track, different from each school…ranging from polisci classes to english etc. (?) </p>
<p>And WCAS, sorry but that was the latest i could find 
Gives a pretty general idea, I think. I’ve been looking at Economics all my life and it seems majoring in that field and taking the necessary courses will help me on LSAT which is good :)</p>
<p>thanks all, i think english is my route:] is that a recommended major, just to make the point of this thread clear haha? thanks again all!</p>
<p>^^Does anyone know whether there’s a comparable chart or study for the GMATs?</p>
<p>i was accepted into the georgetown mcdonough school of business and i want to eventually go to law school and be a lawyer, so i thought a business background would be helpful. was i completely mistaken?</p>
<p>^^No, you were not mistaken. The business background can be very useful, especially if you plan on going into transactional work and business law. It’s just that there are a variety of good backgrounds for law school, and they help develop a student’s thinking and knowledge base in different ways.</p>
<p>Do whatever interests you. Lawyers come from all majors, and just about any major brings something to the table. Social science majors are particularly popular among future lawyers (particularly political science/government) and the SFS at Georgetown is filled with people who go on to be very good lawyers. Out of my own personal SFS circle, the number headed to law school at graduation is at least 40%. Philosophy is, in many ways, the best preparation for law school, as it emphasizes the same writing, argument, and analytical skills that make for a good lawyer, but there are other good choices. English teaches you writing and reading skills. Accounting or other business majors help with corporate law/financial issues. Science can help you if you end up in patent law/intellectual property, and the knowledge can pop up usefully in unexpected places (many legal disputes hinge on technical issues, and understanding those issues is important).</p>
<p>Anyway, Georgetown is an excellent place for prelaw, and places a great number of students each year at all the top law schools. As mentioned, the early assurance program with Georgetown Law (you apply as a junior without taking the LSAT) is a big advantage given the strength of the Georgetown Law. As you’re accepted before senior year begins, it can also give you important peace of mind in your law school search.</p>