<p>I read the “practical” thing as a way to discourage pre-legal studies, not as something aimed at engineering. Could be wrong, though.</p>
<p>I don’t know how top law schools look at engineering; it’s somewhat tough to say, given that only 1% of applicants are engineers and their GPAs tend to be significantly lower than those of their liberal arts peers. As with a lot of things, I think it depends on the school. I know people who were very successful as engineering applicants, and some who were struggling to get into schools that they would have gotten into if they were liberal arts - although the latter, IMO, is a result of the fact that there is severe grade deflation in engineering.</p>
<p>That all said, I strongly encourage anyone who is considering law school to take as many research courses as possible. History is good for this. Basically, learn how to research and write a long thesis paper, and keep your high school writing skills sharp. Even with my second major, my writing skills were rusty when I started law school.</p>