Undergraduate Major Help!

rutonyu
Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:00:42 +0000

I will be starting my first year of college next fall and plan to be going into Law. I have asked so many people for advice that I have things contradicting things other people are telling me. I applied to Rutgers U (where I want to go) with a major in Pre-Law or Political Science (I can change it). Some people tell me Law Schools absolutely HATE Pre-Law majors, meanwhile other people are saying that it is perfectly OK to do it. So is it fine to do a Pre-Law major? My dream I plan to work towards is to attend NYU Law for Law School (specifically for their International Law Program), so I want to actually know what I want to do rather than figuring it out and stressing about it while I am in college (obviously it won’t be 100% fixed). I was then researching into International Law so I was thinking about either majoring in International Studies, Philosophy, Environmental Law or Political Science to replace Pre-Law. So basically, what majors will not only look good when I apply to Law School, but also prepare me for my time when I am there? And lastly, will attending Rutgers for undergrad negatively affect my chances of getting into NYU Law? I know I need a high GPA & LSAT score regardless but Rutgers is not that of a top-tier school as NYU. Thanks in advance! :))