What would be best for an aspiring attorney?

prezbucky
Fri, 23 Feb 2018 05:46:34 +0000

You can’t major in all the majors listed, obviously, but taking a good mix of these, and any other subjects that interest you – while meeting distribution requirements – is a good way to gain the all-around knowledge it’s (probably) helpful for an attorney to possess:

Poli Sci

Philosophy

Communications

English

Econ

Psychology

History/Anthropology

Sociology: Criminology, Demography, etc.

Marketing

Finance

Accounting

Stats

You should learn how governments and the political process work, modes of thought and argument, how to speak effectively in public, how businesses work, basic economic concepts, how populations behave, how individuals behave and the complexity of the mind, basic theories on crime, how to sell an idea and yourself, how history has shaped the present, and how to write. In addition, Stats is valuable intrinsically and will help with Finance and Marketing and, if you major in it, Econ. If you have an aversion to Statistics, sub Finite Math or Calculus.