I am a sophomore in high school currently, and I plan to go to college in the field of economics maybe with a minor in Poli-Sci. After college, my goal is to go to law school.
Some context: Price is not an issue that should hold weight, location is not very relevant. Prestige/ranking of the school is important as I assume that factors into law school admissions.
I have a 3.95 GPA approximately unweighted, but I take all honors/AP classes that I can, I am taking a full schedule of AP classes next year. I haven’t taken the official SAT/ACT yet, but I estimate I will be around the 1500 area based on practice tests and such. I am going to do a few internships, and I am the president of multiple clubs in the intended fields.
I am trying to determine where to apply, so any suggestions would help.
With respect to your interest in economics, consider some of the more highly rated programs in these analyses:
https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.uslacecon.html
https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.usecondept.html
If you would like to combine your interests in economics and political science, consider colleges with available public policy programs.
Much less important than LSAT score and college GPA (as recalculated for law school admission).
https://schools.lawschoolnumbers.com/ may give you an idea of what LSAT score and college GPA applicants had to get admitted or rejected from various law schools. Application Preparation | Law School Numbers has some tips for undergraduate preparation for law school.
Note that law school is very expensive, so consider keeping costs down in undergraduate.
If you eventually want to go to Law School, it is very helpful if your undergraduate program helps you develop your critical reading, critical writing and logic skills. This will greatly enhance your LSAT. This is where a lot of the benefit from a highly ranked school is derived. It isn’t possible to take the easy way out. As you move down the spectrum of schools, it becomes possible to weave a path that avoids developing the skills necessary to be successful in Law. This can be especially true in majors like Econ. The math may just teach you how to solve problems (no proofs) your history class may be about regurgitating facts (little writing). At a highly selective school, almost all of your classes will be developing the core skills. You can still develop these skills at a less selective school, but you have to go above and beyond.
As suggested above, colleges that emphasize writing across their curricula represent great choices for students with prelaw interests.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/writing-programs