Best Undergrad Major For Law School (and College Degree)

Not all lawyers knew they wanted to be lawyers when they were young. But a select few knew that they had to go into law.

But before you can go to law school, you need to go to college. And law school is its own beast.

So if you are a high school student or college student who knows that you want to be a lawyer, what major should you choose? What degree best prepares you for doing well in law school?

Today we’re going to discuss the right major and degree for anyone that knows that law school is in their future.

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[victoriatube]

The struggle of finding a major when you have interest in everything

[dedaze]

I'm an attorney. Undergraduate majors are irrelevant. I was an English major. We had chemistry majors, a black studies major (he was white), business majors, etc. It comes down to whether you have good communication and reasoning skills. Fast reading and good comprehension are the keys.

[guitarskate]

how did this guy make it through the whole video without telling us what his undergrad degree was in

[AyeeeItsCam]

I feel like majors like History, Political Science, Philosophy, English Lit, Sociology, Law and Justice/Criminology/Criminal Science/Criminal Justice (whatever your school calls it), Public Policy (if your undergrad offers it), Psychology. All perfect majors that cover at least SOME of the things that you will need to know for the LSAT and even during Law school.

[elmolikesemos]

I signed up for a degree in history and ended up with major depression, does that count?

[reesaspieces]

Even though it’s not directly relevant to law school, at least my history degree has prepared me to read large stacks of huge, dusty books. :)

[acewings]

Get a BA in Stress Management. You’ll need it

[maxtang]

I studied history during the undergraduate and I found History major is well-prepared for law schools. It trains your ability in writing, reading comprehension, research, and logical reasoning, basically everything you need for law schools.

[kylewalters]

Going into my senior year as a Philosophy, Poli-Sci Doubble mojor. I think its been great, certainly love philosophy more than the Politics side.

[alark]

My husband is a nurse and he’s looking into law school. He’s always wanted to be a lawyer but his parents kind of pushed him into nursing. He thought he was stuck with nursing but I reminded him that you don’t need to have a particular degree to apply to law school. Thanks for information you provide on this channel. I’d love to know more about how you get a job after law school, different types of lawyers, etc.

[sofpen]

Personally, I would say to pick a major that you're actually interested in not just because it will help you get good grades but, also you never know if during your undergrad years you might decide you don't want to go to law school anymore. It would suck to end up with a major you picked just to help prepare for law school and then not going to law school. Long story short unless your sure you want to go to law school, just study something that genuinely interests you, and you think would be useful to you in the future, regardless of whether you go to law school or not. That's just my take on it tho

[StarWarsNerdy]

I’m actually starting med school in September but I find your videos entertaining for some reason 😂

[RunawayDoll]

This helped me lots, thank you! I’m majoring in Sociology.

[monamiller]

Engineer majors and philosophy majors preform the best on average on the LSAT

[carsonmacik]

Socrates didn't mentor Aristotle. Socrates taught Plato who then taught Aristotle. Splitting hairs but that's what YouTube comments are for right? 😂

[Sam_on_YouTube]

I agree with this advice, but I should point out that my major, philosophy, totally taught me how to think like a lawyer... or at least the beginnings of it. Logic, rhetoric, hypotheticals, that's all philosophy. "Jurisprudence" means legal philosophy.

Also, Aristotle was not a student of Socrates, he was a student of Plato and Plato was a student of Socrates.

[cholanraje]

Is it better to study a harder undergraduate that gives you good job security (in case you don't go to law school), or an easy undergraduate that has no job security but gives you a better GPA for law?

[SeaLawyer]

I majored in philosophy and political science. The philosophy major required that I take an upper division course in formal logic, which I found to be tremendously helpful in preparing me for the LSAT. Philosophy majors also spend their time analyzing and constructing arguments, thinking critically, and writing long essays packed with cogent arguments. As for the poli sci major, perhaps I am biased, but I think it provided me with an edge over those who majored in other disciplines like English or the sciences.

[sepg]

just finished my first year of undergrad. Initially, I wanted to double major in History and English. But I didn't enjoy the introductory History course and now plan on changing to an English specialist instead and might minor in classical civilization. Many people told me to major in Political Science or Philosophy because they believe these two majors are critical in preparation for Law school. It's true that it really depends on you and your interests. Instead of trying to choose what major or degree prepares you the most, improving your reading comprehension, and writing(style & skills) is essential. Although I don't have much experience to be giving tips and this seems to be obvious to most people, I learned the hard way. To all the high school students that might read this comment. READ READ READ. Read anything you can get your hands on. Books, magazines, scholarly articles...Speed reading is crucial in undergrad and even more in Law School. Also, by reading more you pick up more vocabulary and improve your overall writing style. I would also recommend taking essay writing classes, before undergrad and some are even taught by university professors. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[Justin]

I’m hopefully starting law school fall of 20/20 and I’m a double major in philosophy and psychology. I started with philosophy but added psychology late in the game because I love it. I also love most philosophy. Everything is so metaphorical that you’re forced to read between the lines, research, and think abstractly. I also read that philosophy students statistically score best on the lsat. So there’s that.