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Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.
Im entering my sophomore year in College (I just love saying that! lol) and since there are so many wonderful people on here who give great advice I thought I'd ask for some...
Once I graduate Ugrad I want to go to law school. I haven't gotten much guidance from ppl. at my school about any courses I should take. My major is not a very common one for law school (Film production), but there are very few required courses and even the requirements are basics like poli sci and humanities courses. Mostly I have to fill in the blanks with "electives". So, I was wondering if there are any courses that you think would be helpful. I've taken polisci,english (101 & 102 (argument writing mostly),statistics,us history, us government, principles of reasoning, chinese, psychology, wmn in ancient egypt, Chinese, & algebra.
Suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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If you are interested in Corporate Law in the long run, I would suggest taking business courses. Many law schools offer joint degree programs whereby you can earn a J.D./M.B.A. in 4 years. Many students interested in becoming corporate attorneys take that route. If you have business coursework under your belt, it will definitely prove helpful in admission to the MBA part of the joint program.
I would suggest against taking PoliSci courses if you aren't genuinely interested in them. This is why. Law school admissions is now all about DIVERSITY. And guess what most law school wannabe's major in...poli-sci. So if you majored in that and are applying to law school, you will be just another poli-sci major in an unending pool of poli-sci majors seeking admission to law school.
I entered law school with a psychology degree, with a minor (and some graduate coursework) in elementary education. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't change my major, however I would've participated in more diverse activities. For instance, I would have taken a semester or two to study abroad. Those types of experiences are the things that you can speak about in your personal statement (a major component to your law school application) which can totally set you apart from other applicants. Also, if I had to do it again, I would've taken more language courses. If you can become fluent in 1-2 languages other than english, you can almost write your own ticket professionally.
I could go on and on. If you have any other questions about applying to law school feel free to send me a private message.
Good luck!