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"suspicious" undergrad degree? |
| Message Name: |
suspicious minds |
| Date Posted: |
06/12/2000 |
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I am graduating this fall with cum laude honors from a state school which offers no pre-law courses. My degree will be in communication. I have read in more than one source that communication is considered by many law schools to be a "suspicious" area of study, perhaps because they believe it to be an "easy" major (which I think is a ludicrous assumption). If this is so, if law schools do discriminate against communication majors, what can be done to bolster my chances of geting into a good law school besides a great LSAT score? Thank you for your advice |
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At virtually every law school of the second tier and below, a decent to good GPA of any major and a good LSAT score and you're in.
At the first tier law schools below the top
10, a good GPA and a very good LSAT and you're in.
Only at the very top law schools does it get to be an issue at all about the intangibles of all kinds, including which degree you took. In those law schools, there seem to be all sorts of factors at play in admissions for those not at the very top of their class with a solidly outstanding LSAT.
I'm sure you'll find folks from every liberal art, science, engineering, social science and miscellaneous field who got into such schools.
In terms of law school admissions, I'd focus on my LSAT and worry less about my major.
If I wished to enhance my record's appearance for admissions purposes, I might instead consider doing a bit of good through volunteer work. It seems to me that this might help you both do some actual good (something you'll sometimes long to do more of in law) and perhaps even make yourself appear a bit more well-rounded as well.
Best of luck, and prove the worth of your communications degree by communicating a 172+ on the LSAT!
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