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

@jordankelly4684

5 жыл бұрын

Silly Kitty fuckin hate it

@StacyFrancis94

4 жыл бұрын

@@jordankelly4684 Omg yes... I wish we had enough years on Earth to do it all. :(

@PV1230

4 жыл бұрын

Mathematics

@avalonmist254

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like will all do well

@waichen2010

4 жыл бұрын

They do the thing you're best at

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.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Very true. I did a whole video about that...

@jennyoyster5054

6 жыл бұрын

dedaze black studies major and he was white!? That’s so cute and funny, lol ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Did he ever say why he was studying that!?

@RedGunBullets

5 жыл бұрын

feminist dance therapy must have been taken

@tigerking8413

5 жыл бұрын

Is black studies an actual thing? What in the world

@15dugogo

5 жыл бұрын

Take a bar review course before you go to law school and have a mentor/upper class law student who is willing to explain what law school professors always fail to explain: how to write essay issue spotting exams.

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

@kylecoleman6221

5 жыл бұрын

It's Poly Sci. He mentioned it in another video.

@maryem8263

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony H 😂

@sabertoothwallaby2937

4 жыл бұрын

He didn't go to college

@oaoskey6051

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Shaleen incorrect

@PhilosophySama

4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a mechanic

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

@adialatifi341

4 жыл бұрын

i shouldn't be laughing but the pun was pure genius.

@dipalichutia7094

4 жыл бұрын

I am doing a bachelor's in history and can feel you

@johanachulde9888

4 жыл бұрын

I choked

@alexkirby4502

4 жыл бұрын

The Great Depression

@austrone8586

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexkirby4502 this is ahahhaahahahahah im a history major also ahhahaa

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.

@nycto16

2 жыл бұрын

How can you miss the King of Pre-Law majors "Business Administration or Management"! Perfect degree for law.

@macywood4619

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You did better than this guy in the video.

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. :)

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Hah! Fair enough!

@reesaspieces86

5 жыл бұрын

Steven Luo I remember I had 10 books assigned for my Roman History class.

@badmelll

3 жыл бұрын

A history major is something a lot future lawyers major in. So it is relevant :)

@shaquilleomeal708

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao "huge dusty books". Hilarious

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

@elinaoberemok1732

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated 🤣

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.

@hehehig

2 жыл бұрын

Do you think English literature is good for these abilities? I'm actually interested in English and I want to become a lawyer. Do you think it's a good idea to study English in college? I've heard it's good but is that gonna train my abilities in certain things I probably need in a law school?

@aleezasheikh827

Жыл бұрын

@@hehehig Heyy so I’m not in uni yet obv but from what I’ve heard, English is a very common major for undergrad before law. Your writing will definitely be tested regularly and will improve significantly because with English, you’re basically always reading, writing, and interpreting texts, which are all skills you need in law school. For me, I definitely want to do law, but I’ve been pretty stressed these past couple days because I have no idea what I wanna do for my undergrad. So I guess forget about what’ll prepare you best because as he said in the video, nothing really can. Choose whatever you like, but something with a lot of reading and writing would be better

@hehehig

Жыл бұрын

@@aleezasheikh827 thank you for this

@glaliemaster1334

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t any humanities major prepare you well for law school?

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 1000000% 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

@David-ep3ne

Жыл бұрын

I would also add that it also works becauae the law profession itself is so split up that your career as a lawyer might actually have something to do with your major in UG.

@gabrielsilvas692

Ай бұрын

It's your take, but he literally said all of that lol

@BelieveInJMH

Ай бұрын

@@gabrielsilvas692 except, this user worded it in a way that helped me take away something different than what I did just from the video: to study something that genuinely interests you, as in you would be satisfied with having studied it and whether or not you proceed to law school is irrelevant.

@gabrielsilvas692

Ай бұрын

@@BelieveInJMH but the point is to go to law school, but I see your point as well

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.

@39_Val

5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a minor?

@selenacruz754

5 жыл бұрын

Oou, I was thinking of double majoring in philosophy and poli-sci too. Is the work an overload? Has it been super stressful? and do you have a minor? Do you have time for side hobbies or a part time job?

@0341misfit

4 жыл бұрын

Im also majoring in Poli-Sci. I find it really interesting on how things operate and the theories behind them. Plus, I like to piss people off when I start picking apart their arguments.

@zainasaif2167

3 жыл бұрын

ooh this is exactly what i want to do

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.

@itzelmontalvo6645

3 жыл бұрын

He should have never become a nurse if that was not what he wanted. Why did his parents pushed him into nursing?

@Bofua

3 жыл бұрын

@@itzelmontalvo6645 my parents are doing the same thing, i will major in nursing but i will go to law school after

@macywood4619

Жыл бұрын

@@Bofua Me too girl! Same I was in school for nursing just taking prerequisites while working as a CNA. I want to go to law school too.

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

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Ugh, yes fine. I was imprecise with my language. Glad you're here to keep me honest! (...I guess).

@ttaibe

6 жыл бұрын

Lawyers are meant to be precise anyway ^^.

@anthonybuckland4718

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing as I was watching this. Glad someone said it.

@lachlan514

4 жыл бұрын

It's not splitting hairs, it's the difference between being correct and not. Good pick up!

@UN1137

3 жыл бұрын

If you want to really split hairs, the Socratic dialogues don't feature discussions between Socrates and Plato either. While Plato likely witnessed these dialogues, they are mostly between Socrates and Socrates' acquaintances whom he met in a variety of ways (i.e. they were not all "disciples").

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

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?

@shannonsmith1468

4 жыл бұрын

That is a great question. I can tell you with my own experience, job security matters. My three bachelors didn’t provide me with the ability to get a good job. I was forced to go to law school. I have since graduated from law school and is waiting to take the bar. I still find it difficult to get a job that can pay my bills, which are even bigger now that I have more student loans. It does also depend on where you live and the local economy too though. Good luck to you.

@AyeeeItsCam

3 жыл бұрын

Very few majors actually correlate to an actual career path.

@JDMJACOB1

3 жыл бұрын

@Smith Smith deep, I’m feeling this now

@belle9724

3 жыл бұрын

@@handsomeunnie you get a bachelors degree in any major of your choice, take the LSAT exam, apply to law school and attend that school for approx 3yrs, pass bar exam and depending on your branch of law you may need additional certification

@belle9724

3 жыл бұрын

@@handsomeunnie you cannot become an attorney by a bachelors of law, you can take prelaw/CJ courses and get your degree there but they typically score much lower grades throughout law school

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.

@Sam_on_YouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@John R Watters II I would also add that a basic background in science is helpful. You need to be able to read and evaluate technical expert writing, even if you are not an expert yourself. If you want to go into patent work, there are minimum science requirements for that which are more rigorous. In terms of usefulness of this stuff, during law school, I was one of the few people who understood the Rule Against Perpetuities easily off the bat. I wrote it down in formal first order logic and that was all the notes I needed on the subject.

@az-yz4sy

5 жыл бұрын

Also, math would help as well. It is fascinating and teaches logic.

@Sam_on_YouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@@az-yz4sy I took 2 400 level logic classes (1st order logic and modal logic) and both were cross listed between math and philosophy. I also took math up through Diff EQ and Group Theory. I can't say much of the math has been directly useful (the logic has), but getting comfortable with rigorous analytics certainly has been useful.

@az-yz4sy

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sam_on_KZread Oh ok, thanks! :)

@Sam_on_YouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@@az-yz4sy Just to be clear, the logic was useful directly. The Differential equations and group theory were interesting and helped me learn to be rigorous about complex topics, but they don't apply that often in the law.

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

@gazelle1991

5 жыл бұрын

Mona Miller physics/math

@kylecoleman6221

5 жыл бұрын

Physics + Math + Application = Engineering

@AlexanderSanz2008

4 жыл бұрын

If you have the brains and the study skills, double major in Engineering and Philosophy.

@leeslyrose

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a philosophy major and I never considered going into law school until every one questioned me if I was planning to go into law school. I was like: why? I’m majoring in it because I like the critical thinking associated with it but the plan is med school. I found out through my philosophy professors that those that major in philosophy scores the highest on exams like the LSAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, etc.

@sulemanahmad7379

4 жыл бұрын

All science majors increase your acceptance rate in elite law school as compared to humanities and business

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

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

You tell yourself that at least you didn't go to law school.

@yabadabadue7889

6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on going to med school!

@carlosxchavez

5 жыл бұрын

Dude fucking same.

@emilyalexandra9424

4 жыл бұрын

I love to watch Lavishruby even though I am planning on going into law and not medicine lol

@AsheemaYang

3 жыл бұрын

Literally same, I'm studying to become a Physician Assistant.. but this video is quite interesting to me.

Ask your law school questions in the comments!

@Hush12157

5 жыл бұрын

LegalEagle hey I’m a freshman in college. My major is legal studies and I’m thinking about doing a minor in pre-law or philosophy. Do you think this is a good move? Or should I change it up?

@sevinronak5448

4 жыл бұрын

Anesa Abraham same lol

@benedictbernal6736

6 ай бұрын

Do you need an undergraduate degree to enter law school

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.

@aneeshkumar7740

Жыл бұрын

4 years late but did you major in philosophy and minor in poli sci? also my dad is a very STEM heavy person and is dead set on my going down a STEM route especially engineering, but i want to take your exact route (major in philosophy and minor in poli sci and go to law) how can i convince him that philosophy will actually help me and isn’t a useless major? thanks

@ameliem2635

8 ай бұрын

@@aneeshkumar7740 This is what I want to do too! I'm currently applying to schools with an accelerated law program now

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

@ryan262y

4 жыл бұрын

Sep G I’m planning on getting a degree in pre law poly science. I have talked to counselors and teachers (internships are provided and relevant coursework for law school)

@Tara-js3bv

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice:) will help in law school

@anthonylarocco573

2 жыл бұрын

Philosophy is helpful because that field fine tunes your critical thinking and reading skills while political science teaches the influence between government and law. I would go with philosophy out of the two. However, I would go with STEM or business. STEM does yield a lower GPA but there is more rigor and more critical thinking. Also, there are plenty of opportunities in patent and IP. Business is very analytical (especially Accounting and Finance) and lots of law is tied to business.

currently studying philosophy and public speaking in hopes for law school, ur videos have been really nice to get myself excited for the concept of going into law!

Wow, this was actually the answer I really needed to hear. Thank you so much for squashing my nerves.

I am a senior in high school. I have always had a fascination with both law and Computer Science. To me this really has helped me because I have always felt that I must choose one or the other for college, but now I know that is not the case and I am going to peruse both fascinations!

@maz2964

Жыл бұрын

I did my undergrad in comp sci and now in law school

@ameliem2635

8 ай бұрын

Did you end up going to law school?

Thank you this video has helped put me at ease as a computer science and philosophy major. I’ve been on edge about how beneficial or harmful it may be.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

That's actually a killer combination.

@rammo1181

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm jealous... I am doing econ and psyc rn.... wish i did double econ and comp sci instead, so i could have taken the patent bar exam as well. good luck to you!

I want to go to law school & i'm currently working on my undergrad degree in history. From my research, this is a good major for prospective law students as it'll teach you how to write, read a large volume of information, and research skills.

Your degree does matter for those of you interested in Patent Law. A hard science degree is required to be eligible for the patent bar. In the current market, a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science will serve you best but the others will work as well (I was a Mechanical).

It’s 3:00 am here. I couldn’t sleep because of my thinking. I just wanna say thank you! You made me wanna work hard on my major and I wanna study so hard until I finish my four years and I will go raid my bout with everybody else! Law school!

My last semester of community college I switched my major to history. I switched because I love reading, writing, and history (obviously). But I switched in order to pursuit becoming a college professor, and law school had always been my back up. Fast forward, I’m in my senior heavily leaning towards law school. I don’t think any major prepares you for law school, so definitely choose what you enjoy and what will increase your chances on admissions (via grades). I throughly do enjoy some of the crossover a history major has provided. Heavy reading and writing, being able to synthesize, comprehension skills, and historical precedence. Best of luck to everyone!

this channel is awesome. I'm only a junior in high school but my mind is set on law school in the long term I love love love the socratic method

I'm going to be a lawyer

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Cool, good luck!

@cloroxbleach8469

2 жыл бұрын

And did you?

I signed up for a degree in English and literary studies. It helped a lot because we were tasked with reading a lot of books and novels each semester,oral communication for speaking purposes and we were also taught on research methods. English was indeed a very lovely course as it has helped to improve my diction and expanded my knowledge in many areas

Great Video! Gave me a peace of mind. Thank you!

for all of you guys who are short on time; just pick a major that will grant you good grades.

@KarenLopez-tp7bt

3 жыл бұрын

it doesn't matter what you major in?

@kaleyscott7647

3 жыл бұрын

@@KarenLopez-tp7bt not for law school as long as you get good grades you’ll be fine

@jasonspades5628

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the advice dumb ass, now I have a degree in pornography

@o0xxx0o53

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaleyscott7647 yeahhhhhhh

@o0xxx0o53

3 жыл бұрын

​@@jasonspades5628 chileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee noooooooooooo. lmfaooooooooooooooo

Something inside me wants to be a lawyer, but Im scared because my grammar is horrible. But this coming semester I took AA Speech Communication to polish my orator skills and take as many writing and english class as possible, I'm even taking ESL Lol. Do you think focusing on my weaknesses is also a good strategy?

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Spending time working on your writing or speaking skills is a good investment no matter what field you go into. Good writers and good public speakers always stand out because most people are bad writers and are afraid of public speaking. Lawyers put an even higher premium on those skills.

@C3yl0

5 жыл бұрын

Kylee Tijamo I am doing the same. I want to be a lawyer since long time but my English grammar is horrible. I am planning to get English classes to overcome it

The university education system in the U.S. is crazy! Here in Europe, the Czech Republic at least, you go to a five-year law school straight after high school. The workload during those five years is enormous, including a 100-page (maybe more) thesis at the end of the fifth year and the final exam that is unheard of in the U.S. But then you get your MA degree and you can practice law, once you have also passed the bar.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

I lot of countries do a similar LLB degree. In the US, law school is like graduate school.

I had no idea what major I wanted to do other than law, so I went to the UK where law is an undergraduate degree and will be practicing in London in August!

I’m planning on going to law school and majoring and political science currently. The same notion goes for pre-med, my dad majored in English and went to med school, it comes down to if you have an interest and passion for law

Awesome video! Love the advice you give really helps.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I’m planning on getting a degree in linguistics, I feel like it will help me, and it seems really interesting! After I get my degree, I’m going to go to law school, then pass the bar!

Well I'm just starting pre law student and thanks for the tips man

So helpful thank you very much. 👍

I have a major in English, a minor in Philosophy, and a creative writing certificate. Yes! I love it (I am in my last semester before Law school), and I wouldn't have changed it for anything. I have excellent grades (grades are like bank accounts; it's not respectful to mention). If I took history or science because someone once told me that these two subjects help teach a person to think better (realistically), I would have been miserable. I still cannot wait to graduate into law school; I have been reading law books for fun for about three years now, and I love it (I find the cases to be as beautiful and filled with lessons that are better than fiction. :)

THIS! This is what I was looking for!!!😱💚🖤

I would recommend Philosophy. Most of the LSAT was formal logic and law school writings are basic deductive arguments with an added technical layer of applying rules to facts. In a sense, the law, at least the theoretical aspects focused on in law school, is basically philosophy applied in real life.

So CS is fine, as long as I have good grades.

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.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Sweet, sounds like you followed my advice before I gave it.

@Justin9608

6 жыл бұрын

LegalEagle maybe this type of forward thinking will help me when I get there. ☺️

@sarahsong7048

6 жыл бұрын

i'm a polsci major starting in the fall. Should I switch to philosophy?

@Justin9608

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Song if it were me, I’d consider it. Philosophy is hard, but I’m not sure anything else can teach critical thinking like philosophy.

@varshajorawar2297

6 жыл бұрын

I’m a first year student, starting college in the fall. Currently, I’ve chosen Philosophy and Economics as my majors. How is double majoring working for you? And how is the course load for Philosophy? I feel extremely lost because I don’t know what to expect.

I've read that some schools like to see STEM majors because it's becoming increasingly important for lawyers to understand the technical aspects of various issues. Northwestern in particular has a lengthy statement about this on their admissions site. You talk about undergrad majors only in terms of whether they prepare you for law school, but shouldn't we also be considering what skills might complement the things you learn in law school? You'd think an engineering degree would be valuable to have as a patent attorney, for example?

I would say accounting, finance, or a business STEM major would be a great major for law school, it’s a fantastic balance between difficulty and application.

I was a nurse who always knew i wanted to be a lawyer. Now i work at the top law firms in New York and I really enjoy my life. I have found the thing that us for me.

@leshandragrootboom

2 жыл бұрын

Can I email you ? I need guidance

I have a special interest in psychology, is it a good major for law school?

Ucla Hist major here with 4.0 my first 2 quarters. Im scared that this stay at home stuff will mess with my grades because i dont live in a contemporary living situation. i currently live in a laundry room attached to my mothers house with 4 younger brothers and little space to focus my energy on my work. im doing my best but i hope my best is enough in this situation. I feel alot more comfortable being in a classroom setting too but now that everything is online and pre recorded i feel like my efforts wont be as appreciated as much as if i was in a classroom getting to know their preferences in assignment delivery etc. I wanna go to law school but i hope this pandemic doesnt tarnish me atm :/

Most helpful video

I'm graduating this fall in Advertising and Marketing. I plan to attend Law school on Fall 2021, I'm looking at Corporate Law. You have great videos btw!

@anacamargo9167

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! I'm planning on studying Corporate Law as well, but I don't know what undergrad major is best for me. Do you think Advertising and Marketing prepared you well?

Philosophy is the best major to prepare you for law school, it looks the best on your application, and it is probably the most interesting too. It teaches the skills described par excellence. It is probably the only major that actually teaches you how to think and reason, and no major is better for developing reading and writing skills.

Poli-sci student here! Pre-law B.A. However, when I chose my degree I had not yet decided to attend law school, but, once I got into classes, I quickly realized that I finally wanted to take my parents advice and become a lawyer. They’ve told me since I was 3 that I would be a lawyer someday. Something about me being a little sh*t that argued over every little thing.

@holajorge3808

Жыл бұрын

What does pre law ba mean, is that a degree

I am majoring in psychology and until very recently I wanted to go to law school to be a lawyer. I decided I do not want to be a lawyer anymore, but now I do not know what I want as a career. I have some ideas, but do not have anything like when I wanted to be a lawyer. I think there is a small part of me that still wants to be a lawyer and after watching some of your videos that part of me was stirred up. I was told by one of my psych professors that my personality type would not do well in the legal system; I am very passionate about seeking justice and helping people in need. So I guess, my question is, apart from grades (my grades are excellent so that won't be an issue for me and I am also very good at conducting research, writing essays, etc), does having a certain type of personality affect how well people perform as law students and as lawyers in general?

@svinjamaria

5 жыл бұрын

I ended up being interested in law when I was in highschool, but realized I just don’t have that type of personality and skill set. Years fly and I loved undergrad psych because i loved analyzing case studies. I realized that the years it takes just to be a mental health practitioner is not favorable for someone impatient like me. So then I looked into IO psychology (workplace psych and similar to Human Resources) then made it my minor and focused on Human Resources. That kinda brought me back to law. Never ever in a million years saw myself being an HR personnel. I guess you have to experiment around with different fields for a while and gain a feel for if you can see yourself getting excited and invested. Sometimes the field you least expect to get excited about will stick later on in your college years (Also it helps to see an increase of jobs in that field...lmao)

amazing video, Thank you

this is honestly some of the best general degree advice I've ever gotten

I love History and would that or Political Science work a little? Im interested in both

I am about a year away from having my English degree and I have taken a few political science classes and I am potentially interested in a career in politics and I see law school as a potential gateway into that field. It also seems a lot better than teaching. I thought I would do creative writing but I figure I can always write books whether poetry fiction nonfiction etc with a law degree on the side. My other option would be either a creative writing or English literature master's but not really sure about how worthwhile those are either.

I’m almost done with my bachelors degree in Business Management. I’ve explored different degrees and it is taken a long time to get to my final semester. Unfortunately, straight out of high school, college was not a priority. My grades were poor in science and math but high in psychology. I went through my first two years aimed at being a psychology major, and did well there, but with my other courses my GPA was not great. It was right about a 3.0. Fast forward, add a marriage, and add working in the field and deciding psychology wasn’t great. I’m at a 4.0 in my business major and will likely end with slightly below that 3.8ish after my last semester. The average comes out to be about 3.5 from what I can see on my transcript. My concern is that my first couple of years will impact any pursuit into law school as I began to navigate this trajectory. Could this negatively impact getting into a law school? I understand the LSAT matters and that I wouldn’t get into something like Harvard.

Thank you for this video, sir. I would just like to ask, what do you think of the course, bachelor of theology, which I am currently taking as a degree before law school? I took it because it fascinates me the most and because I think the study of it is one of the factors playing significantly in our society. I'm from the Philippines btw.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

If it's what you're most interested in, that's what you should do.

I’m going into economics for my Major to become a lawyer. I wish there was more information on economics but I have faith in the degree and having good marks.

@oldfogey3272

5 жыл бұрын

Hometown rapper my brother got econ degree then went to law school awhile before deciding law didnt interest him! Found out if you're going to get an econ degree without law then you'd better have a graduate degree! He also found that an econ-law degree wont get u as far as a grad degree in internat studies! Along with your econ degree! Course if you'll be practicing econ law u gotta go to law school!

@mbtisocialclub

5 жыл бұрын

Ann Miller what is he doing now?

Thank you Legal Eagle. But, I think the consensus is that Philosophy is one of the more popular majors. Having studied it myself I believe that it indeed reigns supreme. But, if you have time pick up a philosophy book for table talk and you might find yourself really interested in the subject matter. Philosophy itself is great and one of my favorite philosophers was Aristotle.

I have lots of interests but I don't have that "passion" help😂

@joannam6093

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect na makikita kita dito kuya Frey hahaha.

Is their a major that might help a certain area of law you want to study? Like would a business major help prepare you for business law as a example?

@LegalEagle

5 жыл бұрын

Ya, specialty legal fields can benefit from specialized college degrees. Patent law, or tax for example.

Client: Is it okay that I killed the cop? Lawyer: Well it depends.

@jareduwu5849

3 жыл бұрын

it really does depend

@o0xxx0o53

3 жыл бұрын

@@jareduwu5849 frrr

@Austin-xr5os

3 жыл бұрын

I second @jared uwu, it definitely does depend. It always depends.

awesome vid

I’m still contemplating if a legal career is for me, but since I seek to gain marketable skills that are great in any field, I am majoring in Ethnic Studies & Speech Communication and Rhetoric, to gain further experience in public speaking and writing through understanding racial injustices, two of my personal passions! Thank you for this wonderful, insightful video - all the way from Hawai’i!

I’m currently majoring in Natural Science with a minor in history. I plan to take more reading intensive courses cause I’m a pretty slow reader too lol. Love your videos btw.

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hey LegalEagle, I plan on taking do my Undergraduate in Aussie and then hopefully do law school in the states. Do you think it’s worth doing a Bachelor of Law (LLB) in aussie and then do JD in the states? Or just do a degree that I’m interested in strong at (based on high school results)

Fantastic video! Where did you go to undergrad?

I've been in the Banking IT industry for the past 23 years. I've been accepted to the Texas A&M School of Law for the M. JUR. - Cybersecurity Law and Management program. As a non-lawyer, I am still a bit skeptical about the time and financial investment vs. career growth potential. Can you provide some insight into the benefits or risks of law degrees for non-lawyers?

Hi atty! I picked A.B Lit ( Eng) and am starting school a few months from now. Im scared im wasting my potential and was wondering if there are better choices. Thank you!

After watching this then going to download your checklist, I read your profile on the download page.. I feel like I’m gonna have a heart attack and I’m only on my first semester of undergrad-

It's sad that this is an accurate view of how law school views students. Major doesn't matter. It should, but it doesn't. The answer is philosophy. Without a doubt. Philosophy teaches you to write impeccably, reason well, think in depth about moral dilemmas, speak with precision, and read dry, dense, complex material and still be somewhat fascinated by it. If you hate your experience getting a bachelors in philosophy, then you'll likely hate law school and being a lawyer.

@leckg7767

5 жыл бұрын

Are you a lawyer and did you major in philosophy? I'm a high school student and law is a very attractive field to me. However, I have been recommenced English as a major as well as poly sci but never philosophy. Can you tell me more about why philosophy is the best major to go into in prep for law school.

@mbtisocialclub

5 жыл бұрын

Leck Gomez I’m going to u of c in the fall. I decided to do economics major and maybe a philosophy minor but aid I could do finance minor I would

@jaimeecoleenaguelo9511

5 жыл бұрын

I majored in philosophy back in college and currently a 1L. I had high hopes that I'd somewhat kick ass in law school. But law school is definitely a different beast. The first few weeks to a month of law school was quite difficult for me. It requires different methods compared to how I did it back in undergrad. But later on it got better if not best. I get to impress my professors in my recitations as well as my classmates. It's pretty good and I get to finally relate or channel it to how I studied back in college. Oh and I have professors who were philosophy graduates too and they went on and became lawyers. They're really good, competent, and sharp.

@cjay4152

4 жыл бұрын

Jaimee Coleen Aguelo so did philosophy help young significantly? Also, what was your Lsat score?

I’m a politics & law major, I’m also a history buff. Nonetheless I do want to become a lawyer and hopefully of owning my own law firm in life that’s what I’m striving for, also almost done with undergrad and we’ll see where this goes.

i am so much interested in environment science, after watching your video i can choose this course without any worry. thank you

I am double majoring in History and Classics which hopefully helps my reading and writing along with some critical thinking skills as well...

I'm planning on becoming an immigration attorney. I'm a highschool student though, and taking honors classes in history, english and physics. Is there anything that'll be beneficial to a highschool student to get into law school? I've done research on what it is somewhat required, I was told to take sicology & public speaking but my school doesn't have that. I've also decided to go take internships but i haven't been able to see anything available in my area. So I'm really stuck here and would like to know some feedback or anything useful in my situation please.

What subject would be more suitable for Law, Sociology or English literature, I have to choose my subjects in a month and I have no idea on what to choose help

How do you prepare to take the LSAT's after/during your undergrad degree and how can your degree help your success on the test?

If I do international law will I be doing all different types as you mentioned and gave the example of accounting and bussiness. What type do you think will get a person far but is very easy compared to the others

@LegalEagle

6 жыл бұрын

As it regards law school, no degree is going to get you much further than another.

Yeahhhh I’ve noticed the ‘it depends’ thing. I was given the opportunity to shadow a few lawyers in my area since I was really interested in the field. I was allowed to follow two around for two sessions, a prosecutor who took me to court with him one day and kept me in his office to ask questions another, and a civil lawyer who mostly did personal injury who had me do the very basic of work and had me again stay in his office one day for me to ask questions. On the days where I didn’t sit there and watch, most of my questions were met with “Depends on a few things” “In what situation do you mean?” “There’s a lot of answers to that” “Maybe an example would help to explain that, but keep in mind it’s not always like this” So I was both getting a grasp on what things were and horribly confused at the same time? And it was great.

I live in Europe and I can go to law school fresh out of highschool, do you think that's a good idea? I considered getting a law degree immediately but since you said to study what you like I am thinking of getting my maths degree first, what do you think is a better idea?

Is there one or two in particular that would help to specifically become a corporate lawyer? I can’t really decide between political science, economics, psychology, and philosophy

@iluvzurara2

5 жыл бұрын

Anime Master it honestly doesn’t matter. You just have to have amazing grades in law school (and in undergrad to get into law school). I’ve seen a lot of poli sci majors though but it really doesn’t matter

@animemaster9351

5 жыл бұрын

LadyLal I was thinking eco major poli minor with 1 philosophy and 1 psych

I would like to note that fi you are transferring in undergrad your major matters. Top colleges will be a bit more impressed in a challenging major that you do well in as opposed to a less challenging major that you do well in. It all depends on how competitive the school that you are transferring into is.

I'm struggling to choose what major I want to choose. I want a major that makes good money if for some reason I choose not to go to law school. I'm lost.

At Texas A&M they offer "Society, Ethics and Law" which on their website says "Society, Ethics, and Law (S.E.A.L.) is a university degree that has been designed for students who are interested in pursuing law school, or developing a highly transferable skill set that is useful to non-profits and businesses alike." What do you think about this degree and is it something I should consider? I at first was considering political science but I believe this looks more applicable. Please help?!?

Well I'm majoring in English literature and I'm working on a legal studies minor that they offer at my college as well I hope this is a good preparation for law school

In my view Business major is the best major for law school. First of all Business administration degree teaches you corporate and business law, tax law, bankruptcy law, secondly it's content heavy. Thirdly, it can make new opportunities for you for example you can pursue corporate law, tax law etc easily because it mixes both business and law. Business degree also helps you to start your own law firm. Acceptance rate is high for business undergrad majors.

He's right about lawyers saying it depends, if you want a concrete answer ask a paralegal.

I want to dual major. I know I will take philosophy, but I’m undecided between poli sci and economics. I know eco will prep me better for LSATS, but I think I can get higher grades in poli sci. Which should I take?

@AbaitheyBeauty

5 жыл бұрын

Anime Master ECO

@gabrielperinoni2258

5 жыл бұрын

Econ

The better question is: What are some of the best classes that can help you prepare for the LSAT and law school?

im majoring in finance and its tough I have a 3.7 for now but dont know if i can maintain it in my seinior year. Just going to start preparing for the LSAT and have no clue what to do to start preparing for applying to law schools and stuff.

I felt like a total idiot on first day of class in law school. Happy to know that we were all in the same boat. hahaha

I’m a senior in high school who wants to eventually get a JD with a specialization in Environmental Law at UCLA, that’s the end goal. In the meantime though, my Bachelors will probably be Environmental Studies or something related to that.

I am a Legal Studies major and a Psychology minor at my school. My major courses include Contract Law, Civil Procedure, Personal Injury, Legal Research and Writing, etc. I feel as thought my curriculum is preparing me for law school.

@thetarotc

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Legal studies will be my 1st degree (associates) then I plan on studying philosophy for my bachelor's

I've heard lawyers advocate for music and philosophy degrees. Philosophy degrees teach critical argument thinking and evaluation. And music majors discipline helps in law school Journalism majors on the other hand, are taught succinct writing styles. And in law school you need drawn out arguments in their entirety writing styles. Also heard politics science majors are useful for law school, unsure why?

Im about to go to college, and I was literally going to pursue Musical Theater, but recently I have been thinking about becoming a lawyer a lot, if undergraduate majors don't really matter would it be ok to just major in an elective? or should I switch majors to something that might actually help?

@piratecandy6310

4 жыл бұрын

Omg we are in the same boat rn.