What should my major be if I want to got to law school?

 

 

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ANY!

 

The most popular pre-law major is political science, but law schools don’t really care.

 

The most important thing law schools seem to care about is LSAT Scores.  Consider the following table:

 

 

Relationship between LST Score and grade point average in admissions to George Mason School of Law

(Number of applications/ number accepted)

 

                                                                        College Grade Point Average

LSAT                           3.75+               3.5-3.74           3.25-3.49         3.00-3.24         2.75-2.99

Score

160-164           14/13               33/31               34/31               51/48               36/33

155-159           29/23               64/46               93/49               118/43             78/25

150-154           32/11               63/17               114/13             115/6               95/4

145-149           15/1                 41/3                 58/3                 101/1               87/2 

 

 

Notice that if you have and LSAT score of 160-164 you have about as good a chance (14/13) of being accepted if your GPA is 3.8 as if your GPA is 2.8 (36/33)!

 

How do I score well on the LSAT?

1.     Take as many hard courses with hard professors as your can.

2.     Learn skills in reading, writing, and logic.

3.     Study for the LSAT!

4.     Consider taking an LSAT preparation course from KAPLAN or PRINCETON REVIEW (big $$$, but small change when you consider the investment cost of law school).