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re: OT Lawyers: what was your undergraduate degree major?
Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:20 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:20 pm to StringedInstruments
English Lit and Chemistry partly because I did not decide what I wanted to be when I grew up until I was a month or so out from having to choose which grad school to go to.
IMO I think a good liberal arts education or interdisciplinary study based on a liberal arts education is the best for going into law school. The diverse study of English, foreign language, math, science, religion, fine arts, history, poli-sci, economics, etc gives a strong base for practicing law. Almost everyone starts their 1L classes with next to no subject matter knowledge so a wider breadth of subjects in undergrad is no hindrance and pays dividends in the long run.
IMO I think a good liberal arts education or interdisciplinary study based on a liberal arts education is the best for going into law school. The diverse study of English, foreign language, math, science, religion, fine arts, history, poli-sci, economics, etc gives a strong base for practicing law. Almost everyone starts their 1L classes with next to no subject matter knowledge so a wider breadth of subjects in undergrad is no hindrance and pays dividends in the long run.
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:25 pm to StringedInstruments
Political Science.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:33 pm to Motorboat
My buddy got his degree in environmental science and is now an attorney for the EPA.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:46 pm to StringedInstruments
English and history
Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:47 pm to StringedInstruments
Education. Wanted a practical degree, could coach baseball, and hunt during Christmas breaks if law school didn’t work out. Emphasis in secondary education (8th through 12th history/economics/etc.).
Posted on 8/13/22 at 5:48 pm to StringedInstruments
Agroecology 
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:02 pm to HempHead
Engineering . . . law school was three years of fun compared to the previous four and my grades reflected as much
This post was edited on 8/13/22 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:12 pm to StringedInstruments
Undergraduate in Business and a MBA.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:15 pm to StringedInstruments
Chemical Engineering
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:21 pm to StringedInstruments
Economics
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:25 pm to OKBoomerSooner
History & Religious Studies
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:33 pm to Motorboat
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Then go be a lawyer.
I am a lawyer. It was just something that I was not expecting when I went to law school. I did not expect the degree to be seen as anything other than additional useful skills.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:37 pm to StringedInstruments
History
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:51 pm to StringedInstruments
I got my degree in political communication and gamed the system to inflate my GPA. Then I got into a top 10 law school but freaked out at the debt and went a totally different path.
I don’t regret where I ended up, but if I did it all over again, I might have stuck with law school but gone to a 30ish ranked school on a full ride. I was a total prestige whore back then though and wanted people to be impressed. My values were off, nobody gave two shits.
I don’t regret where I ended up, but if I did it all over again, I might have stuck with law school but gone to a 30ish ranked school on a full ride. I was a total prestige whore back then though and wanted people to be impressed. My values were off, nobody gave two shits.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:52 pm to AbitaFan08
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Political Science and History
This post was edited on 8/13/22 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:52 pm to StringedInstruments
Econ and german
Posted on 8/13/22 at 6:56 pm to Kim Jong Ir
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History
Posted on 8/13/22 at 7:00 pm to Motorboat
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You snivel worse than anyone here, except maybe for the OP. Always an excuse with you two.
What?
Posted on 8/13/22 at 7:46 pm to StringedInstruments
English.
Posted on 8/13/22 at 7:59 pm to StringedInstruments
Poli Sci. When I was at Auburn there were a lot of very solid law classes for undergrads (within Poli Sci) though, and some obscure ones too. Like Federal Indian Law.
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