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re: OT Lawyers: what was your undergraduate degree major?

Posted on 8/13/22 at 9:17 pm to
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 9:17 pm to
Math majors tend to score the highest on the LSAT.

Not sure how well that translates to bar rates.
Posted by Hou_Lawyer
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2019
2246 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:07 pm to
Elec Eng.

Undergrad degree means 0 unless you’re doing a specialization which I won’t mention
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
3237 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:36 pm to
fricking Theology
Posted by amm337
Lafayette
Member since Oct 2019
240 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:38 pm to
Criminal Justice
Posted by Irregardless
Member since Nov 2021
2239 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:42 pm to
Economics and Finance. So pretty much General Studies.
Posted by Realityintheface
Member since May 2022
1784 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:42 pm to
Finance
Posted by Sput
Member since Mar 2020
9211 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:45 pm to
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My buddy got his degree in environmental science and is now an attorney for the EPA.


I bet his is the life of the party
Posted by Irregardless
Member since Nov 2021
2239 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 10:48 pm to
quote:

Companies in my former industry see a law degree and thus no longer have any interest in hiring me


Oil and Gas? Yep.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30482 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 11:07 pm to
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fricking Theology


A theologian of fricking meshes well with practicing law. It is all about who gets fricked first and who gets fricked hardest.
Posted by John Coctostan
Member since May 2018
575 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 11:09 pm to
Chemical Engineering
Posted by John McClane
Member since Apr 2010
37180 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 12:55 am to
Neither are worthless degrees.

History here with political science minor
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
19485 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 1:25 am to
Finance undergrad before law school
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
65819 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 1:40 am to
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My buddy got his degree in environmental science and is now an attorney for the EPA.


Wow. What a loser.
Posted by Suntiger
STG or BR or somewhere else
Member since Feb 2007
36218 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 7:33 am to
Criminal Justice.

Pre-law wasn’t an option and knew I was going to law school and thought I was going to practice criminal law. Helped on that side of law school even though I went the other direction after law school.

English is helpful considering the reading and writing.
Economics/Finance are great if you get your MBA as well. You become very marketable.
Philosophy/political science are pretty good too.

Really just depends on what field you plan to go in. Although, that doesn’t always work out.
Posted by Cajun Tifoso
Lafayette, LA
Member since Sep 2010
2726 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 7:42 am to
History
Posted by NBR_Exile
Houston via Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
2079 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:12 am to
quote:

Just curious since pre-law doesn’t mean much more than “intending to apply to law school.”


My wife had a degree in Journalism with a minor in History. Prepared her well for law school and her eventual successful career.
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
36755 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:17 am to
Criminal justice with a minor in bowling.
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Member since Aug 2018
18229 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:18 am to
Anthropology
Posted by Fishwater
Carcosa
Member since Aug 2010
6057 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:21 am to
Communication Studies. Never thought of going to law school until five years after undergrad.
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
35326 posts
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:36 am to
Poli sci and religious studies with lots of Latin. I think the most important prep for law school is logical reasoning and anything that trains you rigorously to analyze problems and write about the issues clearly.
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