I have questions about TESC & Political Science Degree. Could someone please help me?

[sanantone]

I want to clarify some things for those looking to go to law school. The most represented majors in law school aren't exactly the best majors to get you into law schools. Law schools don't care about majors at all. They care about LSAT scores, GPAs, and the other things that will go into your application packet. The most represented major in law school is political science. There might be two reasons for this:

1. People who plan early to go to law school mistakenly believe that they need to major in something like political science.
2. Political science majors don't know what else to do when they can't land a job with their degrees.

In other words, there are a lot of political science majors in law schools because they are the ones who apply the most. You might see a lot of history majors in law school too because they also have a hard time with finding jobs. The other majors don't really have trouble getting into law school; they just don't care to go. The average LSAT score for political science majors is actually in the middle of the pack. Science, mathematics, philosophy, and economics (well-represented in law schools) majors score the highest on the LSAT. This could be because these degrees are better at developing analytical thinking skills or that super smart people tend to major in these subjects in the first place.

A lot of people also think that majoring in criminal justice will best prepare them for law school. The truth is that criminal justice majors score the lowest on the LSAT. This could be because criminal justice programs are relatively easy or that CJ programs attract a lot of less intelligent people. Regardless, CJ majors aren't failing to get into law school as often because admissions does not respect those degrees; they are failing to get in because their LSAT scores are so low. If your GPA and LSAT score is high, having a CJ degree won't hurt your chances of getting into law school.

This reminds me of medical school. Most people seem to think that they NEED to major in biology. It will be easier to complete the prerequisites if you major in biology or chemistry, but it's not required or preferred. In some instances, having a biology degree can hurt you. Most of those admitted to medical school just happen to have degrees in biology or chemistry because people with those degrees are much more likely to apply, but medical schools like diversity. Some of them might start trashing a bunch of biology major applications because they've filled their quota and want to save space for other majors.