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

[sanantone]

I don't know if you were directing this at me since you previously asked me if about law school or if you were just giving general advice to someone else in this thread that mentioned law school. I personally do not intend to go to law school. I come from a family of attorneys and other legal backgrounds (mother is an attorney, father is a homicide detective) so I've heard some of what you're saying before and believe me I am regularly pressured by my 'rents to go. I have no reason to deny what you've said so I'll take you at your word.

However, with the criminal justice degree, I think of it differently. Everyone time I've heard a CJ degree mentioned in a legal setting it has not been in a good context. I'm not saying the degree is worthless but it does seem to have a stigma [in my legal community]. I think what you said is accurate but that the CJ degree has caused a type of Pavlovian effect. Because CJ degree has a history of attracting candidates who have historically scored low on the LSAT, the CJ has become a type of conditioned stimulus if you will in the legal community. When an attorney sees a CJ degree it just doesn't carry much weight in the legal community (excluding law enforcement).

When I was considering law school (against my will) I was always told to stay away from CJ and Pre-Law as a precursor to applying for law school.

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving.

No, it was more because someone mentioned history as being good to get into law school. It's not that it's good to get into law school; history majors just don't know what else to do if they can't get a job in a museum or as a teacher. hilarious

I don't see how a political science degree would better prepare one for civil law, but I get what you're saying about reputation. I still think a degree in legal studies or paralegal studies would be the best at preparing someone for tort, property, and family law.