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Is English Lit. the best undergrad degree for law school hopefuls?

I struck up a conversation with a professor from Stanford yesterday, and he laughed at me when I mentioned that I'm going to have a pretty difficult time getting into a top-tier law school with as an English major. He then claimed that law schools are more interested in applicants that have non-pre-law degrees.

Is this true? Anyone have any advice? I want to get into patent law, specifically.

>> No.10340360

Why on earth would you want to go to Law school?
Sounds like a lot of work

>> No.10340382

>>10340323
Philosophy majors have the highest LSAT scores.

>>10340360
I mean, some people are truly passionate about the practice of law. It can be a very noble profession if you're in it to right wrongs and stand up for people who need help fighting injustice. However, it seems they are outnumbered by tools who want money and respect, and think wasting your life doing something you hate to feed your ego is a worthy trade. Hopefully OP is going for a law degree because he thinks it would be a good way to help society.

>> No.10340394

>>10340382
Physics majors have the highest LSAT scores. Unfortunately, their major is actually hard so their GPAs are lower and law schools can only be bothered to interpret two numbers on your entire application.

>> No.10340514

>>10340394
>>10340382
I'm talking in terms of practical application, though. I doubt that a deep understanding of physics could even hold a candle to four years of intensive writing courses.

>>10340360
It's probably the only way I can make any use of this English degree. It's too late for me to even think about changing majors.

>> No.10341214

>>10340382
>>10340394

You're both looking at data from the 90s. The 2015-16 survey showed that Poli Sci had the highest acceptance rate (look at the LSAC source)

I'm in poli sci myself op. Dont focus on whether your major will get you in, do something you want to do. The lsat is designed to measure natural problem-solving aptitude and comprehension, and your gpa is just a measure of whether or not you apply yourself in your studies.

Personally I'm still divided between law school or grad school. Find what works for u my man

>> No.10341906

>>10341214
I think you're reading that table wrong. Physics/math do best on the LSATS still, but very few apply. More Poli sci majors are accepted to law school, but there are about 100 times more Poli sci majors applying.

If law school is your goal, pick an easy major, get a 4.0, and crush the lsat. If you want to not hate your life, then study what interests you.

>> No.10342541

>>10341906
at the 8th best law school in the world, get a lot of t14 exchanges and THIS.

>> No.10342568

>>10340323
Why did you post it again

>> No.10342573

>>10340514
>I'm talking in terms of practical application, though.
Have you never heard of patent law? Do you even know what a lawyer is?

>> No.10342598

>>10340514

>I doubt that a deep understanding of physics could even hold a candle to four years of intensive writing courses.

Do you think any judge is going to look for eloquence and craft in any of your pleadings, let alone read the whole fucking thing?

Law requires a very specific KIND of writing, and that's the kind they teach you in law school. Nuance will get you absolutely nowhere. Flowery language will hurt you. Every unnecessary character on the page is garbage.

>> No.10342632

>>10340323
the reason you won't get into stanford is not that you have an english degree, it's that you're an idiot.