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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was not a statistics, sociology, psychology, or philisophy major.

Can someone digest all of the prior posts and let me know if there are any patterns or fundamental truths emerging?[/quote]

one truth - at one time you could get a liberal arts degree and then pursue a JD and you'd be ok.  Try that now and you'd be shit out of luck...[/quote]

Yep -- how many of us erstwhile English/History/Government majors now practicing law are encouraging our kids to go to law school?  Not many, I'll bet -- or at least not many of us whose children have any affinity for STEM fields.   [/quote]

So what are the "pre-law" majors these days?[/quote]

There's really never been any "pre-law" major -- you can major in anything as an undergrad and go on to law school.  That said, today, as in the past, many students who major in the humanities or social sciences end up in law school.  The difference is that in the past there were plenty of jobs for lawyers, so even graduates of 2nd and 3rd tier law schools could do fine.  Not so today -- it's become much more critical to go to a top 10 school -- and even if you do, law firm jobs are no longer a ticket to a secure, high-paying and satisfying career.  For better or for worse, very few lawyers these days encourage their kids to go to law school.  And very few college students who have other options or even the imagination to envision other options are considering law school.       [/quote]

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