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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Law schools train you to "think like a lawyer."  So everybody starts at ground zero, not major gives an advantage.[/quote]

Untrue. Majors that require a lot of reading and writing give students an advantage. Law school requires the ability to distill large amounts of reading to key arguments, as well as the ability to articulate those points with clarity and precision. Students who need help writing, or who are not used to reading or writing, will be at a disadvantage. That being said, some of the best law students come from STEM fields, but presumably the fact that these STEM majors are applying to law school suggests that they already have a penchant for prose.[/quote]

Fair point.  Not all majors are equally represented.  18% of law school applicants majored in political science while political science majors represent about 2% of bachelor's degrees conferred.  4% majored in history, vs. less than 2% of bachelor's degrees conferred.  3% majored in philosophy vs. only about one half of a percent of bachelor's degrees conferred.

https://www.yu.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/applicants-by-major-2018-19%20%283%29.pdf[/quote]

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