As was mentioned in preceding pages, there is no prescribed major or set of courses for students seeking entrance to law school.

We advise that you take courses that you enjoy and in which you excel. For example, political science is a popular undergraduate major of current law school students. But if you do better in biology, make biology your major. A high average in biology is much better than a mediocre average in political science.

Also, sign up for courses that will help you do well on the LSAT. The LSAT assesses high level reading ability. Take courses which will require reading books and articles that argue, analyze, criticize, evaluate, interpret, and explain. Become a voracious reader!

Take courses that develop your ability to write. Every law school will ask about your writing ability. Every law school student needs to be able to write clear, effective prose. Too many law school students recognize too late that they should have taken more writing courses.

According to the Pre-Law Committee of the American Bar Association, the following courses are especially valuable for someone considering law school: accounting, public speaking, criminal justice, macro- and microeconomics, critical writing, United States history, pre-calculus or calculus, critical thinking, symbolic logic, contemporary political philosophy, U.S. government and politics, civil rights and liberties, courts and the criminal justice system, criminology, and racial and cultural minorities. This list is not meant to be exclusive and many other courses might prove to be helpful. In fact, any course which emphasizes analytic and problem solving skills, critical reading abilities, or writing and speaking skills will be valuable to someone intending to go to law school.