Interest in law school?
Pre-Law Advising helps students from all Penn State majors and campuses:
- determine whether law school is the best fit for their goals,
- learn about law school and legal practice,
- make informed decisions about whether to apply,
- develop strong application materials, and
- select the best law school to meet their goals.
There is no preferred major for law school. Select the major that interests you most. Some traditional majors for law school include English, political science, 哲学, 经济学, 业务, 犯罪学, or choose a major such as art, 教育, 科学数学, computer science, 或护理.
Helpful skills, values, knowledge, experience:
- problem-solving
- critical reading
- writing and editing
- oral communication and listening
- 研究
- organization and management
- public service and promotion of justice
- relationship building and collaboration
- exposure to law