tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post3987787950174217994..comments2024-01-17T23:23:29.732-06:00Comments on Jacob T. Levy: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-55667790458402925502009-07-21T21:19:52.845-05:002009-07-21T21:19:52.845-05:00Yes, pre-law has much to do with it. It is also a...Yes, pre-law has much to do with it. It is also a comparably easy major--relatively little math involved. Some poli sci departments have a stats requirement, but this is usually less than economics or psychology. <br /><br />Also, poli sci is attractive to those folks who are thinking about a career in government.<br /><br />The other side of the equation is that administrations tolerate political science departments that are understaffed. English departments need small classes for seminars, for writing intensive classes, etc, but political science classes can have 400-600 students, as Jacob and I can attest.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-84938874990926420532009-07-19T17:20:08.778-05:002009-07-19T17:20:08.778-05:00I'd be curious to know what percentage of the ...I'd be curious to know what percentage of the political science majors consider themselves to be "pre-law". Whether poli-sci is the wisest "pre-law" major or not is quite open for debate. My feeling is that it's certainly okay and can be good but that it's no special advantage. (I'm not sure that any discipline is in itself a special advantage as a "pre-law" major.) But, my impression, from looking at law-school entering classes (especially outside of the most elite schools) is that political sciences is the most common major for people wanting to become lawyers, and that this is one of, if not the biggest, reasons for the size of the major.Matthttp://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/mlister/noreply@blogger.com