best suny schools for pre law

Major

Since law schools want students that are academically strong and have analytical skills, you want to pick a school with a strong humanities program where you will become a well-rounded student. Common majors for law school are: political science, history, English, criminal justice, business, philosophy, economics, and other arts and humanities. Law schools love majors that prove you’re a critical thinker, and your GPA will be vital for getting into your top law school choices. It is really great in this case to get your bachelors in something you love and can excel at.

Clubs and Organizations

Most colleges and universities have many student organizations where you can develop and cultivate your interests. Extracurriculars look great on your law school applications, especially if you are a leader of any of those organizations. You can join anything that interests you, but organizations that are well established and are a chapter of a national or international group are helpful because they are recognizable and you may be able to forge connections based on these groups.

Additionally, you should also choose a few organizations and stick with them, instead of joining a lot of groups that you can’t balance and wind up dropping some. This shows commitment, which law schools are looking for in applicants. (Law school is tough, and admissions committees want to make sure you’re ready for the challenge!)

If you’re looking for law-based extracurriculars, Phi Alpha Delta is an international fraternity that offers membership to law students and students who are pre-law or planning to attend law school. PAD can help guide students through the law school application process, and help you build connections.

Feeder Schools

Some of the best pre-law schools are known for being “feeder schools” for top law schools. If your goal is to go to a top-ranked law school, you definitely want to look into the big feeder schools, even if they don’t have a pre-law major. Even if it’s not a feeder school, there are a lot of schools with amazing reputations and great track record for getting students into law school.