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    Question: What high school classes should you take to become a lawyer?

    Answer: Unlike medical school, there are no prerequisites that need to be taken before attending law school. However, there are a number of classes that would be beneficial.

    Law school involves a tremendous amount of reading, writing, critical thinking, and analysis. As such, I would take as many critical thinking courses as possible while you are still in high school. Generally, these courses are in the Humanities (English, history, etc.). Try to take Advanced Placement and/or honors courses in these subjects to develop your reading comprehension, writing, and analytical skills.

    If your high school offers a philosophy course, I highly recommend that you take it. I also recommend taking a foreign language in high school and in college...Latin would be beneficial for both the SATs and for law school terminology.

    Other than those suggestions, take courses that interest you, but also make sure to have a well-rounded curriculum, balancing mathematics, sciences, the Humanities, foreign languages, and electives. In addition, it would be helpful to balance your school-based work with extracurricular activities from a variety of areas. Some of the best learning experiences occur outside the classroom. Many high schools offer mock trial programs, which are a good introduction to the practice of law.


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    On 02/27/08
    nb13 from IN said:
    i'm so happy to find out this information because i want to be a lawyer when i grown up
    On 02/21/08
    from KS said:
    I'm glad I read this because I'm in honors English and the advanced history class...but I was hoping to find out if french or spanish was better because that is what my school offers.
    On 02/19/08
    from AL said:
    I'm really glad I read this because I take all those classes, and I WILL become a lawyer.
    On 02/02/08
    king from OH said:
    whats the best college to attend to become a lawyer?
    On 01/15/08
    crysta from TX said:
    hey when stuying to become a lawyer do you have to take medical schoool.well i am taking history and i am taking heath well really not anything. but i need help to study to become a lawyer when i finshed college. the only reason i would pick this job is because that i now that i will make a good lawyer cause when i am argueing with my friend i allways get my point across the room. so my friends always tell me thank you crystal for helping me, when you were right the whole time. well thats when i think that i will be good at being a laawyer.
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