Should I major in business for political science?

[khalid]

I want to become a lawyer....either corporate or real-estate...possibly real-estate. I dont excell in any one subject. I graduated top of my class, but I am overall a good student. I am not great at any one thing. I hate english...hate hate hate...but I can do well if i try. i like math, but i have to actually focus and try to get an A. i love science, but am certainly NOT going to continue with it. i love learning about american government, but i hate analyzing and so i am scared for upper division courses that involve some deep analyzation. i am currently registered as a political science major. i have taken american government, international relations, finite math, and intro to logic. i feel like if i switch to business, i will have wasted an entire year. In high school, i hated economics...HATED..... and for business i would need macro and microeconomics. i didnt like the stats part of finite, but my teacher was not very good at explaining. i do happen to like logic though. my precal teacher in high school was awful (we went through 4 different teachers, and therefore never went far past chapter 4 in our pre cal book...which is why i am scared and was discouraged in the beginning that for business i would have to take calculus and business calculus. i feel behind...what should i do ? |: confused.

[jamilah38]

Major in history. It is much more concrete than political science. I switched from political science to English to history in which I graduated with honors and distinction before going on to and graduating from a top ten law school.

History teaches the critical reading, thinking and writing skills which are used in the study and practice of law. Usually only four lower division classes are required for a history major and they are not prerequisite to most upper division classes or may be taken concurrently, so it is easy to catch up.

However, think twice about studying and practicing law if you "hate analyzing". Lawyers in every specialty spend a large amount of time analyzing, particularly in corporate law. They also most be very skillful in analyzing to be able to pass the bar exam.

Best wishes.