2 degrees in 4 years, or 1 degree in 3 years? Forum

[pinkpanther]

In terms of law school admissions, which would look better?

A degree in Psychology and a degree in Political Science in 4 years?

or

A degree in Psychology in 3 years, with a summer law internship in London?

[Holly Golightly]

The one where you get a better GPA.

[Perjury]

In terms of law school admissions, which would look better?

A degree in Psychology and a degree in Political Science in 4 years?

or

A degree in Psychology in 3 years, with a summer law internship in London?

Doesn't matter. They are both worthless degrees. You might as well add communications in there and get three in five years.

[OneKnight]

I think it's a wash, but double-majors are looked upon positively so long as you have a good GPA. Plus, your international internship will probably be looked upon in the same light as a domestic internship unless it is prestigious.

[r6_philly]

How about adding a MA for the 4th year? So a BA and MA in 4?

[flyingpanda]

The one where you get a better GPA.

[Borhas]

listen to the panda

[quickquestionthanks]

Doesn't matter. They are both worthless degrees. You might as well add communications in there and get three in five years.

+1 Psychology is really frowned upon by most people besides Psychology PhD programs. Try out philosophy. It'll also help you on your LSAT.

[Veyron]

Neither, do one major and focus the energy you save on having a super high GPA.

[heyguys]

The one with the higher GPA is the credited response. As far as which you should do, I would suggest doing the 4 years unless you know you want to go to law school.

PROTIP: Not knowing you at all, I can say with 99% certainty that you don't know whether you want to go to law school or not. Take it from someone who probably shouldn't have gone without at least taking a few years to really think about it.

[kdw94780]

I've done a domestic internship at KPMG in international tax, and I am currently living in Morocco and interning with the Department of State. I think an international internship is a great idea because 1) it will be more fun than 2 degrees and 2) it's something that really makes you stand out. Any fool can study abroad, but an international internship seems competitive. I believe it was the dean at Michigan who said in her TLS interview that internships tell the admissions committee in a sense that you have already been vetted. I also noticed that ad reps were very impressed with my upcoming internship in Morocco.

While, I did get waitlisted at Michigan. I do think my internship experiences gave me an edge at schools like Vandy, ND, Illinois (full scholly), and WUSTL...

If you look at viewbooks at those schools, you will notice a lot of international internships in their student profiles. Besides you will be interning in law school, so I think it will look really good if adcomm sees you're ahead of the game.

***All in all, unless you really need more hours to improve your GPA, go for the internship.