Political science provides rigorous training in data collection, analysis, and writing.
These are the skills that law schools are looking for among their applicants. Political Science also provides a foundation for understanding the institutional and political environment in which the legal system functions. Of course other departments can also help students develop the reading, analysis, and writing skills law schools want. The best approach is for students to major in departments in which they have a strong interest, so that they will work harder on the research and writing, and develop stronger skills. For a more thorough discusion of these issues, press here for pre-law studies.