tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post3331035604092461461..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Crafting a Friendly Political ScienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-67054076375048405272009-03-14T09:36:00.000-05:002009-03-14T09:36:00.000-05:00Congratulations Russ. That's amazing that you guys...Congratulations Russ. That's amazing that you guys have already been there three years.Badenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478031918981826638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-71157668760411849892009-03-13T15:37:00.000-05:002009-03-13T15:37:00.000-05:00Just wanted to add my congratulations -- very well...Just wanted to add my congratulations -- very well deserved. They're lucky to have you. I hope you're lucky to have themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-90491601686242764112009-03-12T13:02:00.000-05:002009-03-12T13:02:00.000-05:00That sounds perfectly reasonable as to the "pre-la...That sounds perfectly reasonable as to the "pre-law" stuff, Russell. I'm glad to hear it's just a minor as well. One thing that might actually be useful for students wanting to get in to law school is taking logic, especially some formal logic, since that type of reasoning is important on the LSAT, and as you say, that's extremely important for getting into law school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-4406735288079939692009-03-12T09:38:00.000-05:002009-03-12T09:38:00.000-05:00Congrats on the promotion. Nice seeing you advance...Congrats on the promotion. Nice seeing you advance!<BR/><BR/>Take care, LorneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-88369401241754702732009-03-11T21:35:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:35:00.000-05:00Thanks very much, Modesto and Matt. And Matt, than...Thanks very much, Modesto and Matt. And Matt, thankfully it's not a pre-law major; just a minor you can pick up along your way to earning a major in political science. For years I told all the freshman who came to me asking about studying "pre-law" that the whole idea was a canard, a distraction: law schools care about your LSATs, your grades, your essay and your recommendations, and that's it. I'd never want to steer anyone away from political science, and at the sort of state law schools that most of our students are likely to find within their reach, training in political science is a good way to prepare for a legal education...but all that being said, if you are aiming high, then you need to distinguish yourself from the pack, and political science, and especially "pre-law," isn't they way to do that.<BR/><BR/>And yet, they still came, with their parents in tow, asking about studying pre-law. I suppose the recruitment and admissions people were to blame, but in the end I figured I just would have to come up with something to satisfy them. Looking at the end result, I'm not displeased with political science majors taking a pre-law track or picking up a minor; I hope no law schools in the real world will hold it against them.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-50686976960783228642009-03-11T12:19:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:19:00.000-05:00Congratulations on the promotion, Russell- it's we...Congratulations on the promotion, Russell- it's well deserved. It's too bad you couldn't fight off the "pre-law" major. I suppose that things differ a lot in different law schools, but my impression is that at least at better law schools such a major is actually looked down on- they'd rather have people with more serious training in a particular discipline- pretty much any discipline. And, a lot of different types of classes are useful background for law school, but there's no good reason, I think, to think they form a coherent major in any way. I can understand why the kids want it, I just think that they are wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-33920028359281798092009-03-11T11:16:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:16:00.000-05:00associate professorCongratulations!<EM>associate professor</EM><BR/><BR/>Congratulations!The Modesto Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495938191100565263noreply@blogger.com