Who is it for?
You should consider this Concentration if you
are considering a career that requires a
graduate degree from a professional school.
This includes in particular students who are
considering attending law school, but also
includes students who are considering careers in
management, medicine, and business among others.
There are several tests you can apply to
evaluate if you should consider this
Concentration.
- First, do you enjoy your philosophy
courses? If so, you should consider
the major. If not, well...look elsewhere.
Major in what you love!
- Second, do you anticipate taking a
graduate entrance exam, such as the LSAT,
MCAT, GMAT, or GRE? If so, the
concentration is designed to help you
improve your performance on these exams.
- Third, would you benefit from an
internship? An internship might
benefit you by helping you experience a
career before you commit to it, by
helping you make contacts, and by
providing you with some experiences you
can use in your application to a
professional program.
- Finally, do you anticipate being in a
leadership position in which you would be
called upon to make difficult decisions
about complex social issues? This
track in the philosophy major is designed
for facilitating the acquisition of these
skills.
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First, philosophy majors have traditionally
earned among the highest scores on graduate
entrance exams, including the LSAT and GRE in
particular. There are complex reasons for this,
but at least part of the reason is that the major
does help prepare students for these exams.
Second, like the traditional major, the
Concentration is an excellent way to increase
your critical and analytic skills, to learn to
communicate effectively, to improve your
knowledge of intellectual history, and to give
serious consideration to important moral and
ethical issues. In short, you'll be equipped with
strong reasoning skills, a broad intellectual
background, and a thoughtful moral vision. And
these qualities are in the long run the most
important ones for assuring your success and
determining your contribution to society.
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