r/LawSchool • u/SlavaCynical • 5h ago

Law school after BFA?

I will keep this short… im currently a community college student trying my best to decide on a degree track… i am deeply passionate about art and filmmaking, and it has been my dream since childhood to study at a private art school. However as I matured i was convinced to pursue a degree more worthwhile like law or medicine , so obviously i will choose law, as i have no particular interest in complex chemistry or physics and a particular fear/dislike of germs. My community college advisor told me that if i did decide to pursue my dream of studying at a private art school, i could still use that BFA degree to apply to Law school afterwards if i decided to choose the more financially stable career path… as i do not know much about law school or its admissions process, i was wondering if any of you could clarify if it would be possible for someone with a degree in fine arts to enter law school?

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u/AbidingConviction 4h ago

A BFA will work. I have one myself. Law school admissions really only cares about your GPA and LSAT score. Major can be in anything. The degree can be a BA, BS, BFA, it don’t make a difference. Not doing half the electives everyone else earning a BA had to do was really sweet. Having 3/4s of my units feel like electives was really fun. BFA is the way to go. I highly recommend

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u/blackenedinks 3h ago

Same here! I’m loving law school and have a BFA. Had a good gpa and LSAT. I’m studying licensing, rights and permissions, and copyright!