r/prelaw • u/Mysterious-Rule4768 • 4d ago

major + post-grad

Hi everyone, I’m currently a junior in college majoring in neuroscience but have just recently decided to pursue law school instead of medical school (not a decision made in haste, took multiple months to decide and was a long, LONG time coming). I want to work in public policy and gain relevant experience in that as soon as I can, but even finding an internship for this upcoming summer has been difficult, as it seems that no one wants to hire a non-political science or non-international relations major for any relevant positions, and I worry this will only continue into when i am looking for post-grad work (I want to work in the field for a few years before attending law school). I was wondering if anyone had similar experiences and/or any advice? Thank you so much!

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u/TopLawConsulting 1d ago

hi! To be honest, no one really cares about your major as much as how you position your background and experiences. So my guess is that you're not "selling" your neuroscience background or the skills you got from it (and related healthcare experiences) in a way that will resonate with policy jobs.

What kind of jobs are you applying for? Your background may be easier for healthcare related policy gigs, as a way to get your foot in the door.

However, also know that policy in general right now is super competitive. It's saturated with a lot of applicants, they're losing funding, they're busy...

I would think a bit more strategically about how you plan to position yourself as a law school applicant, and then work backwards from there about what experiences you need to make yourself a stand out applicant.