Recommendations for Popular College or University Majors/Degrees

Law requires intensive reading, research and argumentative skills all of which are easy to demonstrate by extended (especially academic) reading. Some more classic great law books are

• “The Spirit of the Laws” by Montesquieu links political theory to comparative law to examine different political, legal and social systems.
• “Law’s Empire” by Ronal Dworkin explores legal interpretation and legal philosophy
• “The Rule of Law” by Tom Bingham is a cohesive examination of the phase that underpins modern society
  Some other texts can demonstrate interests in specific legal areas such as:
• “The Law of Peoples” by John Rawls explores international law.
  “The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-Mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company - And Won" by Gerald M. Stern takes on corporate and environmental law.
  
• The best legal journals include:
  University journals such as the Harvard Law Review and the Oxford Journal of Legal studies provide evidence of academic capability.
• The New Law Journal is a weekly magazine that allows you to demonstrate long-term day-to-day interest.
• Google Scholar is free and has a wide variety of resources.
  

Engineering is less inclined towards literary or academic texts, but they by no means undermine your application. Some interesting books include:

• "Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases" by Charles E. Harris Jr., Michael S. Pritchard, and Michael J. Rabins demonstrates extensive care surrounding your field.
• "The Existential Pleasures of Engineering" by Samuel C. Florman explores the artistry and dynamic nature of engineering
• "To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design" by Henry Petroski will be great for demonstrating a growth mindset.
  

Specific field also have books as well such as:

• "The Art of Electronics" by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill is a textbook with a variety of insights appropriate for electrical engineering .
• "Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Wonders of Modern Infrastructure" by Grady Hillhouse is an essential text for structural/civil engineering.
  

The following are examples of journals for engineering:

• ScienceDirect’s engineering journal has up to date research.
• Sage Journals engineering page has over 50 engineering journals in one.
• SpringerOpen has 30 online journals combined.
  

Medicine/ Biomedical Sciences have relevant books but they are often very specific.

• For aspiring geneticists: “Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters" by Matt Ridley or "The Gene: An Intimate History" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
• For future surgeons: "Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science" by Atul Gawande
• For those who want to explore toxicology and epidemiology "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson is a good read.
  

Relevant journals are as follows:

• You can find articles for all fields on Google Scholar
• The New England Journal of Medicine is the most well rated medical journal
• The Lancet has many subsections and regional/continental insights as well.

Psychology requires in-depth knowledge of a breadth of information,

• "Man's Search for Meaning" by psychologist and neuroscientist Viktor E. Frankl is a complex examination of human psychology and philosophy in the harshest of conditions.
• "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions" by behavioural economist Dan Ariely explores brain structure and decision making.
• “Proust Was a Neuroscientist" by Jonah Lehrer encourages readers to see the connections between different sciences like neuroscience and the arts.
• "The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life" by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski is an in depth take on the role of death in psychological theory
• "The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves" by psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz dissects 50,000 hours of conversation into psychological insight.
  

Relevant journals include:

• Sage publications: Psychological Science in the Public Interest gives insight into the psychology of issues related to the general public
• Journal of Applied Psychology: relevant to all fields of applied psychology in many contexts. This helps to demonstrate your unique personality as an applicant.
• Google Scholar: free to access academic papers that will demonstrate academic-level thinking
  

Computer Science also has many relevant books including:

• “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" by Nick Bostrom is very relevant to our time and demonstrates awareness of prominent issues in the computer science field.
• “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains" by Nicholas Carr explores the cognitive impacts of internet use, a prominent discussion at the current moment.
• "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy" by Cathy O'Neil explores the social impacts of algorithms
• "The Pattern On The Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work" by Daniel Hillis explores how essential simple ideas are to computing.

Some examples of journals for computer science are:

• “The Journal of Computer Science” offers insight into many disciplines and is free
• Google Scholar is free and has a broad range of resources
• “Frontiers in Computer Science” has a variety of articles