Thinking of law school?

Question

1. How long will it take?
2. How much will it cost?
3. Can I get in with a 3.0 GPA?
4. Do law schools require applicants to know a foreign language?

Answer 1

Everythig I have said here has to do with US Law Schools.

Law school generally takes 3 years if you are a full-time student and 4 years if you are a part- time student. This is after you have completed your undergraduate degree.


The average cost of law school ranges from $25,000 - $40,000.

Yes. You can get into law school with a 3.0 GPA, some schools will even accept lower a GPA. The two main things law schools look at for determining who admit are a person's GPA and LSAT scores.

No. Law schools don't require knowledge of a second language but it is a good idea to have one. It makes you more marketable once you have finished law school.

Some of the other law school admissions take into consideration are work experience and community service

Got to the Law School Admissions Council website at
http://www.lsac.org
and register with http://www.princetonreview.com
for a more accurate summary of the law school application process and the law school experience.

I hope this helps. Good luck!

Answer 2

1. It takes 7 years (4 years of undergrad; 3 years of full-time law school or 4 years of law school if you go part-time)
2. It depends on the school you go to. You definitely want to go to an accredited law school and those range anywhere from $25,000 total to well over 100K. It really does depend on a lot of things.
3. Your GPA is important but kicking a$$ on the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) is waaaaay better for you. You get a 170 on the LSAT and you are probably going anywhere you want. A 158 and you are still ok though.
4. No foreign language is required in the states but ANY way you can set yourself apart from other applicants is a good way to get noticed so you get accepted to the law school you want. There were about 200 open spots in my class in law school and over 2500 applicants for those spots.
Good luck!

Answer 3

Law school takes 2 years if you do it full time. You can go at night it usually takes longer (if you have a day job u need to keep)
The cost varies.
You will have to compete to get in. Try a crappy law school with those kind of grades.
I don't know about the language.

Answer 4

Depends on what law school you are looking at. You need to look into different schools that your interested and find out the requirements.