For those of you who have been to law school......?

Question

I have a list of questions for you!
Where did you go?
What was your LSAT score?
What did it take to succeed there?
How were the professors?
If there is anything else you want to add feel free! Thank you!

Answer 1

I went to Thomas Cooley in Lansing, Michigan.

I forget my LSAT score (believe me, it has no bearing on how well you'll do in law school).

Success, thats another story. Dedication is the key. My class started out with 338 students. Maybe less than 50 graudated. The key is studying on how to be successful in law school. I know Cooley offered classes on how to prepare for law school. If the school you plan on going to offers them TAKE THEM. The first year they will try to break you. I averaged 500-800 pages of reading a week. They will also tell you not to use outside materials for research or learning. Screw that. I had good luck with Bar-Bri; just don't take them to class. I also used a product called "Rom-law". It had cases already typed out and condensed on a CD. I just printed them out and kept them in a binder for class...never got caught. Get past the first year and you'll do fine.

The professors are like anyone else; some arrogant, liberal, conceited, helpful, smart, clueless, or just "average".

If you go to law school try to get in a group of fellow students that you know are smart, and you get along with. You can help each other get through it in one piece. I ran around with 4 others; all of us made but one.

Good luck...and remember its all about dedication.

Answer 2

Forgot my LSAT score. Preparation is a key. The professors run the gamut from human to Satanic. Much depends on your age and maturity level. I was 33 when I started. The average age was probably about 28. Many professors love to take the Simon Cowell approach, and intimidate their students. An older student who has some life experience (and I would lay out at least a year before hitting law school) is not as easy to intimidate. I knew some BS artists who never seemed to study, yet passed anyway (I say "passed," not "law review" material), but at least at first, it will take some dedication. "The law is a jealous mistress."--Story. By the way, you may be warned against using "canned briefs," "Gilbert's," and the like. They can assist in an overview of the concepts, but shouldn't be relied on completely (they are sometimes WRONG!). I rather liked "Emmanuel's" for a quickie course outline for study. The term "Emmanuel," of course, is Hebrew for "God with us," an interesting coincidence there.

Answer 3

LSAT??? ha ha ha---let's not go there. To succeed in law school takes pure talent. For me, it's something you are born with knowing or not and there is not any way to "learn it" but want you can do to make sure you pass is going to class, take copious notes, if you don't understand something----STOP AND MAKE SURE YOU DO---The professors at UGA are a lot nicer AFTER your first year. Anything else to add? Good luck....if you don't have a religion, get one! If you don't have a favorite alcohol, get one! lord knows you are gonna need it.

Answer 4

Eh its adequate, plenty of schedules will be further built than yours. For instance, I will likely be a junior next year and am taking: AP Lit AP Chem AP US historical past AP Comp Sci Spanish 4 PreCalc/Intro to Calc