How do I get into law school?

Question

I am a senior in high school and I think I might want a career in law. After I graduate from college, I will probably get an advanced degree and might want to go law school if I'm still interested. What do law schools look at when deciding who to take in? To they only accept people who graduate in pre-law? I am also interested in physics and buisiness, and since you can't really do anything with just a pre-law degree I would be more inclined to major in physics. Are there any particular classes I should take?

Answer 1

Don't know if this is helpful or not, but most of the lawyers I know started out getting Engineering degrees of some sort, @ Univ of Texas. Don't know how this figures in as far as getting into law school is concerned, but there must be something to it. Talk to the folks at the law school.

Answer 2

Okay, first order of business: finish high school strong. Do not get Senioritis. I had the world's worst case of... Senioritis-like disorder at the end of high school and I paid for it dearly.

Second order of business: make very good friends with your academic advisor at whatever college you end up going to. He or she will be an invaluable source of information and guidance.

Alright. Moving on.

Law schools look at a number of different things. The first and MOST IMPORTANT criterion they look at is the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). The LSAT tests you on a few things, including your ability to employ logical thinking and interpret written material. There's also an essay, where you'll be asked to either argue a point or decide an argument based on the information given to you. There is no grade for this last part, but your answer is put on file for law schools to look at.

The LSAT is very "coachable." There's no silver bullet solution for scoring well, but with a decent amount of natural aptitude and a healthy amount of practice, a good score is not a phenomenally difficult feat.

You, however, are about three and a half years away from having to really think about the LSAT. More important, for now, are your grades.

You do not have to have "an incredibly high GPA" to get into law school. You need to have a *good* GPA. IYour academic advisor will have a lot more to say about that.

As for majors... a lot of colleges don't have "pre-law" majors. They have pre-law programs, which are used to guide you in your course selections on your way to a degree in a different field. It's true that you can major in damn near anything and get into law school. That does not mean, however, that you shouldn't put some forethought into your course selections. Why do you believe that you want to go into law? Are you totally sure? (You probably don't know and you're probably not sure.) Take Political Science and Legal Studies electives, or minor in one of the two if you can. You'll get a better sense of what you're getting into. I suggest a basic constitutional law class, and possibly a sociology of law class, if one exists.

One of the most successful attorneys I work with has an undergraduate degree in physics, by the way. He's a patent attorney and he loves his job. He gets to work with technology and the law... and he makes gobs of money in the process.

Business is also a good choice. Hell, anything that requires you to exercise your critical thinking faculties is a good start!

For now, though, just chill. Keep working hard. In a few years, if you've focused on your academic work and done well as a result, half of the battle will be won.

Good luck.

Answer 3

The most important thing is to get an extremely high grade-point average. Major in physics but minor in History or Political Science.

You must also take the LSAT and score very highly. The kinds of skills you will develop as an A++ student are the skills on this test. Take a look at an exam book to see what I mean.

Answer 4

It relies upon what you mean with the aid of a State. Michigan State or Ohio State -- good, California State or Minnesota State, no longer so good. a tremendous variety of the proper deepest universities settle for very few move scholars. Princeton, operating example, would not settle for any. Harvard and Yale settle for 20-30 out of 1000 applicants. Stanford is much more durable. in spite of the undeniable fact that the great state universities do settle for transfers. you ought to do properly in case you may move right into a public college like Berkeley, UNC-Chapel Hill or college of Michigan. yet a third or fourth tier state college received't help you purely about as a lot.

Answer 5

no the majority of people in law school have science, math, english and other degrees. They look at your grades and your test scores

Answer 6

You need a high GPA and LSAT score. Your major doesn't matter much.

Answer 7

if you fall under this umbrella: affirmative action. O and also study your butt off for the "LSAT"