Law School Admissions?

Question

I know that the two main criteria for law school admissions is GPA and LSAT score, but does the undergrad school you go to play a part in getting in? I'm going to SCSU and then would like to go to law school, but I am scared that my school isn't prestigious enough to get into a top law school.

would something like joining the peace corps after college really help me stand out?

Answer 1

The LSAT is the primary factor. GPA is next, and most schools will discount that if you have been out of school for a while. The actual school you went to may or may not play a part in weighting the GPA as well, but may also be considered in other ways. Many Law schools try to form a class with a widely diverse background, so being the only one from your particular school or with your particular major can help.

If there is an opportunity in the application process, definitely try to play on what makes you different from most people, as in you came from a small town, or lived at sea for five years, or spent time in a monastery learning to make animal figures out of bamboo.

Law schools do not want classes full of people who all graduated last year from the same school in the same major.