Let's be honest, going to law school, those three years of your life is going to be complete hell. As stated by Bill Swinford, a pre-law advisor of the University of Richmond, "You should NOT go to law school simply by default, because law school is far too difficult, far too expensive, far too time consuming, and far too emotionally draining to do simply because you can't decide on anything better to do. There are few experiences in life more miserable than going to law school or being an attorney if your heart is not in it."
Still want to pursue law? Good, I was hoping you guys wouldn't exit out of this blog after reading that.
One of the most important thing in getting in to law school, is your GRADE. According to the University of Louisiana, the main contributing factors of your admission will depend on just numbers: your GPA and your LSAT score. They don't care if you worked at a law office, they don't care if you were captain of the water polo team in your college. Depending on the law school you want to go to, there is no particular GPA or LSAT score that will guarantee admission.
So in short: focus your time in your grades than your social life :]
Major does not really matter when getting into law school. According to the University of Louisiana, there is no major that will give you an advantage or disadvantage. Have you seen Legally Blonde? As long as your GPA is high, you're fine. So might as well pick a major you actually like.
However, your choice of major might help you with your LSAT and maybe also during your schooling in law school. Here's the three skills given by the p U of L with the majors that will help
A. Analytic reasoning and problem-solving skills—e.g. logic, philosophy, math, civil liberties, business law, computer programming, etc.
B. Communication skills—English, rhetoric, and other courses with strong critical writing, speaking and listening components, as well as courses that develop general research and task management skills.
C. Substantive knowledge of the law’s basis —political science, public policy, history, economics, sociology, anthropology, criminal justice, philosophy, business, etc.
I used to be an Economics major....but it was way too hard. I found that I am fairly good at writing essays so I switched to an English major with an emphasis in professional writing.
There's also letters of recommendation, personal statement, the number of schools you should apply, etc. And I will talk more about those in the next post while you take in the information I've given here.
Until next time~!
Credits: louisiana.edu
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