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Evil Milkman · 09-22-2005, 01:40 PM

Anybody who has been through law school or knows anything is certainly welcome to ask questions, comment, give advice, etc...

I'll try to make this brief. I've got to run to work shortly.

All right. I'm 20 years old and at junior level in college and am currently majoring in business (marketing). I'm enjoying it enough, I suppose, but I've come to the conclusion that I am very interested in going to law school. My heart, I believe, is set on the legal profession. I've contacted some of the staff from the school, and have a general idea when to apply, take the LSAT, and so on.

I would apply somewhere around October, 2006 and take the LSAT in June, 2006.

For now, I just have a few starter questions.

I realize there is no actual "recommended" or "required" major for law school; having said that, I'm interested in a lot of majors, including business (of which I'm already a major in). Would it best to take mostly courses that would help prepare me for the first year of law school (i.e. philosophy)?
This question goes along with the above: I know that great undergrad grades are quite important, next to LSAT scores. There seems to be a lot of argument surrounding choosing easy classes for a good GPA versus interesting classes for a possible lower GPA. Like I've said, my interests are broad and I only chose business for my undergraduate major because it seemed to be the most viable for after graduation. Now that I've decided that I wish to study law, I desperately want good grades. My GPA currently is around 3.6. Any honest advice?
The law school I'm thinking about attending is a 3rd tier school. Would it be significantly better to attend a 1st tier school, even if that school is out of state (I'm attending a college only an hour from hometown), more expensive, and generally less convenient?

To be completely frank, I'm quite stressed about this decision. I feel relieved in the sense that I've decided a path to take, now I must follow through with the rest of my undergraduate career.

I'll probably be on later tonight and tomorrow to post other inquiries about law school. Please, if you would like to help but need more information, feel free to post or PM me.

09-22-2005, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Evil Milkman Addict Location: Illinois	Highly Considering Law School Anybody who has been through law school or knows anything is certainly welcome to ask questions, comment, give advice, etc... I'll try to make this brief. I've got to run to work shortly. All right. I'm 20 years old and at junior level in college and am currently majoring in business (marketing). I'm enjoying it enough, I suppose, but I've come to the conclusion that I am very interested in going to law school. My heart, I believe, is set on the legal profession. I've contacted some of the staff from the school, and have a general idea when to apply, take the LSAT, and so on. I would apply somewhere around October, 2006 and take the LSAT in June, 2006. For now, I just have a few starter questions. I realize there is no actual "recommended" or "required" major for law school; having said that, I'm interested in a lot of majors, including business (of which I'm already a major in). Would it best to take mostly courses that would help prepare me for the first year of law school (i.e. philosophy)? This question goes along with the above: I know that great undergrad grades are quite important, next to LSAT scores. There seems to be a lot of argument surrounding choosing easy classes for a good GPA versus interesting classes for a possible lower GPA. Like I've said, my interests are broad and I only chose business for my undergraduate major because it seemed to be the most viable for after graduation. Now that I've decided that I wish to study law, I desperately want good grades. My GPA currently is around 3.6. Any honest advice? The law school I'm thinking about attending is a 3rd tier school. Would it be significantly better to attend a 1st tier school, even if that school is out of state (I'm attending a college only an hour from hometown), more expensive, and generally less convenient? To be completely frank, I'm quite stressed about this decision. I feel relieved in the sense that I've decided a path to take, now I must follow through with the rest of my undergraduate career. I'll probably be on later tonight and tomorrow to post other inquiries about law school. Please, if you would like to help but need more information, feel free to post or PM me.