Law School? Chances of getting in?

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BruinEd03

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Hey I'm trying to decide what to do w/ my life...and the topic of Law School has been around my mind for some time. I'm just wondering what my chances of getting into a law school are? or if u guys have any info on law school that would help! My gpa sux ass though :(

Here's my stats:

School: UCLA
Year: 3rd year
Grad date: June 2003
Major: Electrical Engineer Computer Engineer
Minor: Asian American Studies
GPA: 2.9
SAT score (probably not relevant): 1480
Work Experience: Assistant Photo Edtior - Daily Bruin, Computer Programming Intern - Raytheon.

Oh yeah my #1 choice would be Duke...but i figure they didn't accept me in High school....and they probably aren't gonna accept me now hehehe

Thanks for your advice/input :)

-Ed
 
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glen

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If you are serious, hire a private tutor, quit your job, and prepare for the LSAT.
 
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^^ would like to know also. What do they look at? Are any tests required to get in? I'll have a CPA certification and it'd be pretty cool to have a law license too. From what I've heard the cpa exam is harder than the bar :(
 
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<< If you are serious, hire a private tutor, quit your job, and prepare for the LSAT. >>



Well, for a EE looking to go into law... they're usually a bit more lenient on the grades and if you've been out of school and working for a while they definitely look more at your LSATs and your references/work. I don't recall if Duke is a Tier 1 law school (I'm guessing it is), but if you're looking to get in by hook or by crook... try applying for their night school program if they have one. They tend to accept more freely. LSATLSATLSAT... :p
 
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Mursilis

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<< what is LSAT? >>



Law School Admission Test - required by most schools as a condition of admission. There are samples available at the library, etc., to see what it's like. A good LSAT score can go a long way toward making up for a poor GPA. My GPA (from a top tier college) was like BruinEd03's, but LSAT's in the 98th percentile got me into law school! ;)
 
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Is it required by all colleges? Like if I had a 3.8 in undergrad accounting and a 4.0 in a graduate and had CPA certification, would I get in? Or do they not care and the LSAT is 100% required? What type of test is it? Basic law test? Or does it include finance, business, etc. How difficult is it? Worse or better than the GMAT?

How long does law school take anyway?
 
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freeway

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The LSAT is like the verbal section of the SAT. You don't need to know anything about law to take the LSAT. The analytical reasoning section was a killer for me - too much like math, however, I rock in analogies and reading comp and that made up most of the test. In several sections I got 100% of the questions right, but the analytical reasoning brought me down a bit. MY LSAT score was pretty high though and enough to balance my average GPA. I was a history major, political science minor, but it really does not matter for law school, except that I was used to lots of reading and writing many papers. Law School has really been much easier for me than college, less reading and less writing, but hey, that's just me. I did not take any prep courses for the LSAT, I just took a few practice tests. Law school = 3 years. Only a few weeks left for me.
 
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Damn, I completely suck at the reading parts of those tests. I mean absolute awful. I rock complete ass on the technical stuff (was a math major for a while, decide to finish my accounting degree and finish the math later), it's the reading that kills me. Like the main idea behind this paragraph is, or the author is suggesting that blah blah, or the 3rd line indicates that man did this or that, etc. I just don't get it.

Maybe I'll grab some reading stuff on it, I'd really like to have it, would be pretty cool. How is the bar? I assume you have to take it right?

<----doesn't know anything about law school
 
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BruinEd03

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<< what is LSAT? >>



Law School Admission Test - required by most schools as a condition of admission. There are samples available at the library, etc., to see what it's like. A good LSAT score can go a long way toward making up for a poor GPA. My GPA (from a top tier college) was like BruinEd03's, but LSAT's in the 98th percentile got me into law school! ;) >>



Sweeet!! so there's hope for me???? heheheh What school are u at?? Also what was ur major? :D

-ED
 
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freeway

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I'll be taking the PA BAR this July, but I have been trying not to think about it too much. It is two days, the first being all essay questions and the second multiple choice. I am taking a prep course for the Bar which runs for about 6 weeks. In theory the prep course should teach me what I should have learned in 3 years of Law School. Education is the greatest money making racket going - everyone has their hand out. In any case, I have to take the MPRE on the 9th. It is a test based on the model rules of professional responsibility. Another hoop to leap through before taking the bar.
 
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<< I'll be taking the PA BAR this July, but I have been trying not to think about it too much. It is two days, the first being all essay questions and the second multiple choice. I am taking a prep course for the Bar which runs for about 6 weeks. In theory the prep course should teach me what I should have learned in 3 years of Law School. Education is the greatest money making racket going - everyone has their hand out. In any case, I have to take the MPRE on the 9th. It is a test based on the model rules of professional responsibility. Another hoop to leap through before taking the bar. >>



hmmm....so u made it to law school w/ an average GPA? What was ur GPA and what law school did u get into?
Oh and good luck on the bar exam!! :)

-Ed
 
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glen

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Well, you can't change your grades now.
The higher the LSAT, the better.
Since your entire future is at stake, why not take some time off, borrow some money, and seriously prepare for the LSAT?
 
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IF you approach the whole thing as a buisness deal, you will think about it more logically.
You will realise the amount of time, money, and effort it really is worth.
 
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Still no one has answered :(

Is the LSAT REQUIRED for every college? Or is it just one of several things that you can get in with?
 
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glen

Lifer
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Here is what google says on the matter:
Your search - law schools "not requiring LSAT" - did not match any documents
 
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