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What do I have to do....

baby e
edited June 2007 in General
....to go to law school?

I mean, is there a checklist somewhere? Obviously, I have to take the LSAT, but what kind of grades do they normally see as "acceptable" (for LSAT scores AND uni grades).

I want to go, but don't know how to prep for it. I've just recently decided this, so let's see if I can actually do it. :)

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  • Malakaiii
    edited June 2007
    Probably your best bet would be to talk to an undergraduate adviser. I'm sure they answer questions like these all the time and will have some great resources for you!
  • noname
    edited June 2007
    I know so many people who want to become lawyers including most of my coworkers and the people I graduated with. I don't think you even need a degree to go to law school as long as you GPA is high enough. The funny thing is I was reading this article today about how a career as a lawyer might not be the best route to take:

    http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/061218/18overrated.attorney.htm
  • noname
    edited June 2007
    This might give you an idea on what kinda GPA you need for law school:

    http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php
  • baby e
    edited June 2007
    ^ A 3.77 GPA???? Are you kidding me? Thats insane. I am nowhere near that :(
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited June 2007
    You don't need a 3.77 :S

    If you do somewhat decent on the lsat and have a gpa above 3.0 you are pretty much assured entry into a law school. The Canadian ones are a little bit harder to get into than the states so you could always go down there too.

    Law schools weight gpa and lsat marks differently, so you have to check that. Some in the states don't even look at your marks at all, they base your admission solely on the lsat.

    Start doing your research here: http://www.lsac.org/

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