This four-year plan will guide you through important activities and deadlines you should prepare for in the process of applying to law school, starting from your first year at 黑料专区 through your senior year.<\/p>\n
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\n- Be serious about your studies.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Take courses that will enhance your writing, reading comprehension, and analytical skills. Your grades are a very important part of your law school application, so it is important to focus on academics and do well.<\/li>\n
- Expand your knowledge.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Develop your logical reasoning ability and increase your awareness of human institutions, social values, and the world at large. You should also develop a realistic view of legal careers. Look for opportunities to obtain law-related experience. Talk to lawyers about their work.<\/li>\n
- Pursue your interests in the classroom and beyond.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Find the right balance between academic coursework and extracurricular activities. Choose a major that represents your own academic interests, and pursue your interests outside of class\u2014but not at the expense of your grades.<\/li>\n
- Create an LSAC account<\/strong>. LSAC provides a wealth of resources for learning about law school, how to prepare for the LSAT, and the admissions process. They also offer free workshops that will help you at various stages of the process.<\/li>\n
- Create a plan.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Learn more about the law school application process and attend LSAC Forums. Begin to consider how you will finance a legal education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Junior Year<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n- Make this your best year academically.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Your acceptance to law school will depend greatly on your academic record. If you hope to go on immediately to law school after graduation, your junior year and first-semester senior year grades will be what schools look at most closely.<\/li>\n
- Start studying for the LSAT.<\/strong> Students normally take the LSAT at the beginning of the summer between their junior and senior years. This means you should start preparing for the LSAT ideally in the fall of your junior year and no later than January, especially if you plan to take classes and or work during the spring semester.<\/span>\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Continue to explore and learn about the legal profession.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Learn as much as you can about the legal profession and the specific area of law you wish to pursue. Read articles, pamphlets, and books. Talk with and observe lawyers. Take part in law-related activities on campus.<\/li>\n
- Start investigating law schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Think about where you want to spend three intensive years of study. There are a number of variables to consider: location, size, prestige, cost, special programs, student body, chances of admission, etc. Visit prospective law schools if you can.\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Give some thought to letters of recommendation.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Most law schools require two faculty letters, and the most persuasive ones are often written by faculty who know you well and for whom you have done your best work. Consider taking another course from such professors, and get to know faculty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n- Take the LSAT. <\/strong>Plan to take your LSAT in June or October so that you will get your scores back in time to select an appropriate range of law schools to apply to. If you think you might want to take the LSAT more than once, register for your first LSAT in June so you have time to try to study before taking another test.<\/li>\n
- Develop a list of schools to apply to.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Read the Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools, if you have not already. Begin to develop a list of 8 to 15 law schools you are interested in applying to. This list will need to be refined once you receive your LSAT score because you should be choosing schools which, given your GPA and LSAT scores, offer a reasonable chance of your gaining admission. A few schools on the list should be \u201creaches,\u201d but most should be in the \u201cmore likely\u201d range. It is also a good idea to have one or two \u201csafe\u201d schools. Most applicants wind up sending applications to 6 to 10 schools.<\/li>\n
- Keep track of all application details.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Develop a system to effectively keep track of all registration and application materials and details. Create duplicate copies of all forms, applications, and correspondence for your own records.<\/li>\n
- Develop a draft of your personal statement or essay.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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