How to go to law school
- Study hard and get a good GPA.
- Take the LSAT.
- Retake as many times as necessary.
- Apply to law school.
- Get all the fee waivers.
- Get accepted.
- Renegotiate your scholarship offers.
- Go to law school.
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I have decided I want to go to law school. Where do I start?Great to hear. The LSData graphs and these FAQ are a great place to start. Overall, it kind of depends on what you currently have going on.
- Undergraduate: Best thing you can do is get good grades. If you don’t have good grades, it’s not the end of the world. You might have to take a little more time off before law school, and you might have to study hard for the LSAT, but you can get into great law schools with bad grades.
- Working professional (5+ years): Prepare your recommendation letters. Law schools tend to prefer 1 professional, 1 academic, but 2 professional letters are fine if you've been out of school for many years. Focus on quality of your relationship with your recommenders rather than their credentials, i.e. don't ask for a rec letter from the senator that you met once at a dinner party. Craft a compelling narrative for Why law?