any advice?? applying in the fall
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:34 pm
Hi all!
This is probably pretty premature to be asking about chances of getting into law school when I won't be applying for a whole year, but I've been doing a lot of research on schools and taking the LSAT and just wanted preliminary advice so I can better prepare myself in the application process. Also, if you could give me on advice on what you think I can do to up my chances of getting into the schools that I am currently looking at, or give me suggestions on where might be a good choice, that would be duly appreciated. The hard thing also is that I don't have an LSAT score, so giving me advice on what I should shoot for (obviously the higher the better... but a minimum cut-off score might be helpful). Any advice on studying for the LSAT would be extremely helpful as well.
Schools I'm looking at: University of Iowa, University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Denver (Sturm). I'll end up applying to lower or higher ranked schools depending on what score I get, but these are what I have so far given I get a decent score (160 and higher?).
GPA: 3.1 (which I know is quite low), I've been working in education as a teacher for 3 years. Also, a minority. I'm a debate coach for a nearby high school and think I have well-rounded softs. I want to go into education/juvenile law but am keeping my options open, since this is a very specialized area and I feel like it might put me at a disadvantage.
Let me know what you think! Sorry, I know I'm asking for a lot!
This is probably pretty premature to be asking about chances of getting into law school when I won't be applying for a whole year, but I've been doing a lot of research on schools and taking the LSAT and just wanted preliminary advice so I can better prepare myself in the application process. Also, if you could give me on advice on what you think I can do to up my chances of getting into the schools that I am currently looking at, or give me suggestions on where might be a good choice, that would be duly appreciated. The hard thing also is that I don't have an LSAT score, so giving me advice on what I should shoot for (obviously the higher the better... but a minimum cut-off score might be helpful). Any advice on studying for the LSAT would be extremely helpful as well.
Schools I'm looking at: University of Iowa, University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Denver (Sturm). I'll end up applying to lower or higher ranked schools depending on what score I get, but these are what I have so far given I get a decent score (160 and higher?).
GPA: 3.1 (which I know is quite low), I've been working in education as a teacher for 3 years. Also, a minority. I'm a debate coach for a nearby high school and think I have well-rounded softs. I want to go into education/juvenile law but am keeping my options open, since this is a very specialized area and I feel like it might put me at a disadvantage.
Let me know what you think! Sorry, I know I'm asking for a lot!