Law School in the Future...
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:25 am
...Very far off, but a definite nonetheless.
Hi all, I’ve been browsing the forum a couple weeks now and thought I’d pop in and ask a few questions. Thank you for any information and/or answers in advance.
I suppose I was one of those kids who said he wanted to grow up to be a lawyer when he was little, but only recently have I realized that I actually do. I’ve done a small amount of research regarding the process of applying and being accepted into law school, but a few questions have popped up along the way.
A little bit of a bio on my current position:
I dropped out of high school due to lack of interest and significant lack of performance. I then attended my local community college and my performance was subpar; looking back on those years now, I wish I’d put in a little more effort to earn more As instead of Bs. I received my AA with a 3.46 GPA.
Now I am active duty US Navy. I am in training to become a Chinese Linguist; the Chinese classes I am taking are earning me undergrad credits. In the first six months of the program, I earned 15 credits with a 3.8 GPA. The second term is looking even more promising. I will graduate early summer of next year and move to Hawaii to perform my job for about 4 years.
In those 4 years, I will attend the University of Hawaii to finish my BA, as well as study for the LSAT religiously (my goal is above 170; no reason not to with 4 years of study time). If I am unable to finish the degree while enlisted, I’ll stay in Hawaii a few months after my enlistment is up and finish it.
At the end of it all, I’d like to move back home to Colorado and attend CU Boulder Law. If I qualify for higher ranked universities, I’ll apply.
My questions:
1) Counting all those darned Bs I received, I’m expecting something at or slightly above 3.6 for my LSAC GPA. Without considering my LSAT score, how will this GPA fare in the law school market?
2) I read somewhere that all undergraduate credits were counted toward the LSAC GPA, including high school. Is this to say Honors and AP classes, or does this mean they’ll want to see all of my high school grades? I suppose what I’m asking better phrased is: Are high school credits considered undergrad credits?
3) I’ll have spent a long time learning Chinese, and an even longer time using it daily for work. Is there any kind of job I could do after law school that ties both law and use of the language?
Thank you again in advance.
Hi all, I’ve been browsing the forum a couple weeks now and thought I’d pop in and ask a few questions. Thank you for any information and/or answers in advance.
I suppose I was one of those kids who said he wanted to grow up to be a lawyer when he was little, but only recently have I realized that I actually do. I’ve done a small amount of research regarding the process of applying and being accepted into law school, but a few questions have popped up along the way.
A little bit of a bio on my current position:
I dropped out of high school due to lack of interest and significant lack of performance. I then attended my local community college and my performance was subpar; looking back on those years now, I wish I’d put in a little more effort to earn more As instead of Bs. I received my AA with a 3.46 GPA.
Now I am active duty US Navy. I am in training to become a Chinese Linguist; the Chinese classes I am taking are earning me undergrad credits. In the first six months of the program, I earned 15 credits with a 3.8 GPA. The second term is looking even more promising. I will graduate early summer of next year and move to Hawaii to perform my job for about 4 years.
In those 4 years, I will attend the University of Hawaii to finish my BA, as well as study for the LSAT religiously (my goal is above 170; no reason not to with 4 years of study time). If I am unable to finish the degree while enlisted, I’ll stay in Hawaii a few months after my enlistment is up and finish it.
At the end of it all, I’d like to move back home to Colorado and attend CU Boulder Law. If I qualify for higher ranked universities, I’ll apply.
My questions:
1) Counting all those darned Bs I received, I’m expecting something at or slightly above 3.6 for my LSAC GPA. Without considering my LSAT score, how will this GPA fare in the law school market?
2) I read somewhere that all undergraduate credits were counted toward the LSAC GPA, including high school. Is this to say Honors and AP classes, or does this mean they’ll want to see all of my high school grades? I suppose what I’m asking better phrased is: Are high school credits considered undergrad credits?
3) I’ll have spent a long time learning Chinese, and an even longer time using it daily for work. Is there any kind of job I could do after law school that ties both law and use of the language?
Thank you again in advance.