"Objectivity" of Law School Decisions Forum

[the_pakalypse]

Well to start off, I'm one of those eager wanna-be-lawyer-enthusiasts, entering my first of undergrad(yes I know it is early to be on law school forum) My question is about of the objectivity of law school admissions, especialy T14 schools. I know in the true sense it is very difficult to define the process as objective, but in terms of admissions to Ivies for undergrad(which I hope some of you are familiar with), is it relatively more objective? In case you are not familiar with Ivy admissions, you can have a perfect GPA and 99+ percentile SAT score and still be rejected quite easily; there is a lot of weight on your extra-curricular activities and essays. While I am a fairly decent writer, a lack of extra-curricular activities has always plagued me. Basically what I'm asking is maintaining a high GPA and doing well on the LSAT a fairly good predictor of admission to the T14? Are law schools admissions more "objective" than undergrad admissions? And as an aside, what are some good extra-curriculars to pursue as undergrad for admission to law school(I'm fairly interested in debate so I'm thinking about pursuing that)

Thanks!

[bk1]

Short answer: outside of HYS (and probably outside of just YS), yes.

[holydonkey]

this thread makes me sad

Go revel in your youth and come back in a few years.

[vandalvideo]

this thread makes me sad

Go revel in your youth and come back in a few years.

As long as you don't get arrested and/or convicted of a felony.

[Kiersten1985]

this thread makes me sad

Go revel in your youth and come back in a few years.

As long as you don't get arrested and/or convicted of a felony.

Or let your GPA drop.

[lawls]

Almost all that matters is GPA/LSAT.

Some people lament this but I think it is a pretty egalitarian process. The good news is you can enjoy your undergrad and still get into a great law school, so stop worrying about it (outside of keeping your GPA decent).

[maxm2764]

Here's my advice, enjoy your last summer before going to college. Seriously, you've got 2-3 years before you need to be on TLS worrying about this crap. Enjoy yourself for a couple years and then you can learn from and become a TLS cynic like the rest of us.