uconn residence halls an a question about the prelaw program

jam_fan10 · 08-11-2009, 12:45 PM

anybody have ay experience with east--in terms of food, and size---ive heard it is very isolated..im a freshman, but ive heard east is not really a freshman hall?--also, what are the dorms like for wireless internet---i must play madden at least 100 times a day now that itll be out---is there an ethernet cable hookup in the rooms?

also, i applied extremely late to uconn, i wanted to get in the prelaw program, but i applied too late (i have a 2200 SATs and am going in with sophomore status due to APs and ****, and i got a whole mess of other things going for me, so they let me apply late for that. at the time i was just finishing school and i was sick of applying and writing essays and i wasnt even sure if law was for me, so i half-assed it and got rejected.) needless to say, how important is that program to get into law school, because that is a field i am highly considering

any help with either question is very appreciated

ThePhilosopher · 08-11-2009, 07:22 PM

East is a little isolated, which makes it more quiet than any other residence hall. This is because there aren't many parties happening there. East is more a sophomore/junior hall.

You will definitely be able to hook up your xbox.

That program is not at all important to getting in to law school. If possible, after your first year, I would apply to the honors program. That, coupled with a good GPA and LSAT score will get you into any law school you want (as long as your stats are high enough, of course).

Hope that helped.

GoldShadow · 08-11-2009, 09:44 PM

East's Whitney dining hall is, hands down, the worst dining hall on campus. Unless you're a vegetarian/vegan. Expect to eat elsewhere most of the time.

And yes all dorms have ethernet ports in the walls.

jam_fan10 · 08-12-2009, 12:53 AM

very helpful so far (im a little discouraged about east tho---not many freshman, so harder to make friends, huge distance-which i can imagine makes winters awful, and a lack of parties)...

on a side note, i did get accepted into honors, but i turned it down

i wanted to get the full experience, and me and my best buds from HS ae all rooming together so i didnt want to have to go to honors housing..and the class didnt sound for me--also, i am considering transfering to my original first choice school which i declined for financial reasons---if i stay at uconn would i be able to still get in even after orignially deferring

how important is the honors program too, and can i apply like as a junior too and still get credit---i dont know how hard college is going to be, and i already got into the advanced math program at uconn, which guarantees me a minor in math, so i want to avoid unnecesary work if possible

any more advice much appreciated!!!

PS...in terms of my GPA--i took ECE courses, and i am going in with 26 credits (10 AP),....the 16 ECE credits give me a 2.9ish---i got 79s and 87s which i am very ****ed at....should i elect to drop them (one was in bio, which i absolutely hate, and i dont want to take it again at all so thats weighing in my head telling me to keep the credits)...if i get good grades from my college career, can i explain on grad school applications, that the poor marks were from when i was a high school student (incidentally, due to poor work ethic, my teachers actually brought my grade down, even tho i had good test scores, which i think is BS)..in other words, is it likely that my poor first grades will come back to haunt me even tho i received them in HS (i think this actually looks good--that i pushed myself)

ThePhilosopher · 08-12-2009, 06:47 AM

Yes, you can still get in, as long as you have a good GPA. You can enter the honors program as an upcoming Junior, but I would advise doing well and applying to enter as a sophomore. Of course, do whatever fits you best.

I'm not sure if you can just drop the ECE. If you can, I would, because that initial GPA will hurt your chances law school. If you got a grades higher than you were given, petition your school to correct them. Otherwise drop them. Law schools primarily look at two things: your LSAT score (which you should take only once) and your total GPA of all college level classes you have taken. Unfortunately, it does not matter when you took them.

jam_fan10 · 08-12-2009, 12:28 PM

im pretty sure they told me you can drop them-my advisor said keeping them wouldnt be a big deal-but she hardly spoke a lick of english so i want a second opinion

im definately getting 2 minors, and possibly 2 majors as well...if i cancel the credits, i wont be able to do this in a timely manner

im hoping if they see i graduated in 3 years, and have (possible) double major, double minor, and take an accelerated calculus thing, theyll overlook what essentially was a semesters worth of credit taken prior to college (idk how this will even appear on a transcript)

if i was serious about law school, does it really matter what i major in--i got the math minor, and the other is even more meaningless...in terms of a major, it may be psych, but also it may be like engineering or something that seems very disconnected from law

ThePhilosopher · 08-12-2009, 03:39 PM

Just fyi: the number of majors and/or minors do NOT matter when applying to law school. Law school admissions like to see the types of courses you take; not what it says on your diploma. In addition, graduating in three years is seen as a negative, because the law school as much fewer courses to go by. All your peers who are also applying will theoretically have an entire year more of courses than you, not to mention the EC positions and other activities they will have attained with that extra year.

I would encourage you to major in something that is in CLAS, a minor in math is fine.