<p>I am a sophomore at the CUNY Macaulay Honors College double majoring in Classics (concentrating on archaeology and ancient Greek) and Italian. My GPA is about 3.5 but I’m trying very hard to raise it.
I’ve always been great with languages and I write very well. However, I’ve recently been interested in researching career opportunities in law. How can I even get started and test the waters to see if law is right for me? Do I realistically have a good chance to get into law school? When should I worry about the LSAT?</p>
<p>Does your college have a pre-law advising office?</p>
<p>If your school has a career center, it might be a good idea to approach them about setting up an internship or shadow opportunity at a law firm. It will be helpful for you to observe the workings of the attorney at their workplace (even though you would most likely be doing paperwork). </p>
<p>It would also be beneficial to talk to a professor at your school who may have practiced law at one point. My college has a couple professors who used to be lawyers before they went into academics.</p>
<p>Would a law firm accept an intern studying classics, who has only otherwise worked with a curator? (I studied under a curator for 6 months.) I’m afraid I won’t be taken seriously.</p>
<p>Studying classics ins no barrier to becoming a lawyer. </p>
<p>Your college placement office should have statistics of what it takes to get into a good law school from your school. This will give you some idea about where you might be considered with a 3.5.</p>
<p>You may also want to consider seeking a position as a paralegal too. As a college student,however, you may want to sound out your friends, parents of friends, professors, etc, for a position, as you are not yet at an age where the law firms would view you as a recruitable candidate.</p>
<p>You can always ask for a shadow or volunteer opportunity. An internship may be possible, but this is may be an easier route to go (considering your past experience). Just find all the law schools in your area, call them up, and ask them if they have any use for some summer help. It takes a lot for work, but you only need one “yes.” I did this for last summer, and things worked out fine.</p>
<p>I would think that a serious classics major with a good GPA and good rec letters would have a better chance than a pre-law major or a communications/poli sci etc major with the same grades. Unlike applying to Med School the requirements are not specific, if you take hard classes an perform well, you are a good candidate for law school. Being unique is an asset. I know there are some aeronautical engineering majors in my class…</p>
<p>a classics major becomes a law student by taking the lsat. my roommate here at LS is a classics major</p>