SOS!! Law School Questions!!

SOSLawSchoolSOS1
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:30:34 +0000

Hi, everyone!

I’m new to College Confidential, and I am interested in applying to law school immediately following my graduation from college. Unfortunately, though, I don’t really know too many people who have applied to law school, and no one in my family has gone to graduate school before. I am therefore a little lost and kind of overwhelmed. I plan to talk to the pre-law advisor at my college in the fall, but was hoping to gain some insight before meeting with her. I have a few questions I was hoping you might be able to answer:

-How do you decide where to apply to law school? Is it similar to college–as in, are you looking for fit? or is there something else? Is it just based on numbers?
-How does one determine their top choice law school? Is it based on the programs there?
-How do you figure out the programs each school offers? Does it even matter?
-What are journals? How do you guarantee getting one once you’re in law school? Why are they important?
-What should I be doing to get ready?
-How do you know what to write your personal essay about?
-Are you supposed to have an internship while studying for the LSAT?
-Is there any other guidance, advice, etc. you could give me? I am registered with the LSAC, but have not registered with CAS or anything.

Just a little background about me: I am a rising junior with a 3.91 from a top 10 LAC. I am a Hispanic woman, and I will not be applying for financial aid. I have not taken the LSAT nor have I really started studying, and intend to take it in October of my senior year, as this is what I was previously advised to do. I plan on taking a course to do that. I am involved in 5 campus organizations (two dedicated to writing, Admissions tour guide, peer tutor, first year academic resource person) and also served on other committees / as a teaching assistant throughout my freshmen and sophomore years. In the summer after my first year, I worked, and this summer, I was asked by my professor to stay on campus and do research which involves designing a class, studying history, and editing a book as a member of the intended audience of undergraduate students (i.e., "With what little info I have, I do not understand this… Can you extrapolate and put in more detail to make it clearer for me?)