<p>Wow, thanks for the helpful input everyone! Are you all current or past law students (or parents of law students)? Looking back it looks like I didn’t mention this (not that it really pertains to my original question in any way), but law school isn’t my first choice for what to do next year; I simply want to leave doors open “just in case”. I do eventually hope to go to law school, but next year I’m looking at participating in an English teaching grant program abroad. Even when I DO go to law school, I may not pursue a degree in the United States and opt to complete a law program in France where tuition is at least 30 times cheaper than it is in the States. But, it just so happened that the schools I was interested in here in the U.S. accept the February LSAT, which I still have time to prepare for and take. To put things in perspective, I walked into the ACT without any preparation whatsoever and tested into the 99th percentile nationwide. If I can obtain similar results on the LSAT with a bit of studying and preparation, than there’s no reason why I shouldn’t apply to the above schools even with a less-than-perfect GPA. I mean, even if I’m unsuccessful in my applications, or if I end up going abroad (which is the most likely scenario), it wouldn’t hurt to at least apply to schools and have options for what to do next year, right?</p>
<p>And bluebayou, did your son participate in the State Department internship program as well? If so, then congrats to him! For what it’s worth, that’s probably something he should be putting on resum</p>