<p>Hey everyone,
I’m a freshman in GSP and intend to eventually go to Law School (I had my thoughts on NYU Law but apparently they don’t like admitting students who attend NYU undergraduate), and right now, I’m kind of having a quarter life crisis. I applied for a job as an Admission Ambassador and sort of had my sights set on doing that (which was stupid, because they have 150 applicants and don’t even accept half of them), but I didn’t get the job and I’m kind of at this point where I have no idea what to do. I’m a commuter student (which may be why I didn’t get the job), but I think I need a job on campus, and although I need the money, I feel like it’s imperative to get work experience in my intended field. I haven’t even gotten involved in mock trial or the debate teams here even though I know that I should have.
So here I am, jobless, broke, and with this fear that I’m never going to get into law school because I have no impressive experience whatsoever.
All in all - how effective is the wasserman center for career development? I just spent an hour browsing their site but for some reason I get the feeling that as a freshman it’s impossible to get an ‘impressive’ job, but as a junior, it’d be too late. Or any suggestions of jobs that I can get on campus?
Thanks for your help</p>
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<p>The worst thing you can do is take a job for the prestige alone. If you feel no passion for the job, chances are you aren’t going to excel or get a great experience. If you’re asked about the job, what are you going to say? “Well, it looks great, doesn’t it? Isn’t that enough?”</p>
<p>You need to do some thinking. What are you passionate about? What about law gets you excited? Take that knowledge to go job hunting. Wasserman is a good start for finding positions.</p>
<p>If you’re really serious about law school, keep your GPA up. As I understand it, law school admission is incredibly numbers-driven.</p>
<p>Also, NYU does take some of its own undergraduates to its law school. It’s just that the proportion is nowhere near as large compared to NYU SOM or CAS grad school.</p>
<p>I always heard law school admissions was about GPA + LSAT + recommendations (maybe). I know someone who went from CAS to NYU law, and someone who worked in the NYU law admissions office, so I think it’s probably true.</p>