Why Work Experience Matters for Law School Applicants

bluebayou
Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:23:19 +0000

The work experience increase may just be a result of people taking time afternoon undergrad to pay down some debt before taking on HLS on top of undergrad debt. So, it could be circumstantial. Also, isn’t it difficult for a 21 year old right out of college to get approved for private loans for HLS?

Possible, but no. Grad Plus loans are available to anyone up to the Cost of Attendance.

But, what we don’t know is how many folks purposely take a gap* year to: 1) boost GPA with final grades; 2) retake the LSAT to increase chances at HLS and/or bigger tax-free merit money at the lower T14.

(Yeah, I know the article in the Crimson says its real work, but what does that mean, exactly? Working retail is ‘real work’ and I would argue much more beneficial for a law wannabe than a one-year internship at a Fortune 500. (Of course, as Demo points out, work experience can help with future employment and I’m sure Big Law would rather see the Fortunte 500 gig.)