Learning About Law

So you want to go to Law School…..

You’re not alone! Last year alone, according to the Law School Admission Council’s data, 151,400 students took the LSAT during the 2008-2009 school year; a 6.4% increase from the class before them. The numbers of applicants are growing but the number admitted is still staying about the same. This is a scary fact with scarier numbers. Last year the Law School Admissions Council showed that of 83,400 applicants only 55,500 people were accepted into a Law School. Meaning, the best guess from last year’s applicants is that you have a 67% chance of getting in, no matter who you are.

So, How are you going to get in?

Well, your very first step it to visit the LSAC website.

- Here you will find the important resources you will need to apply to and get ready for law school, as well as some extra awesome information you might not know. This is the site you have to use to sign up for the LSAT and apply to almost every law school you want to go to (very few have written or mailed in applications).

It’s important so become a member yesterday!

Step 1) Create an account. Be totally honest about your information you provide. Law schools will look at your profile information.

Step 2) Look around the site and get used to where all the buttons are.

Step 3) If you are four years or less away from applying to law school I would recommend that you sign up for the Credential Assembly Service.

• It costs 121 dollars once for five years of service. (After you apply to Law School you shouldn’t need the service. and you can always sign up sooner but may risk having to pay the fee again)

Step 4) Once your registered with the Credential Assembly service you should 1) look up law schools you want to apply to and 2) begin to to determine who you want to get letters of recommendation from.

• IT IS NEVER TO EARLY to start thinking about letters of recommendation.

Step 5) The last big step to get you on track to get into law school is deciding when you will take the LSAT test. The LSAT is a difficult exam that all applicants to law school must take.

• It was recommended to me by my Pre-Law Counselors and Kaplan Test Prep instructors to take the LSAT test in June of your Junior year in college.
• You can take the test at any time but you have to take the test in time to get the scores back to include your scores in your application to Law School.

This is just the beginning of a long road but it’s very easy once you get started. Look out for my next post with more steps to get in 2 law school.

Please Reply–Let me know what I didn’t include or and as always please ask me questions if you need help!