Monday, August 1, 2011

Get Into Law School

If you consider getting into law school, you should be prepared for intense competition for admission to many law schools, especially the most prestigious ones. Every law school has its own formula for evaluating candidates, but requirements commonly include your undergraduate grade-point average, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score, and letters of recommendation. LSAT is a standardized test administered given to law school candidates for entry into American and Canadian law schools that are members of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).

Most law schools also require applicants to include a “personal statement” or essay with their application. The essay or personal statement in your application is the place to tell the admission committee about yourself. Some schools place a word limit on the essay; others specify one or two typed pages. Law school admission essay perhaps the one component of your application over which you have the greatest control. In the application essays, the admission committee are looking for evidence of emotional maturity and competency, as well as ambition. So in your admission essay, you should present yourself as intelligent, professional, mature, and persuasive.

4 comments:

  1. Law school is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences a student can have.Law school is something that nearly half the population considers at one time or another.

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  2. Great to know something about law school. I have no interest in law field.

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  3. Yeah, Obviously! It is nice place to gain some precious knowledge. I hope the blog continued with sharing good knowledge like this.

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  4. Each and every school offers its own list of demands outside of submitting a LSAT score and your GPA. You need to have a quite excellent college grade point average.

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