"major in anything and go to law school"

[wstaffor]

Not too late, but you're going to want to meet with your school's pre-law adviser and start thinking about a timeline. I think Noah kind of underestimated the importance of the LSAT in admissions. I'd say it's really more like 67/33 LSAT over GPA.

Don't go to law school as just a default, ESPECIALLY if you aren't going to go to a top school (ie, the top 15 or so). Very few graduates from schools ranked below that will ever get a job that justifies the debt/opportunity costs.

[Kimbell175113]

I understand, and thanks for the quick and helpful answers, guys. My one skill in life, though, is standardized tests, and it's making me confident to hear that this is so important. I will start asking an advisor about this tomorrow. Obviously, I'll need to find out more before deciding anything, but we'll see...

[NozeCandy]

Uh, Comm majors statistically have higher LSAT scores than just about anyone.

edit: Bleh, I can't remember the book I read this in. It was something written by a former admissions officer or law professor or something at USC I believe.

[XXXNoahXXX]

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Uh, Comm majors statistically have higher LSAT scores than just about anyone.

edit: Bleh, I can't remember the book I read this in. It was something written by a former admissions officer or law professor or something at USC I believe.

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I'd like to see if this if you could find it. Seems unlikely to me. Maybe they just have more time study for the LSAT since their major is a joke?

[NozeCandy]

http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/eco...grad/table.htm

There's a study I found that does not support what I read in that book at all. The sample size is not huge, but it isn't tiny. I think the study in that book was every applicant USC had over a number of years, which would blow those numbers away, but I'm not sure. I'll try and remember the title.

[SBR]

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http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/eco...grad/table.htm

There's a study I found that does not support what I read in that book at all. The sample size is not huge, but it isn't tiny. I think the study in that book was every applicant USC had over a number of years, which would blow those numbers away, but I'm not sure. I'll try and remember the title.

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I think your remembering the study incorrectly or there is significant sampling bias involved. LSAT scores are correlated pretty heavily with IQ and more specifically the ability to reason logically. Those are both things most communications majors lack.

[xSCWx]

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http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/eco...grad/table.htm

There's a study I found that does not support what I read in that book at all. The sample size is not huge, but it isn't tiny. I think the study in that book was every applicant USC had over a number of years, which would blow those numbers away, but I'm not sure. I'll try and remember the title.

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I think your remembering the study incorrectly or there is significant sampling bias involved. LSAT scores are correlated pretty heavily with IQ and more specifically the ability to reason logically. Those are both things most communications majors lack.

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Damn, you have a lot of confidence in comm majors.

[BarryLyndon]

The TRUTH is that law school's couldn't give a [censored] about your GPA as long as it is not entirely mediocre. They don't give very much of a [censored] about your extracirriculars or if you are "interesting." They care about whether you beat your LSAT to the ground, whether you can add some "diversity" (i.e., are you from the midwest or black), and whether you show the propensity to make money as a lawyer. Your major is really not that important because if you can pump [censored] your LSAT and explain why you want to make money through the law, they are gonna want you anyway. So:

1. Score a 170 or above on your LSAT so you can write your own ticket to just about any law school.

2. Write an essay that shows that you are interested in an area of law (and why).

3. Try to get a job at a PRIVATE firm so you can have an idea what the law is really about. I highly recommend this. If I worked in the law for a few months, there is a VERY good chance I wouldn't be a lawyer right now. Try to know what you want from being a lawyer before going to law school.

4. ?????

Cliffnotes: 170+ on LSAT plus show you can make money by reading things = top law school

Barry