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Originally posted by USCTKE
ok passion was the wrong word...but the only thing I could think of at the time...should have said very strong interest I guess, even spent a lot of time around the county courthouse the summer after my senior year just trying to get a feel for some of the things that lawyers had to do. My general education classes are the ones that drag my GPA down...because they just arent interesting to me and sometimes I do not devote as much time to them as I should...my philosophy (Intro to Logic) class this semester for example, my professor spent almost a month going over the simpliest material (mostly just common sense stuff (like if a=b and b=c then a=c very simple stuff)...I ended up getting bored in class because she went over the same thing day after day. I was half paying attention in class by the end of September when she started moving on and then she went through the rest of the class (the harder part) spending only one class (on average) per topic...I am not doing that bad in the class (I should be able to pull out a B if I get a good grade on my final)...it seems like the easier the material taught is the less time I spend studying...which is completly my fault...next semester I am taking a Constitutional law class and the Judicial process class that USC offers.
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All right, stand back folks, here's advice from someone who went to USC and has a TON of friends in law school from there....
1-I'm a little pissed at you that you think you can get into law school if you don't get intro to logic.... HELLLOOOO... what do you think that law school/the LSAT is. I made a 105 in Intro to Logic. Yes, that's right folks, 105. I also scored perfect (like, none wrong) on my LSATs in the logic-game portion. Coincidence? I think not. Wake up. Pay attention. It's an easy class, but it's important for your LSAT's. Usually they'll tell you that the first day.
2-One of my good friends is currently at Columbia Law School. To give you a little hint, when he and I took our LSAT's, I scored in the top 50% and he scored in the top 97%. He got into Georgetown, USC (Carolina), Columbia, and was waitlisted at Harvard. Here is what I know about his resume:
-Social Fraternity (he dropped out, but I'm sure he still listed it)
-APO
-Dance Marathon Exec
-Student Senate
-Student Body Treasurer
-Honors College
-Philosophy Award
-Swanger Award
-Raquetball Club
-Who's Who
-Outstanding Senior
-Alpha Lambda Delta
-Omicron Delta Kappa
-I'm not sure his GPA, but my guess is 3.75 or higher
He also had the Director of Student Activities as a reference... of course, it wouldn't surprise me, knowing him, if he had the president as well.
Here is another friend of mine who got into USC:
-Social Fraternity (officer)
-Dance Marathon Morale
-Student Senate
-Honors College
-Sullivan Award
-Who's Who
-Outstanding Senior
-Alpha Lambda Delta
-Omicron Delta Kappa (president)
Another friend, USC:
-Social Fraternity (officer)
-Dance Marathon Exec
-Student Senate (I think, I'm not sure)
-Honors College
-who's Who
-Outstanding Senior
-Alpha Lambda Delta
-Omicron Delta Kappa
Here's one of the weaker resumes that I've seen get into USC:
-Service Sorority
-Student Senate
-Alpha Lambda Delta
-Omicron Delta Kappa (officer)
-Who's Who
You get my point. You need to do two of the big three: Dance Marathon Exec or Morale, Student Senate, or Carolina Productions. You also need to be prepared to answer the question, "What do you feel that you have contributed to the USC community" because that's what wins you Who's Who, Outstanding Senior, Swanger, and Sullivan. Your GPA needs to be a 3.5, although you could probably get by with a 3.25 with a killer essay and LSAT score. You need to be in Honors College. If you're not, get in. If you never want to be there, keep your GPA above a 3.5. Alpha Lambda Delta's a given. ODK is for junior year, but you'd best be using your best political skills to get in. Of course, all of this depends on what school you're planning on going to. Not that people don't get in without doing these things, but these are the people that I know that got in.
Let me know if you need any more help. Politics are huge at USC, so be aware of that ahead of time to make sure you get into these orgs. If you want more specifics, PM me.
