[bruinaphi]

I think everyone has different experiences both in law school and as a practitioner.

I LOVED law school. I also LOVED my prep class. I took Kaplan. I did well on my original practice test but my final LSAT score was 5 points higher than my original practice test. My ex-boyfriend's was 14 points higher.

I am a rarity in that I also love the practice of law. I enjoy the challenge of my work -- it keeps me stimulated. My practice is very academic and often involves questions of first impression in the state of California. I am a female at a small firm. My dad is my boss, which is sometimes a help and sometimes a hinderance. I know a lot of people who love their practices and a lot of people who hate their practices. I think the determining factor is what drove them into law and why they stay.

I was on admissions committee as a third year. I really enjoyed that element of my law school experience too. It was amazing to me to learn how the law school determines who gets in and that I got a say.

The only thing I wish I had known before starting law school is that my school had a dissertation requirement. I didn't know that I was going to have to write a dissertation in law school until I got there. I love to write and research but it was a suprise. Like juniorgrrl said, talk to everyone you can when you go visit.


PS: I'd really like to be the Dean of Admissions at a law school sometime in the future. I think it is so interesting to hear everyone's perspectives.