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I didn't mean to sound negative - if I did, I apologize! I just wanted to point out that if you were going to have work experience, it would be much more beneficial for it to be, in my opinion, at least 2 years.
Part of the problem is that my office manager has been out of school for 11 years now...and she hasn't done anything except work. She has 2 kids and they take up all her time. She doesn't volunteer anywhere, she isn't a member of any professional organizations, etc. So, she has this average GPA (I think she said it was a 3.2 or a 3.4) and an average LSAT (she scored a 150 and a 152), so she really doesn't have anything to supplement her applicaton. USC only admits 20% of their students from out-of-state (she would be commuting from Charlotte), so she's at a bit of a disadvantage there b/c I'm sure there are some stellar out-of-state appliants that made her look terrible in comparison.
The advantage is she's guaranteed a job whenever she graduates, so she won't have to worry about competing w/ her classmates.
I think she decided to wait to see when this law school opens in Charlotte (Charlotte International School of Law or whatever), even though my attorneys sort of look down on the school b/c it isn't going to have a very good reputation to begin with. She's just concerned w/ passing the bar...she doesn't care to go to a well-known school or one w/ a good reputation.
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