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Originally posted by USCTKE
I meant are there any sorts of activities or groups that I could join that are likely to help my chances to get accepted...I know a lot of the law firms in Columbia hire students as "runners" and whatnot due to my schedule this semester I was unable to even look into a job such as that but I am trying to find one for next semester
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To answer your question- no. They most likely won't even look at your extracirriculars unless you're below their "magic number" (i.e. the composite number, calculated from your LSAT and GPA). And if they do, they likely just want to see actual INVOLVEMENT in something, not just a "paper" member in something like an undergraduate chapter of Phi Alpha Delta (a law fraternity). How involved are you in your TKE chapter? Showing actual leadership skills. Your ability to fill out an application and pay some fees to join a club doesn't matter. It's what you do with it.
And again, being a "runner" won't really do squat for you when it comes to getting into law school. As I said, it may expose you to some things and influence whether you want to get into this crazy profession, but a law school isn't going to care that you were a gopher for Dewey, Screwum & Hard.
My brief credentials for giving advice on this:
Pitt Law '05, admitted to practice in PA (and hopefully WV & OH within the next year), and an actual EMPLOYED attorney.
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