Law School - Page 7

Kevin · #91 07-03-2004, 09:03 AM

Got mine and it didn't suck either.

In fact, it's exactly what I needed to get into my school of choice

GeekyPenguin · #92 07-03-2004, 10:24 AM

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Originally posted by ktsnake
Got mine and it didn't suck either.

In fact, it's exactly what I needed to get into my school of choice

Yay for you! If that's what I think it was, I did just a little bit better than you! Isn't it a relief to have the score and know "OK, I am going to law school?"

Kevin · #93 07-03-2004, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Yay for you! If that's what I think it was, I did just a little bit better than you! Isn't it a relief to have the score and know "OK, I am going to law school?"

Yup. Now I don't have to resort to plan B: Find people on the inside and get them to pull strings through relentless begging.

Munchkin03 · #94 07-03-2004, 04:36 PM

Damn, all this law school talk (and watching Legally Blonde) is making me want to go to law school and be a lawyer.

I would love to go into construction law, or to be a lawyer that works for architecture firms or preservation. The director of my program has a JD (from Harvard, and an LLM from Cambridge) in addition to his background in architecture.

Kevin · #95 07-04-2004, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Damn, all this law school talk (and watching Legally Blonde) is making me want to go to law school and be a lawyer. I would love to go into construction law, or to be a lawyer that works for architecture firms or preservation. The director of my program has a JD (from Harvard, and an LLM from Cambridge) in addition to his background in architecture.

Sounds interesting. I'm just wanting to be a run-of-the-mill trial lawyer. I'm wanting to focus on civil litigation, particularly family law. Just have to pass law school and be admitted to the bar now. No sweat, right?

GeekyPenguin · #96 07-16-2004, 12:19 PM

So the more I think about my score, the more I think I'm retaking...le sigh.

Mz Destiny · #97 07-16-2004, 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
So the more I think about my score, the more I think I'm retaking...le sigh.

GeekyPenguin...I love your sig! Are you a "Grease" fan as well???

I've taken the LSAT and I bombed. I have my paralegal certification, yet I can't even get into a law firm or the law department at my company. I had an interview at a satellite office of a firm in my area today, and he actually told me that I am over-qualified in what he was looking for,he can't afford me, and that I should shop my resume to some of the larger firms in Philly. Good idea, but it's already been done.

I've always dreamed of going to law school and practicing entertainment law, but I am now really starting to believe that Law isn't for me.

GeekyPenguin · #98 07-16-2004, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by Mz Destiny
GeekyPenguin...I love your sig! Are you a "Grease" fan as well???

I've taken the LSAT and I bombed. I have my paralegal certification, yet I can't even get into a law firm or the law department at my company. I had an interview at a satellite office of a firm in my area today, and he actually told me that I am over-qualified in what he was looking for,he can't afford me, and that I should shop my resume to some of the larger firms in Philly. Good idea, but it's already been done.

I've always dreamed of going to law school and practicing entertainment law, but I am now really starting to believe that Law isn't for me.

I do indeed love Grease.

Have you thought about retaking? My score wasn't terrible - it's 80th percentile - but I'd like it to be better.

Glitter650 · #99 07-17-2004, 11:56 AM

If you retake you should find out your schools' policy on retake scores some take the higher, some average, some only "note your improvement"

GeekyPenguin · #**100** 07-17-2004, 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by Glitter650
If you retake you should find out your schools' policy on retake scores some take the higher, some average, some only "note your improvement"

Nearly all of them average - but if I can go up from the 80th percentile to the 85th, that'd make a big difference from only a few points.

Peaches-n-Cream · #**101** 07-17-2004, 12:23 PM

If you are taking a poll, I vote that you take the LSAT again. I took them once and bombed, well not bombed, but not great. My mother took them three times. She is a lawyer, and I am not if that's any help.

GeekyPenguin · #**102** 07-17-2004, 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
If you are taking a poll, I vote that you take the LSAT again. I took them once and bombed, well not bombed, but not great. My mother took them three times. She is a lawyer, and I am not if that's any help.

I'm definitely taking them again - but thanks for the vote of confidence. I didn't bomb and I could get into a TTT with no money with them, but I'd rather go to a stronger school with money, because hi, who wouldn't?

Peaches-n-Cream · #**103** 07-17-2004, 12:35 PM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
I'm definitely taking them again - but thanks for the vote of confidence. I didn't bomb and I could get into a TTT with no money with them, but I'd rather go to a stronger school with money, because hi, who wouldn't?

I hear you about the money. My friend just graduated from an Ivy League law school and the tuition is so expensive. Now he's preparing for the bar exam. Good luck with the LSAT!

SSmith15 · #**104** 07-17-2004, 01:23 PM

I want to go into Politics and legislative law. When I graduate I will have a BA in Political Science and a BA in English. I've always been told I'll then have to go to law school. Any recs for schools?

deadbear80 · #**105** 07-18-2004, 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by Glitter650
If you retake you should find out your schools' policy on retake scores some take the higher, some average, some only "note your improvement"

I STRONGLY agree with this statement. And remember, in order to raise your score a bunch if they average, you need to score about 10 points higher than you did the first time. I don't know about you, but I am not a great test taker. I'm the one who found logic games fun because that was my best section! Had loads of trouble with logical reasoning though (go figure).
I ended up doing well--at least, well enough for me. I got a 162. And I knew that I was never going to do much better...maybe a couple of points, but that wasn't really going to help me. I applied to 12 schools (some of which were HUGE stretches but I applied to a lot as a dual degree MSW/JD so I thought maybe they'd give me a chance). I got into 5, got the big "HELL NO" from 5, and waitlisted at 2. One of the schools that waitlisted me basically said up front that my score wasn't high enough but they really liked my academic record (only a 3.56; but from a top-10 undergraduate institution; 3.7 if you don't count my terrible frosh year) and resume and offered me a conditional transfer if I wanted one for the following year (depending on my 1L grades). I kindly declined (pretty much because they didn't have an MSW/JD program and I was happy with where I had decided to go)--but that could be an option for some. That particular school is a top-10 school and takes a large number of transfers to fill out those who drop out after their 1L year (PM me for the school if you want).
I'll actually be a 1L this year (I'm in an MSW/JD program and did all MSW work this past year) and I'm at a top-20 Law School. Of the schools I got into, 2 are top-20, a third is top 25, and the other 2 were safeties (all within the top-80). One of the schools that waitlisted me was in the top-30, and a top 25 rejected me (the other 4 rejections were top-10 schools and I didn't think I'd get in).
One can never tell with Law School admissions. While yes, the LSAT matters, it's not the whole picture. Your resume and grades can be decided factors as well. And don't forget that essay.
Yes loans suck. And scholarships are few...but everyone finds a way to make it happen.
Do not stress about the LSAT--it can't determine everyone's life. I know others who got less than a 160, are happy at their schools, are on Law Review and are towards the top of their classes. Go figure.

Sorry for the long rant, I just had to get out my .15 cents