How to Get Admitted to a Law School
To get admitted to a law school, you will need to take the LSAT, acquire your undergraduate and graduate school records, write an essay, convince three people to write letters of recommendation for you, fill out your application forms and mail them to the law schools, and then check to make sure that the schools have received your application. You will need to complete each of these steps and then apply to several law schools, ranging from reach schools to safety schools because the admission process for law school is extremely competitive.
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Things You'll Need
- LSAT preparation materials
- Academic records
- Essay
- Letters of recommendation
- Application forms
Instructions
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Take the LSAT, the admission test that is used for almost all law schools in the United States. It is offered four times a year, and there are strict deadlines that you must observe to apply to take the test. Some test takers prepare for this test by taking a commercial course, while others simply purchase some course materials and take a couple of practice tests.
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Write an essay that is designed to show your aptitude for legal study. You might write an essay on a specific area of the law you want to practice in or you might focus on an academic achievement.
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Contact three people who will write letters of recommendation for you. These should be professors or employers who are familiar with your academic credentials or intellectual ability. Depending on how well these people know you, it can be helpful to give them suggestions. For example, you might want to remind a professor that you won an academic award in English literature or that you had a straight A average in your philosophy classes.
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Fill out the application forms for the law schools to which you are applying. Because these forms are several pages long, you will need to set aside some time for this task. After completing this task, mail the forms or send them through electronic mail.
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Check to make sure the law schools have received your application forms. One way to do this is by sending your applications by certified mail. Some schools will send you an email to indicate that they have received your application. If you have not received a notice from a school, call and ask if the school has received your application.
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Tips & Warnings
Meeting deadlines is crucial at every step of this process. Set your own deadlines weeks in advance of each official deadline so that you will be sure to complete your tasks.
Apply to at least three law schools and make sure that at least one is a safety school. Keep in mind that because the law school admission process is so competitive there may not be a safety school for some applicants.
