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Getting Accepted to an Elite Law School
Getting accepted to an elite law school rather than a run of the mill law school can be the difference between earning a starting salary of $135,000 per year and $35,000 per year upon graduation. So what does it take to impress the admissions committees at prestigious law schools such as Harvard and Columbia?
Your college GPA and your LSAT score are interchangeable at number one and two in terms of importance. It is important to make sure you have taken undergraduate courses in classes that emphasize writing and critical thinking skills. Your GPA in these courses will be weighted more heavily than your GPA in “filler” elective courses.
Your high GPA can be either reinforced or degraded based on your performance on the LSAT. The LSAT is scored from 120 to 180. The average is approximately 152. You should aim to score at least a 164 or higher if your ambitions are to attend an elite school. If you truly want to do well on the LSAT, it is imperative that you enroll in an LSAT preparation course. The cost of such a course may be in excess of $1,000 dollars, but this is insignificant in terms of the benefits of this investment. The most popular LSAT review courses are run by Kaplan and The Princeton Review. Both companies offer guaranteed results, so be sure to compare the current offers as you decide which course you want to take.
Take the LSAT in June or October the year before you plan on entering law school. That means you will want to begin your prep course in February or March to be ready for the June test. You should start preparing in June or July for the October test.
You will also need to have excellent letters of recommendation to be considered for admission to the top law schools. You can build a rapport with your professors or TA’s by meeting with them during office hours, or by offering help with your professor’s or TA’s research. Once you have established a good relationship with your instructors, they will have no problem writing a letter of recommendation for you.
Get your applications completed and turned in as soon as possible. Law schools have rolling admissions. This means that applicants are accepted or denied acceptance as the law schools receive the applications. You may have excellent credentials, but if you turn in your application relatively late, the school will have many fewer open spots, so it will be harder to be accepted.
So get good grades at your undergraduate institution, prepare for and perform well on your LSAT, get good recommendation letters, and turn in your application early to give yourself the best shot at getting into an elite law school.
