<p>Hi i'm still in high school, and i know i should not even be thinking of law school yet, but i'm just curious on a couple topics. Maybe you could clear up some issues with me. I want to apologize if these question have already be answered.</p>
<p>1) Should i start looking into studying for the LSAT?
2) Are internships beneficial for law school admittance?
3) Have you ever heard of a student lawyer magazine, and if you have should i get a subscription to it?
4) Do i have to be in a pre-law program my undergrad years or can i major in say umm... business?
5) Could u tell me anything that could benefit me as i approach college years coming up that would wish you could have done or that worked out really well for you?</p>
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<li><p>You probably won't take it til at least the end of your junior year, so I wouldn't bother. You only need a few months to prepare well. Besides, what if you decide to do something else after college?</p></li>
<li><p>Not really--they want good LSAT scores and GPAs. It's more important that you learn something from summer jobs and work experience that you can translate into a good essay or that helps you become certain that you want to practice law--and I think that could happen as a camp counselor, or in Congress.</p></li>
<li><p>No I haven't.</p></li>
<li><p>You can major in whatever you want. It would probably be good to major in something where you'll have a high gpa. If your major isn't too writing intensive, you might want to take some courses outside of it where you can learn to read and analyze tough material, then write about it.</p></li>
<li><p>If you think you want to be a lawyer, make sure you spend time finding out exactly what lawyers really do--interning at a law firm, working for an advocacy group in DC, just talking with different types of attorneys, etc. was so helpful, because it's NOTHING like John Grisham books or Law & Order or something. And remember, you don't have to go straight from college to law school--most people don't--so you have a TON of time to decide. Just have fun in college and don't worry about law school for another couple years.</p></li>
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<p>For number 4, could you tell me what you mean by practice analyzing tough material?</p>
<p>Also for LSATs, don't you thin the more prepared you are, the higher the score, and its never too early to start studying, also what kind of material does the LSAT cover?</p>
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<li><p>No.</p></li>
<li><p>Not especially, unless it's something really impressive.</p></li>
<li><p>No.</p></li>
<li><p>Don't major in pre-law. In fact, try to avoid colleges that even offer this. Major in some kind of liberal art and you'll be fine. It doesn't really matter anyway.</p></li>
<li><p>Don't listen to people who try to make law school admissions sound wildly complicated scheme or the legal profession sound like some mythical quest and not another white-collar profession with a few more barriers to entry. Also, take easy A's when you can get them. Don't listen to sappy drivel about how you should go to school for the love of learning, or whatever. A 3.9 and an Ivy-League acceptance letter will probably help you get over whatever regret you might have about missing out on Professor Jackass and his C- curve.</p></li>
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<p>So i guess what you're saying is that classes that are easy can have as much gravity as classes that are hard, right?
Also could someone tell me about the LSAT? like what in the heck is it? is it like the SAT</p>
<p>what i mean by "practice analyzing tough material" is read things that are hard: that have big words, long sentences, technical terms, logical arguments with lots of twists and turns, etc., and try to understand them. Understand what the author's conclusion is and how s/he attempted to prove it. Think about whether you agree with the conclusion, and if not, what parts of the author's argument led him or her to 'the wrong answer.'</p>
<p>the LSAT has 3 types of sections: reading comprehension, 'logic games' which involve arranging a set of things in different ways subject to a set of conditions, and logical reasonin where you read a short statement and analyze it. <a href="http://www.lsac.org%5B/url%5D">www.lsac.org</a> has lots more info, and practice questions.</p>