<p>Concerning admissions for law school, does graduate work have ANY bearing in an applicant's file? </p>
<p>I'm aware that liberal arts majors at the graduate level are notorious for grade inflation. However, what about graduate work in a engineering or science major? Would such an excellent graduate school record speak more or less of an applicant in terms of academic determination, work ethic, and/or commitment? Could it be used (and be seen) as a qualitative factor in the application?</p>
<p>No one has an opinion on this?</p>
<p>To me, this question has to be asked from two different vantage points. </p>
<p>One: Applicant who already has a master’s degree or Ph.D. in science or engineering asks "Will this help me a little bit? " Answer it will help a bit, more at top schools than lower down the totem pole. For LSDAS purposes, your gpa is “locked” when you get your BA or BS. So, admitting someone with straight As in the toughest grad program in the world won’t boost the LS’s rankings one iota. But yes, since law school is weighted towards the poli sci, history and philosphy types, this may give you a diversity brownie point. It will help a lot more if it’s a Ph.D. rather than a master’s. </p>
<p>Vantage point 2: I’m about to finish college and my gpa is a bit below the “zone” for top law schools. Can I change this situation by getting great grades in a graduate program? Will the impact be enough to make it worth while to spend a year or two getting a master’s?
Answer: No, not worth it.</p>