How to Choose Between Applying to Law School, Taking a Gap Year

[Dave_Berry]

"FROM PRINCES WILLIAM and Harry to Malia Obama, more college applicants are taking a gap year to work or travel before enrolling. Likewise, aspiring attorneys are increasingly spending time in the real world between college and law school.

Unlike business schools, law schools don’t require applicants to gain work experience, although some now encourage it. Rather, law schools tend to seek a balance between recent graduates and more experienced students.

Here are five areas to consider as you weigh the potential costs and benefits of taking a gap year or other time off before going to law school:" …

https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/how-to-choose-between-applying-to-law-school-taking-a-gap-year

[Publisher]

Best reason to take a gap year before entering law school is to improve one’s LSAT score.

[UCBUSCalum]

Agree. S and some of his classmates with very high GPAs are seriously considering a gap year to concentrate on achieving a high LSAT score. They aspire admission to a T10-12 law school.

[bluebayou]

Unlike business schools, law schools don’t require applicants to gain work experience, although some now encourage it.

ALL professional schools desire work experience from applicants.

Rather, law schools tend to seek a balance between recent graduates and more experienced students.

That’s crap; they care not one whit about “balance”. A LS will take a high GPA and high LSAT regardless of work experience or not.

S and some of his classmates with very high GPAs are seriously considering a gap year to concentrate on achieving a high LSAT score. They aspire admission to a T10-12 law school.

Adding a high LSAT to a high GPA not only means better admissions options, but can result in big time tax-free merit money. It’s is literally the easiest money a person will even earn in their lifetime.