<p>Hello everyone, I have a question and I'd love some great, helpful answers. I am about to be in my third year of undergrad as a poly-sci major. I intend on going to law school and hopefully go under civil rights or corporate law (long story, tough decision). I took the lsat and scored a 172 and I'm most likely not going to retake it. I have a pretty solid GPA thus far, I'm sitting at a 3.74 as of now and hopefully I can maintain it. I plan on graduating a year early from UG, making my third year my last year.</p>
<p>Now, the real question, I have always wanted to volunteer in economically drained countries...Congo being on the top of my list. I've wanted to fly out there and just do anything I can to help ever since I was in high school. I have been in contact with an organization and I can be used as an English instructor during the end of this year, for the small schools that are scattered around the location we are headed to. I know I'm thinking way ahead, but if I go through with this organization, (which I most likely am) does that look good for me while applying as a law student? Will it give me a boost in any way?</p>
<p>No. They look at how you Benifet your community and society not other people’s.
Red cross, salvation army, soup kitchens, park volunteers, etc. </p>
<p>Looking4Adegree is not correct. Law schools do not care about whether you have volunteered or not. Employers might, however, especially of the public interest variety. Also, you do not major in law school the same way you do in college. There isn’t any going to law school to study a particular kind of law. Instead, you study a number of things and then try to get employment in the particular field that interests you.</p>
<p>^ actually many law schools look at your volunteer work. For example here is a line from nyu 's website. The “Committee bases its decisions on intellectual potential, academic achievement, character, community involvement, and work experience.” </p>
<p>Law schools claim to care about many things. That doesn’t mean they actually do. Admission to law school, with a couple exceptions, is almost entirely a question of GPA and LSAT.</p>
<p>You’re asking the wrong question. Volunteer work isn’t about helping yourself. :)</p>
<p>The experiences you choose in life will inform your decisions and your direction. If you can afford to spend time doing something you’re passionate about, do it. Success usually follows.</p>
<p>If you are passionate about it–go ahead. But law schools want LSAT and GPA–it probably won’t make any difference at all about your volunteer work.</p>
<p>ANY post-grad experience is ‘good’ for an app, but some (TFA, Fulbright, Olympic competitor, Rhodes) are better than others. But “good” means just on the margin (and barely at that): 99% of LS admissions is GPA+LSAT.</p>