<p>Hey everybody I'll be entering this fall as a sophmore at a ccc, possibly pursuing a philosophy/history double major. I'm very interested in getting into a top 20 law school at least!!! So I'm looking into transferring to schools that will provide me with the best possible chances of getting into law school, for that matter ones that are great feeder schools.
I'm looking at
UC Berkeley
UCLA
USC
Univ. of Michigan
Univ. of Virginia
I would apply to out of state privates, but I don't know if the academia would be anymore challenging the ones I listed above (would it be worth the money). Plus, I would like to know if there is a significant difference between the above five in how challenging the philosophy/history courses are at the universities?. Does USC grade inflate, if so is that looked down upon? Is there a difference between the university departments listed above in how competitive their students are? Also, what would be best type of prep be for the LSAT, on your own or by a tutoring program, which one would yield the best results? Thank you everybody!!!!</p>
<p>out-of-state private, after factoring in their larger aid budgets, probably won't cost you more than out-of-state public (and they don't have quotas for non-residents!). Just a thought. Any of the schools you listed will be fine to get you into a top law school--you can go onto your favorite law school's web site and search around for a list of the undergraduate institutions its currents students graduated from</p>
<p>Grade inflation's not looked down upon--if you get into two schools of similar caliber, like them both equally, and think you'll get a higher gpa at one than the other, pick that one! as long as you go to a reasonably well-respected college, all that matters is your gpa and lsat score. </p>
<p>LSAT prep depends on you--if you need to invest a LOT of money in order to guilt trip yourself into studying, go with a prep course. Or, if you want to make a big improvement in all three areas on the test and don't know how to make it happen, a class is for you. If, after taking a practice test (you can get these at nearly any library or bookstore) you'd be satisfied with a modest gain (let's say 5 points or less) or you really only need help on one section, I'd try to save $1200 and just study from books.</p>
<p>Ugrad is important</p>
<p>GO TO THE BEST UGRAD PRIVATE SCHOOL YOU CAN</p>
<p>I went to Cornell U, got a 2.9 GPA, and got a 178 LSAT. Now I'm at NYU!! WEeeeeEEe</p>
<p>That's interesting, ImmortalCow. On the one hand, you say that people should go to the best undergraduate private school they can. On the other hand, you have said in other posts that you got into Yale, Princeton, MIT, and places like that, but you chose to go to Cornell instead. Are you saying you made a mistake?</p>
<p>His mistake of course would only be a mistake if those schools are in HIS opinion better than Cornell.</p>
<p>So let's wait to let him chime in with his opinion.</p>
<p>I love Sakky, lol. I had the same thought.</p>
<p>Maybe that was the best he had when he applied? LOL</p>
<p>Impressive to get into NYU with a 2.9 GPA...</p>
<p>Will it happen?</p>