<p>Does the law school care or value an application more if he/she has a working experience in the field of law?
or is it just LSAT and GPA. .... My Kaplan instructor said LSAT and GPA only is what takes you to law school?</p>
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<p>A little, yes. LSAT/GPA dominate the process, but they are not the ONLY thing that matters.</p>
<p>Also, it doesn't have to be experience in the field of law, any legitimate internship will do. You wont get into a T14 without the soft factors, even a 4.0/180 wont get you into Yale if you've done no internships, work experience, etc. and your essay is sub-par. Sure it is possible to get into a lower tiered law school without the extracurriculars, but even then it's an obstacle not worth having to overcome.</p>
<p>In most cases, 80% of law school admissions is LSAT and GPA. At every school except Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Northwestern, if you are above the 75th percentile on both and don't get horrible LORs or write your PS in crayon, you'll get in. Have some work experience and you'll get into Northwestern. Do any ECs and you'll get into Harvard. </p>
<p>10% is about factors that are more or less out of your control--legacy, geography (in state for some law schools, from underrepresented state at others), developmental/celebrity status, URM, extremely disadvantaged background, etc. All the other stuff--LORs, work experience, ECs, etc. makes up about 10%.</p>
<p>Im still in HS but for future referance can I put an internship at the courthouse during high school on my law school app???</p>
<p>I've been told numerous times not to put any high school activities on a graduate school application, so I would say no.</p>
<p>If you have the opportunity to do an internship or work in the field you should take it, provided it won't interfere with your studies...it obviously can't hurt on the application, not to mention it will give you a better idea if you'd actually enjoy the field.</p>
<p>My kid did put a few things from high school on her LS apps--it didn't hurt. I was surprised, but kid's pre-law adviser said it would be helpful to note that one EC which is common among wanna be lawyers was something my kid had done since 9th grade, not something done for the sake of getting into law school. </p>
<p>I also think it might be possible to work some high school experience into a personal statement quite effectively. </p>
<p>Remember too that the whole process may have changed by the time anyone in high school now is applying.</p>