<p>Hey guys :]
I am currently choosing between NYU, UCI, and UCSD for law. I'm pretty sure NYU won't be an option in the end, so pretty much between the UCs. I was wondering if anybody had any information regarding which university would be better if i wish to pursue law?</p>
<p>Are you excluding NYU?</p>
<p>Anyway, first off, what’s your major?</p>
<p>For law school you need a high GPA and a high LSAT score, those are both crucial things no matter where you do undergrad. Good extracurriculars will be important too. I chose UCSD because I personally like the big city atmosphere with tons of law firms that will potentially hire interns. But you need to choose where you would most like to live for four years. Both schools are good. Good luck in your choice!</p>
<p>yeahh i think i am going to take nyu off of the list. so its between uci and ucsd.
I’m from here, so either place will be perfect for my lifestyle…i just wasnt sure if either one would give me an advantage on getting into law school?</p>
<p>UCSD has a slightly better reputation but IMO the difference will be negligible. You just NEED to keep that GPA up, get a good LSAT score, and have good extracurriculars. That’s about all you can do.</p>
<p>Oh, and make connections with professors and people in the law field so you can get letters of rec when it comes time to apply.</p>
<p>thank you so much!!</p>
<p>Pre-law options at UCSD (that haven’t been mentioned):
There’s a Law and Society minor here, that could be helpful in the long run for making connections and things specific to law. I know people here who are pre-law. </p>
<p>Join your college’s Judicial Board. I’m in mine and that’s where a lot of law issues come about, and it looks really good on a resume! (I’m not pre-law but find the issues fascinating)</p>
<p>really? thank you!
one question though, in terms of transferring into law school after UCSD, since they do not have a law school of their own, do you think itd be smarter for me to simply go to UCI since they do have their own law school?</p>
<p>Unless you’re going to an Ivy of some sort (Stanford included), you won’t get any meaningful boost from going to school A over school B. That includes going to the undergraduate institution that the law school is tied to.</p>
<p>And I’m not sure why you’d want to enter your undergraduate years setting your bar at UCI. It might be ranked in the first tier now, but that’s all based on them attracting their ‘no tuition’ class and guaranteed jobs. Those aren’t perks that you’ll see in the future, so don’t expect them to start moving on up.</p>
<p>I have always heard that you shouldn’t go to the same school for undergrad and grad/prof school…but it’s really up to you and your interests. </p>
<p>And UCSD is in the planning stages of partnering with a law school around here, so we may soon have one too.</p>
<p>Yeah I’ve heard it’s more difficult to get into a grad school if you were already an undergrad there. They want diversity.</p>
<p>Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but just because you go to UCI doesn’t mean you will automatically get “transferred” into their law school when you graduate. You still will need to apply, have a high LSAT, good GPA, etc. There is no sure guarantee here.</p>
<p>well, I’m not really setting my bar at UCI for law, i mean im definitely planning on working as hard as i can to get into the best law school that i can, i was just wondering about which school would be better for me.
I’m just hoping that i’m not going to regret being unable to go to nyu since they are so prestigious when it comes to law school…and from what i hear having a strong undergrad school can make an impact on where you get in.
Hopefully I get into ucsd, thats where im defiinitely leaning towards as of right now!
Thank you all so much!</p>