<p>When it comes to tiers, that may have a lot less relevance if the OP's sister is thinking about patent law or some other technical/legal field, or going into politics.</p>
<p>In patent law, her engineering knowledge and a law degree are the requisites. If she goes to a reasonably good local law school (even at night) and passes the bar, she is a good candidate for employment as an entry-level patent attorney. And some law schools in not such high tiers have reputations for their intellectual property course offerings, which can really enhance a resume in that geographical locality. Another way is to get a job as a patent examiner and attend evening school at any school in the DC area.</p>
<p>Likewise, if she wants to work in some area of engineering law, the particular law school she attends may be less relevant, especially if she can get good grades.</p>
<p>She should not attend a school that does not have ABA accreditation, however.</p>
<p>Sepi: I don't know whether we're speaking about your sister or you, but my answer is the same. Law school is expensive. Most people go to evening law programs in order to be able to work, to pay their tuition, and/or to get experience. That is what many patent examiners and other government employees do.</p>
<p>It used to be a little easier to get into evening law schools than full-time programs. Nowadays law schools have many applicants and I am not sure that there is much difference any more. However, I'm sure that there is some website that has comparative day/evening law school admissions data.</p>
<p>Brooklyn and American (WCL) both have part-time/evening programmes (and I believe that Yeshiva-Cardozo has an evening one as well as accelerated), and the stats of the people in those are generally a bit lower than in full-time.</p>
<p>Hello,
I would appreciate help from anybody.
I don't know what to do.
I am applying for law school.
I bombed my lsats - getting a 144.
I plan to retake the test in Feburary.</p>
<p>I currently go to the Stern School of Business at New York University.
I have been here for 3 years (soph-senior) and have a 2.9 gpa.</p>
<p>In my freshman year I went to Saint Johns University and had a 3.9 gpa.</p>
<p>Do I have any chance of getting into a "decent" law school.
Do I have any chance of getting into SJU law school</p>
<p>You have a shot if you get the lsat up (in my opinion).</p>
<p>I want to take this opportunity to reflect a little on this thread. The issue is exam preparation, and undergraduate programs. </p>
<p>These major standardized tests are hard for most students, and require a great deal of preparation in order to get your "best" score. The practice tests should be taken under the same conditions as the actual test, and very often the scores will end up being similar. </p>
<p>Many of the above students are implying that they did not prepare as well as they should have. What were their practice test scores? DON"T TAKE THESE EXAMS UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED. Eat the cost and don't take the test. It is hard to prepare while taking a full load of classes, but all tests yield to time. THe same issues repeat, and it is by practice that you will recognize this repetition. All standardized tests repeat or they would not be standardized tests. </p>
<p>Another point is going to an undergrad program with grade deflation. Grad schools can't quantify GPA's between schools and are slaves to the USNWR rankings in which GPA is a huge issue. At any given school one prof may think that a C is a good grade and another prof in the same department teaching the same class rarely gives below a B. Going to a grade deflation undergrad program hurts your chances of moving on to a top grad school. </p>
<p>I took the LSAT back in October and scored a 155. I graduated from U.C. Berkeley about six years ago with a 3.74 in a double major (English/History) and have been working in the entertainment industry ever since. Now I'm interested in studying law that deals with workers' issues or healthcare issues. After reading these forums, I get the idea that a 155 is actually not all that bad... it is respectable, but not great. Still, I want to know if I can get into a good school even with that score. Second tier? Low first tier? </p>
<p>I live in Los Angeles and would like to stay in-state, if possible, due to the opportunities it would afford.</p>
<p>Hello, I have a 3.59 GPA from Loyola Marymount University. I majored in Philosophy and minored in Art. I have taken the LSATs twice, scoring 145 and 150. I have a lot of community service work that I did as Undergrad. I was on the Dean’s list and graduated with honors. I have been out of school for a year now and work as a legal assistant for the Federal Government. I am wondering if I am competitive enough to apply to law school right now, or if I should retake the LSATs to try to get a higher score. Thanks.</p>
<p>Hello I wanted to know what you believe about my situation. I earned a b.s. and graduated with honors with a 3.75 in education from college. I took the LSAT and scored a 141, but the testing center had less then optimal testing conditions and I was given a letter from LSAC stating that when I applied to law school the letter would be sent in my file. I can no longer take the test again because I have to work two jobs and can no longer take the time to study for the test like in the past.
What do you believe my chances are of getting into a good law school with the GPA, letter and score?</p>
<p>Man, no offense but judging on your spelling/grammar abilities as well as on your LSAT score, I sincerely don`t think (any) law school is the right place for you :)</p>
<p>Cglez… you HAVE TO RETAKE. I’m not sure if you’ll get into any law school with that score. And if you do, you will have a less then 25% chance of being employed AT ALL after graduation. No you don’t have ANY chance of getting into a law school worth attending. And you would be making the worst mistake of your life to attend any law school you could get in too with that score.</p>