"A bachelor’s degree isn’t needed to apply to law school, and good work experience doesn’t have to be an internship.
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I absolutely love reading the articles you’ve published on U.S News. I do not have any family members or friends who are lawyers, so your blog is amazing for information. I am currently a first-year college student planning to apply to law school. I was wondering what internships I should take to help my application. Do you need to complete a four-year degree to apply for law school or is an associate degree sufficient? - MM" …
https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/tips-for-first-year-college-students-considering-law-school
This article is a candidate for the “worst law school admissions advice article ever written”.
It seems clear that the author has confused law school admissions with MBA admissions.
Which ABA accredited law schools accept just an Associate’s Degree for admission ?
“In general, most law schools allow you to apply without a bachelor’s degree”
Really? Which law schools are those? To the extent that there are law schools that accept applicants with associates degrees, they are law schools that are not worth attending. There is only one real tip that a first year college student needs to keep in mind when thinking about law school in the future: Get a high GPA. No law school is going to care about an internship that you did the summer after freshman year in college.
I reread the article after noting the author’s credentials: Harvard Law grad & Yale undergrad who currently runs a fee based service which advises law school applicants.
This article is applicable to MBA admissions and to college admissions, but not to law school admissions.
Law school admissions focuses primarily on three factors: LSAT score, undergraduate GPA, and URM status.
Dave: you need to get better interns to scrub this stuff so you are not posting crap blogs.