Rising Junior what to do?

Graduate School Law School
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Hey guys! So here I am again, once again coming back to this board for advice. But this time I’m actually kind of nearing the entrance before the grind now.

So, currently. I ended sophomore year with a cumulative of 3.88, not including my freshman year GPA from another school. (4.0) and I’m interning this summer at IBank. No I haven’t taken the LSAT yet but I have questions.

  1. When is it time for me to request the transcript from My freshman school to send over to the law schools I want to apply to?
  2. Is a good timeline to take a basic learn LSAT strats class in December then practice until deciding to test at March and June? I heard to only start practicing 3-6 months before you take an exam VERY RIGOUROUSLY EVERYDAY.
  3. As of now I have smartly lined up my classes junior year to where I think I can nail a 4.0 because of how many easy A’s I’m lining myself up with. I was wondering what other advices you all may give me, as I have come to this forum for an annual update but I am actually nearing the grind, and by next summer you all will already know my LSAT score! :D very excited to see if I can get into Harvard???
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I also forgot to add I am well aware that things will be very different in law school and I’m prepared for the worst. But I just want to focus on getting into a great top law school right now.

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  1. When you setup your LSAC account. (LSAC won't do anything until it receives all transcripts, so no rush.)
  2. Take the October test, after you graduate.
  3. see #2 above.
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  1. Get some experience interning in law, if you can.
  2. Get some work experience.
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@bluebayou what if one of my parent wants me to rush into law school right after undergrad?
@Demosthenes49 so, what kind of work experience do you recommend? like a clerk job or…?

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Tell your parents they’re wrong. Any work experience will do. Some law schools prefer candidates with work experience. Legal employers definitely do.

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^^small nit: ALL professional schools prefer work experience. Now, perhaps only Northwestern LAW requires it, but it is definitely as small plus factor everywhere else as you note.

Bingo.

And the reason that they are wrong is the chance for thousands of dollars of tax-free merit money with a high LSAT, which you can obtain with intensive prep after graduation.