Should I go to Law School?

Applying to College
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<p>I am currently an undergrad studying at Sciences Po Paris in France. I am specializing in Law and Politics. Next year, I will have to begin applying for Graduate Programs. Here is a little of what I want to do:
- Work for a Senator as a Legislative Assistant (Foreign Affairs)
- Potentially work at the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer
- Eventually work at the White House – National Security Office*
- Perhaps become Secretary of State one day? Who knows.</p>

<p>So, what do you recommend? Do I need to go to Law School or should I just attend grad school with a focus on International Affairs and Politics?</p>

<p>What stats do I need to get into Harvard, Yale, Columbia, or Georgetown Grad Programs?
Thanks! x</p>

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<p>Probably a GPA of at least ~3.8 and LSAT score of at least 172 to have a decent shot at harvard yale and columbia, a bit less stats for georgetown maybe.</p>

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<p>To get a gauge on law school admissions selectivity, you may want to look at [Welcome</a> to LawSchoolNumbers.com | Law School Numbers](<a href=“Recently Updated J.D. Profiles | Law School Numbers”>http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/) . The graph for each school makes it easy to see what ranges of stats have good versus poor chances of admissions at the school.</p>

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<p>Go to law schools only if you want to be a lawyer. Go to an international studies or international affairs program if you want to be in government service (State Department, CIA or NSA, etc.). Study international law if you want both.</p>

<p>Get an international business degree if you want to do international business which can be just as exciting and require just as much talent as the other two. Here is a link to international business schools:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.thunderbird.edu/wwwfiles/pdf/about_thunderbird/rankings/rankings.pdf[/url]”>http://www.thunderbird.edu/wwwfiles/pdf/about_thunderbird/rankings/rankings.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
[International</a> Business School MBA Rankings - Thunderbird Global School of Management](<a href=“http://www.thunderbird.edu/about_thunderbird/rankings/index.htm]International”>http://www.thunderbird.edu/about_thunderbird/rankings/index.htm)
[Thunderbird</a> School of Global Management - International Business School](<a href=“http://www.thunderbird.edu/]Thunderbird”>http://www.thunderbird.edu/)</p>

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<p>Only go to law school if you can get into at least a top 20 school. If not, career prospects aren’t great and neither is pay.</p>