Stanford law?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Okay, so yes I'm thinking about this way too early, but how realistic is stanford law? I mean, obviously it exists, but how realistic is having a goal to go there? I am currently a first year student at Bucknell University, and as of right now I have all A's. I plan on majoring in economics with a minor in English with a concentration in creative writing. I'm not a minority (which I know stanford values being). I am currently a member of my school's photography club, students helping animals club, and am on the riding (horses) team. </p>

<p>I really love stanford (went to HS 5 min away), and would love to go to law school (or joint JD/MBA program) there.</p>

<p>What sort of things should I look into getting into to improve my chances? Obviously I know GPA is hugely important, as are LSAT scores, but is it necessary to have some sort of leadership position? Should I look into a political club (I am liberal, and feel strongly about it, but not SUPER strong)? I guess I'm just wondering what I should have in mind as I continue in m undergrad career.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I'm not an expert, but I'll still hazard two suggestions.
1) Get to really know at least two of your professors. Recommendations saturated with specific (versus general) praise can only help your application.
2) Assess how well you do on the LSAT early. If you know where you stand early, you will be in a better position to approach preparing for the test.</p>

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<p>As a first-year student in college myself, let me share with you the </p>

<p>methods I am using to best prepare me as a competitive law student. </p>

<p>What is my credibility? Research. That is all. </p>

<p>For top 10 law schools, aim for: at least a 3.7 GPA (tip: if there are </p>

<p>classes in college in which you feel you can get As, by all means, get </p>

<p>the As. Don't take take your classes lightly or for granted); try to </p>

<p>attain one leadership position during your 4yrs in college </p>

<p>(tip:personally, this will help you be a leader in the workplace. </p>

<p>However, you don't need to bombard yourself with numerous positions </p>

<p>in student organizations. Having one is all it takes. One leadership </p>

<p>position is like a full-time job so don't become crazed with many </p>

<p>positions--it's overwhelming, trust me.); significantly, devote time to </p>

<p>community service (tip: although law schools like applicants with extra- </p>

<p>curric. involvement and coveted leadership positions, they prefer to </p>

<p>see an applicant demonstrate a compassionate character through </p>

<p>community service. I mean sure, get a leadership position if that's your </p>

<p>personal desire, but pertaining to law school preference, community </p>

<p>involvement stands out a lot more); if you plan on attending law school </p>

<p>in the fall of 2009, begin preparing for the lsat during your junior year. </p>

<p>Invest your money to a prep class (tip: prep classes are a huge </p>

<p>investment. We're talking about 1000s of dollars. So have a good credit </p>

<p>score for the loan. Also, as aforementioned, if you plan on attending </p>

<p>law school during that time period, if you can, prepare for the June </p>

<p>2008 Lsat during april or may of that year. If that's not possible or </p>

<p>could affect your schooling, devote your summer of 2008 to a prep-</p>

<p>course and test practices for the October 2008 lsat); as "Calipharius" </p>

<p>said, get to know at least two of your professors. I agree, specific </p>

<p>praise from those two is a lot better than general. So basically in your </p>

<p>classes, try to stand out from the rest. Take a peculiar approach to </p>

<p>classes you take; lastly, your applications. There is no such thing as a </p>

<p>perfect application, but there is a such thing as a decent one. Make </p>

<p>sure your application is free of grammatical errors and contradictory </p>

<p>statements. Take the personal statements and essay VERY seriously. </p>

<p>Treat it as a thesis paper if that is intimidating enough for you. Oh! one </p>

<p>comment. Don't stress yourself with double majoring, minors, and </p>

<p>concentration. It doesn't impress admission committees anymore than </p>

<p>having one major. I mean if you think about, a person with 4.0 GPA </p>

<p>with just a BS in psychology has the edge over someone with a 3.6 </p>

<p>GPA that has a BS in economics, BA in english, and a minor in creative </p>

<p>writing. But really, college is about pursuing your interests and goals. </p>

<p>So if you feel passionate about pursuing those, by all means, do it. </p>

<p>Don't let anyone stop you. Well...I'm done. Good luck! =)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the long reply! I guess that just reaffirmed what I already plan on doing! (also I'm not double majoring and minoring, I'm just doing one major and one minor, which I would do even if I had no interest in law).</p>