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<p>I am currently a high school senior interested in doing law. I know its very early, but I was wondering if any current law students have advice on how to get into top law schools like Harvard, Yale, etc. besides getting a high GPA and LSAT.</p>

<p>For example...</p>

<p>What type of classes should I take in college?
What type of internships/jobs should I try to get?
What type of EC's should I get involved in?
When should I start prepping for the LSAT?
How can I make my application stand out?</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>lol...good lord. My advice....chill the **** out.</p>

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<p>Eh, it's not utterly unreasonable, you know.</p>

<p>I'm currently a HS senior, and now that I've been admitted to college, am beginning to think of what I want to pursue as a profession. Nothing's set in stone and the vast majority of my decision will be made in college, but I want to explore different career possibilities, which is why I check out the Law School and the Business threads at CC. Just to give me an idea of what I might want to pursue post-undergrad.</p>

<p>I think FBI_34's questions are okay. One part of deciding what you want to do post-undergrad is knowing how to get there. I, too, would be interested to know, if only to give me a sense of what I should do to make sure I don't close too many doors for myself.</p>

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<p>Well, if you want look around on other threads in this forum. you'll see that most of us say that 1. LSAT 2. GPA 3. Essay 4. Recommendations are what counts in a LS admission (in that order). The first 2 usually count a WHOLE LOT MORE then the other , although a good essay and great recs would carry some weight</p>

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<p>cautious haha. your first line set me up to hear the voice of an older, experienced fellow who has gone through the process. disappointed once again.</p>

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<p>Calm down. There is nothing you need to do at this point beyond getting good grades and then starting to study for the LSAT in three years.</p>

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<p>Well, I want to start from day one preparing myself.</p>

<p>CautiousPessimism - What undergraduate school are you going to and what are you planning to major in?</p>

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<p>There is really no need to start from "day one." What you need to do is pretty intuitive. It's not complicated at all.</p>

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<p>Should I really wait 3 years to study for the LSAT? I thought the earlier you start studying for standardized tests the better. I actually got a book and am starting now...I really want to get a high LSAT score.</p>

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<p>I'd say misplaced obsession. You have much to extract from the journey immediately before you. There is time aplenty for the LSAT.</p>

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<p>FBI_34, don't listen to these people. They probably never got into law school themselves - the thing you want to do to make your application stand out besides numbers is to get very good internships. For example, my friend goes to UT-Austin and he interned at the State Capitol for all 4 years of college. He had a 3.3 GPA and 171 LSAT and was accepted to Yale.</p>

<p>An excellent internship won't make your application, but it can defintley set you apart from the rest of the applicants.</p>

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<p>Do you know how many people have some kind of stupid government internship on their resume? It's probably almost all of them.</p>

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They probably never got into law school themselves - the thing you want to do to make your application stand out besides numbers is to get very good internships. For example, my friend goes to UT-Austin and he interned at the State Capitol for all 4 years of college. He had a 3.3 GPA and 171 LSAT and was accepted to Yale.

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<p>Yes, and generalizing from a single instance is rational.</p>

<p>Not.</p>