<p>I'm a freshman URM at a no-name state school (planning on transferring to a more prestigious college next year) and I was just wondering what I should be doing in the way of ECs and internships to make my application for law school look good?</p>
<p>This summer, I'm planning on taking some classes at my local community college, as well as doing an unpaid internship with a Japanese Society (Japanese is my minor), and I'll be working part-time. Is there anything else you guys might recommend I should do, and what about in the future?</p>
<p>Er, Peace Corps, Teach for America, saving orphans in ex-Soviet countries.</p>
<p>Honestly, most of the law school application is about the LSAT and then GPA. ECs factor in a little (as in, schools will look to see if you have any). But unless you are Peace Corps or building houses in a third world country, they aren't going to help that much because most undergraduates can only have very "normal" ECs. Do what you are interested in and what you have a passion for while keeping your GPA high. And most importantly, get a high LSAT.</p>
<p>Hey that saving orphans in ex-Soviet nations actually sounds kinda interesting...heh. But I guess I'm glad that law schools weigh in GPA and LSAT scores more because it seems that finding an amazing EC is difficult and rare.</p>
<p>Chad, it's really not about "finding an amazing EC." It's about being really interested in something, so interested that you want to get involved and help others get involved. It can truly be anything: my law school essay was about how I managed a kosher dining hall. Other classmates did everything from performing as a clown at kids' birthday parties to working on school newspapers. Law schools mainly focus on LSAT and GPA, but beyond that they really want to assemble a group of interesting people.</p>