<p>Im wondering what i need to show them, or other top Law Schools, to solidy a strong application later in life. What should I do in College to acheive this?</p>
<p>Um let me see, why is this on the college forum, move it to the " law school" forum.</p>
<p>I applied to Columbia and was rejected and was accepted to Univ of Utah (though decided eventually not to go to law school), so I have at least some idea of what's needed.</p>
<p>First of all, you need really high LSAT scores. For Yale, you'll need at least a 95%, probably more like a 96+% on this test. This means you'll need about 174 to 175 out of a possible 180 on the test at a minimum. (I only got a 93% on this test so I kind of knew I was doomed at Columbia when I applied).</p>
<p>Secondly, you'll need to have done well in college grade-wise--regardless of your major--though majors in the areas of political science, business, criminology, international relations and (strangely enough) biology or computer science are preferred (there's a lot of lawsuits around medicine and computers lately).</p>
<p>Third, you'll need to have worked in a job since graduation that showed your professionalism and ability to succeed and get promoted. (Yale takes very few people directly from college without any job experience).</p>
<p>Fourth, you'll need to write a compelling essay on difficulties you've faced and overcome during your college and/or professional career(s). </p>
<p>Fifth, you'll need excellent recommendations from professors or people you've worked with. </p>
<p>Sixth--you'll need to be able to speak well if they call you in for an interview--or if you arrange for one at the time of your application; and</p>
<p>Seventh--you'll need to have shown some leadership and volunteer work outside of the normal either during college or after college.</p>
<p>thanks a lot that was exactly wat i was lookin for</p>
<p>I also suggest you check out this post--which gives a list of which students from which undergraduate schools got into Yale Law school (and also computes it by percentages).</p>
<p>ty much......</p>
<p>wow, I didn't know some law schools prefered work experience. is this true for all the top law schools? I'm just curious.</p>
<p>No, not all law schools--but I'm not an expert on law school admissions (I'm much more knowledgeable on undergraduate and graduate business school admissions)--so I'll leave it to someone else to go through which schools like you to have professional experience first and which ones don't. I just know that Yale is one of those that does like to see professional work or quite a few internships.</p>
<p>Ouch. Didn't know you had to do all that. I was hoping to take it one at a time, starting with the LSATs.</p>