<p>I am currently a junior in Texas looking for good out of state schools that i have a chance to get accepted into. I have a 3.5 gpa in highschool and got a 27 on my ACT my first attempt. I've taken all AP and Pre-Ap classes for 3 years and have already started college at a local university and have a 3.9 gpa there. My only ECs are Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) and basketball. Help?</p>
<p>What kind of school are you looking for? Size, major, financial aid?</p>
<p>You need to talk to your parents about how much they will pay each year.</p>
<p>Right now, your ACT is lowish for large scholarships and for the schools that “meet determined need.” </p>
<p>Retest and also take the SAT. Practice for both.</p>
<p>If your parents will pay for wherever you want to go, then you’ll have lots of choices. :)</p>
<p>Im looking for a school in a big city, I want to major in pre-law and I don’t think I qualify for financial aid many places so price and scholarship opportunities are very important. My sister is also in college so my parents aren’t willing to dish out much -.-</p>
<p>Look at schools in the far north (the Dakotas, Minnesota) for affordable OOS schools that you might get accepted to.</p>
<p>If you limit yourself to a school in a big city, you eliminate a lot of LACs that provide very good merit money and good preparation for Law School. Rhodes in Memphis might be a possibility. Hamlin and University of St. Thomas in Minnessota.</p>
<p>bobcat23, I second sadilly’s suggestion of St. Thomas in Minnesota. My daughter was just accepted there with a generous scholarship. She has a 28 ACT and a 3.8 gpa. We visited this fall and loved the place–it’s an attractive and lively campus with really nice people.</p>
<p>There is no ‘pre-law’ major: You can study anything and go to law school. It’s about grades, test scores (LSAT), recs and work experience. Just remember that unlike a PhD, you will have to pay the full freight yourself, so don’t get into too much debt as an undergrad: Lots of recently graduated law students are having trouble finding work in this economy.</p>
<p>NO such think as pre-law, common misconception actually.
To do law:
-Go to undergrad college and major in anything you want(many lawyers go into poly sci, english, or philosophy) and get a really high GPA
-Take the LSAT, which is a logic based test, consider it the SAT of law school. Do well on it.
-Apply to graduate law school and start studying law</p>
<p>Law is a tough thing to learn and you must be a hard worker and somewhat smart to do it.</p>