CHAPTER FIVE 
PREPARING FOR LAW SCHOOL 
 

CHAPTER SUMMARY

 
The undergraduate preparation for law school involves, at the very least, earning a Bachelor's degree. This requires SELECTING A MAJOR and SELECTING COURSES. In addition you must follow a PRELAW TIMETABLE. Doing this and following good PRELAW ADVICE hopefully will lead to law school and a successful law career.

 

A ROYAL ROAD TO LAW SCHOOL

     
There is no royal road to Geometry. Euclid (fl. 300 BCE)
     Euclid's ground-breaking work, the Elements, begins with plane geometry, which is taught in high school today, and ends with number theory. Euclid did number theory and proved that number of primes is infinite. The primes are: 
             2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, ... . 
     We shall give a possible royal road to law school. 
  • Choose the right courses taught by the right instructors
    Although law schools say there are no particular courses in any discipline that will especially aid an application, they often recommend courses that emphasize comprehension, analysis, and writing. 

  • Earn excellent grades
    The appropriate time to begin working on having an impressive grade point average is on the first day that you are in a course that awards a grade and college credit (this may be while you are in high school). Always make sure that you choose the most appropriate courses with the best possible instructors. This may involve switching courses and instructors during the drop-add period.  

  • Perform very well on the LSAT.



Updated: September 20, 2012

 



 


 

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