the whole truth wrote:
Most people get accepted based on scores, wealth, and powerful connections.
As far as I am aware, wealth and powerful connections don't play much of a role in the admissions process at respectable law schools. If anything, an impoverished upbringing will score a lot more points with an admissions committee than an affluent upbringing will.
We read a case in which an applicant to medical school went to court with the school because he found out that the school considered families ability to make large donations and he did not know that when he applied.
although it was medical school, it is analogous.
poor? grades and lsat count. law schools have rankings and cannot afford a class of people who have low first time bar passage rates.
law student 1L wrote:
We read a case in which an applicant to medical school went to court with the school because he found out that the school considered families ability to make large donations and he did not know that when he applied.
although it was medical school, it is analogous.
I don't doubt that some schools may consider such things, but the top schools have plenty of people from rich families trying to gain admission. They may be swayed by a parent's prior donation of $1,000,000.00 or more, but they won't be swayed by a family's "ability to make large donations."
Do you happen to remember the case name? I'd be interested to read that. I have been puzzled how a few people got into the school that I attend... but that could explain it!
I graduated from law school with honors in 2000 and, although I loved school, decided not to practice. I have been coaching and teaching high school since. There are times when I don't enjoy the loan repayment but I am happy with my career choice.
Steinberg v. Chicago Medical School, 371 N.E.2d 634 (Ill. 1977)
law student 1L wrote:
Steinberg v. Chicago Medical School, 371 N.E.2d 634 (Ill. 1977)
You probably read this case in Contracts class. It was assigned to help you understand acts which constitute offers as opposed to those that don't. Maybe it was assigned to incite an analysis over prophetic language. Why you would give someone this cite to help them with their quest re: grad school admissions is beyond me, though. I hope you bought your casebook used.
WithMeSoFar? wrote:
Has anyone on this board graduated from law school? If yes what was it like? If no, why? Would it be hard to work full time, run and go to school at night? I'm thinking I might try for fall 2007 or 2008. I looked at some school websites, apparently they seem to indicate volunteer experience is a huge plus (besides undergrad GPA and LSAT score). I don't really have any volunteer experience. I come from a blue-collar town and I don't know much about this type of thing. I don't know any influential people who could give me an "in."
If you don't go to Harvard, Yale, or Stanford law, then don't bother...
yeah contracts, but it was just mentioned in a note in a section on the bottom of a page.
i gave the cite because someone asked for it.
go rent the movie "The Paper Chase" and tell what you decide to do instead of Law School.
law school is good, if you either are going to be a phenominal lawyer or need the experience in your future profession. Professions that generally require law backgrounds:
Executives at a large corporation
Politics
Some Entrepreneurs
New Businesses
thats quite a large field. Lets say you wanted to start a biotech,nanotech firm and you thought you had a really good idea. Having a background in Engineering, Law, and Business would all be helpful. Patent law would be even more helpful in this area and Entreprenurial endeavors. generally though unless you go to Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Ivy League, U of Chic, or want to do one of the named fields above, law is probably not for you, unless you just want to be a DA or something, nothing wrong with that.
So basically, you either better be able to kick ass, or find a sliver you really want and go after that.
read...read...read...
(lather rinse repeat)