Getting In

Getting into law school is an adventure in itself.  As somebody that has been out of college for more than a few years, I didn't have the help of an advisor.

My best advice for folks is to use Google to search for law school admission.  Doing this I found LSAC, which is the organization that you use to apply to schools.

Through LSAC you apply to schools, apply to take the LSAT (the admissions test), request transcripts, send letters of recommendation, etc.

Speaking of the LSAT, don't do this test cold.  You won't do your best.  Its not a test of general knowledge, but a test of reading comprehension and logical thought.  You really need to take a preparation course for it.  I moved my score up 13 points (which is a HUGE difference in LSAT scoring).  This made the difference between going to a very low ranked school to my choice of tier 2 schools.  I was accepted at all of the schools that I applied to in spite of an undergraduate GPA that was not stellar.

The LSAT can be just the beginning of the application process, because now you need to apply, get letters of recommendation written and write a personal statement.  The personal statement should be just that, a personal statement.  I am not a good author of things like that, but muddled my way through.  The admissions committees seem to want something that is personal, not a pre-written template.  At least my personal statement was good enough.