Posted on 01/07/2011 2:34:07 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
What about the kids that work as many part-time hours as they can and therefore have no time for volunteer work?
“Massive” volunteer work just can’t be done for some.
I went to an Ivy League law school. My lsat score was 98th percentile. No connections but I didn’t need financial aid. I applied to about a dozen schools, and I recommend your son do the same. To a large extent, admissions is like playing the lottery. Your son will do fine coming out of GA Tech with his lsat score. It is very helpful in getting a job after law school to study in the geographical region where you want to work even if you go to a lesser ranked school.
For example, if you want to practice in Atlanta, you are better off going to Emory or UGA and doing well there than going to Stanford. Law is still a parochial profession.
I do notice that many more of my law school’s recent students have worked for a couple of years between college and law school. Business schools have long preferred applicants with work experience and that preference appears to gaining hold in law schools. What is your son’s major at Tech?
Just read this article above 3 minutes before seeing your post — you might be interested.
I can only speak from experience. I got out of high school and got my AA. Went to a state university and received 2 bachelors degrees. I worked for 16 years and am now working on my MBA in Healthcare Administration. The aging population in Florida is explosing and healthcare is where its at. I would tell him to go for the MBA. Write a letter to a conservative senator for a reference and write up a kick ass Letter of Intention. He will get way more bang for his buck in business. Specifically healthcare.
My opinion. Good luck to him and his endeavors.
I’ve read all of the post and want to reply in one post that may clarify some things:
He scored a 170 on his LSAT. He did better on his GMAT. He told me the score but I forgot it, I just remember it was in the 99th percentile.
He would love to apply to dozens of schools, Ivy League schools, etc., but at 100 dollars a pop he decided to go for 2 quality national schools that took applicants in his LSAT range (the average LSAT score for a Yale Law School acceptee, for instance, is 173) and 1 school that is highly ranked in our region. That is why he chose Emory over UGA.
His mother is an accountant and she has done very well his entire life. His sister’s fiancee is going for a CPA. He’s very familiar with accounting yet he passed on it. Only he knows why.
I have told him how oversaturated the market is. When you’re young and ambitious I guess you feel you’re the one to beat the odds. I’m sure most of you felt the same way at his age.
I’m not sure what his GPA is but he is graduating in 4 years when the average Tech student needs 5 years to get a degree.
He doesn’t do a lot of volunteer work, community organizing, etc., because as others have pointed out he has to either study or work.
He is a minority, Hispanic, if that still counts as a minority in this country. His mother is from Peru. You would never think of him as a minority if you spoke to him or me but 30 seconds with his mother would convince you. He checks Hispanic on all of his paperwork but I’ve never seen it actually give him an advantage over anyone else.
He could sell his soul to the devil like the rest of the ruling class did.
...and have some perverted sexual habits and attend marxist rallies..
First, find a strict construction, pro-constitution law school.
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