Law School Prep Classes

Here are my qualifications: Also went to UW for undergrad (Poli Sci and Sociology major); went to UNC for law school (so I can't speak to Ivy league-level stuff); and worked with admissions. You will hear a lot of different opinions, so take them all for what they're worth.

There are ZERO courses that you must take, or even "must" take (should take) to get into law school. In fact, law schools want a diverse pool of applicants and attendees, and that includes educational backgrounds. For example, a lot of engineers go to law school to do construction law or IP, more specifically, patents. There were pre-med grads doing dual degree JD/MD programs. Environmentalists were there to learn environmental law. All that is to say don't feel pressured to take a particular class (someone told me I HAD to take Constitutional Law to get into law school, which was total crap, and didn't help with actual Con Law in law school). Just challenge yourself, and my best advice would be to enroll in an LSAT prep course. My real score was 6 points higher than my mock exam score, which is a significant amount. Also, see how many people are enrolled in the prep class. Mine had only three people so we got a lot of 1:1 attention. I heard of other courses having upwards of 15, so it was basically teaching yourself. G'luck!

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