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Applying (electronically through law services):

• GPA and LSAT are the first barrier
• Then essays are the next barrier as well as reccomendations
  • two faculty reccomendations
  • one work experience recommendation

LSAT:

• Kaplan / Princeton review / test masters
• Plan to take it once

Quality of school:

• Mythical top 14
• Do well at an average school rather than poor at a great school
• Great national law schools place nationally, other state schools place locally

Only question:

• Given what I want to do with my life, is the time and money of law school worth it?

Average LSAT and GPA of Duke Students admitted last fall:

• Berkley: 168 / 3.89
• UCLA: 167 / 3.7
• Columbia: 172 / 3.88 — not a community of scholars / cut throat
• Harvard: 173 / 3.9
• NYU: 170 / 3.86