4/28
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