Dreaming of being the next Harvey Specter? If you are not a Suits fan and you are not sure who Harvey Specter is, he is a fictional high-powered lawyer in New York City. Let’s talk about non-fiction for a minute and what it really takes to become a lawyer through college in the US…
In America you have to complete your undergraduate degree before studying Law. There are three things a student needs before they are even considered for acceptance to any law program and they are; a bachelors degree, a good grade point average (GPA) and a good score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT’s). Additional application factors include a personal essay, short answer questions, letters of recommendations the student provides and finally an interview with the selection committee of Dean of Law. The last important factor is any of the student’s extra curricular actives such as sport, clubs and volunteering to selection committees.
The most common majors in undergraduate degrees completed by future law students are political science, history, english, psychology and criminal justice. It is important for students hoping to study to partake in subjects where they work on their problem solving skills, writing skills and communication skills for the LSAT’s, their time during law school and their career after school.
The current top 10 law schools in order are; Yale University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, University of California Berkley and University of Virginia.