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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you should do to minimize costs is attend the cheapest undergrad possible (state schools, schools that give you a scholarship, whatever), choose a major and classes that will maximize GPA, and ace the LSAT (170+). It’s a really learnable test and can be done with enough studying. If you can graduate from undergrad in 3 years without compromising GPA, that’s an additional option to save money. Law school admissions are unlike undergrad admissions - they’re based on GPA and LSAT, not much else. Pretty much every top 30 law school (except Harvard, Yale, and Stanford) offers significant merit aid packages, up to and including full rides, to people with high numbers, and these can be negotiated if you have better offers. It’s a numbers game and there’s no bump based on the name of your undergrad. If you attend a T14 school, you will very likely get a biglaw summer associate position after your second year, which pays $40k - this can be used to cover tuition and living expenses in the third year of school.

That said, as someone who went to law school, I don’t recommend going straight through. Getting some work experience after college is good for you as a person, and gives you perspective that you wouldn’t have otherwise.

Also, I wouldn’t recommend committing to a 3+3 program - keep your options for law school open. Law is a snobby profession and your law school matters. The name can open doors throughout your career as a lawyer, not just to get your first job.[/quote]

+1 any benefit from one year less tuition comes at the cost of foregoing the very real opportunities of merit aid or higher salaries you can get from beaten strategic in law school application process. I’m not aware of any top law schools offering a program like this and think it’s worth it to angle for a top program. All schools outside HYS offer merit aid based primarily on LSAT/GPA. [/quote]

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