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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An LSAT score is the most important factor in law school admissions, although GPA is important, too. Once your child takes the LSAT you’ll have a better sense of things. [/quote]

Eh… not sure this is the case. You are saying one test has more sway than 4 years of grades? That makes zero sense.[/quote]

Yes, LSAT is more important than grades. LSAT is the best predictor of success in law school, and law school grades are the best predictor of success on the bar.

OP -- many people on this thread do not know what they are talking about. If your kid's degree is in ME/EE and they can write and communicate well, they will have very good job prospects as long as they do well in law school. It doesn't have to be at a top law school either. There's a market for people like this in the patent world. But your kid should understand that patent law (which is just one area of IP) isn't the only place a tech background can be useful for lawyers. Law & tech is a huge field with many possibilities. [/quote

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[b]Except it’s not.  I had a mediocre LSAT an finished 7th in my class of 250.[/b]  Law school just made sense to me in a way nothing else ever had.  I just got it.  I have since successfully passed the bar in more than one state (and in a “hard” state).  Personally, I think extreme focus on lsat is stupid but I get it.  They need something standard and grades are subjective and heavily inflated these days.[/quote]

Well, you may be an exception, but there are studies that show that, in fact, LSAT score is the best predictor of success in law school. That doesn't mean it's a perfect predictor, but it is a better predictor than grades. This is not new information...this has been true for a long time. So, yes, it is (despite this not applying to you personally). [/quote]

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