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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Law schools are going to be able to tell that she’s not that into it.  Great schools will weed out an app like that and they certainly won’t give merit aid.  It’s hard enough for any 24 year old to prove to law schools they can hack it, even with obvious recs, internships, and ECs to prove it.  Law schools prefer older students.

I recommend she either wait until she’s sure it’s what she wants or can go into debt for the hobby of learning (if she can afford an expensive hobby.) I get it. I love learning too and I fully support intellectual curiosity but law school is no joke and you have to be committed.  It also feels wrong to give merit aid to someone who is basically auditing classes instead of someone who will put their degree to work.  I’d suggest she wait until she’s about 28 or 30 to decide. [/quote]

Law schools look at GPA and LSAT. They don't try to figure out if you are interested in becoming an attorney. [/quote]

This outdated advice.

If you are young, they will 100% be more reluctant to take you and look for evidence you are serious.  And even then, they will likely pass you by assuming you can wait until you’re older.  They do not want 22 year olds getting panic attacks or dropping out because they’re not ready for the pressure. For the most competitive schools, you have to have multiple internships related to law, not just related ECs. They don’t just want a high LSAT score, they want to know you’ll graduate and pass the bar.

Last year someone with a 3.7/168 got into Harvard but not their friends with 3.8/174 and 4.0/176. Guess which of the three kids had more unpaid internships? Guess which kids worked paid jobs unrelated to law?

It’s really bad advice to tell people it’s “grades and lsat”.  Like undergrad, that is just the beginning.

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