#law school stuff

[lesbiandarvey]

started lsat prep!!! and i made a schedule for the next eight weeks and i feel really good!! 👍👍

[hookedhobbies]

I PASSED THE MPRE!!!! BY A LOT!!!!

[persephonewannabe]

I don’t wanna write this complaint aaaahhhh 😫 I will never ever ever do litigation I swear!!!

[juliens-bakery]

sometimes i love legal scholarship actually

[zelinxia]

Y’all I made it through my first year of law school I’m so

//collapses in bed

[seahawkofficial]

SPOP Characters as Their Favorite Law School Classes

Buckle up... I do not take constructive criticism so jot that down

Adora: Tort Law

Catra: Criminal Law

Glimmer: International Law

Bow: Negotiations and Mediation Techniques

Mermista: Water and Maritime Law

Sea Hawk: you think sea hawk got into law school?? My boy? The dumbass machine?? Do not insult me like this.

Frosta: SHE IS A CHILD SHE CANT GO TO LAW SCHOOL YOU FOOLS

Swift Wind: Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Perfuma: Environmental Law

Entrapta: she’s not a law student, she’s just a freeloader who uses our coffee shop

Scorpia: Family Law

Shadow Weaver: Civil Procedure. what a dweeb.

[kay-law]

Hello, Hello! :D For the LSAT, is there really anything a freshmen could use to study for it? More specifically, are there classes I must take before hand so I will be prepared for the LSAT? For example, I know for med students, the MCAT needs prior knowledge in courses such as biology, chemistry, etc in order to be able to take it. However, for the LSAT, are there prerecs I need?

Oh no, not at all! In fact, don’t even worry about the LSAT at all until the summer before the start of your senior year! Anyone, of any academic background, can take the LSAT. It’s really all about knowing how to take the test. It’s all reading comprehension, logic, analytical skills, main idea, -type concepts! And the writing section, though sent to the schools you apply to, isn’t even scored.

Give yourself maybe 3 months before you plan on taking the exam, buy some LSAT prep books, and maybe enroll in a prep class if you can afford it, and you’ll be alright! If I’m remembering correctly, it’s offered every couple months, June (maybe July?), September, December, March (maybe?). I took mine in September of my senior year, and by Thanksgiving had applied to all of my schools. Got my score back exactly a month later in October, and had the option to review and see if I wanted to register for the December test. Sometimes law schools will reach out to you and let you know that if you retake the exam and score within a certain margin they will accept you/offer or increase scholarships/etc. I was lucky enough to get my goal score on my first try, so I did not retake, and got a full ride to one of my top choice schools. It’s all about applying yourself at the appropriate time! :-)

I will say that my undergrad had an LSAT prep class that primarily focused on the long-dreaded logic games (which I actually loved lol!), but it was offered in the spring semester (weird) so I didn’t take it. I found my experience in English classes to be the most helpful on the exam, just because the material is so analytical-focused. Anything that helps you with time management is probably a plus though. You have 35 minutes per section, so studying for the LSAT can feel like such a time crunch, but the day of the actual exam those 5 hours flew by and I was home eating pasta and sleeping on the couch in no time! lol

[udaitenma]

Tenka. Any advise on law school admission? I could really use your advice!

Hahaha ahh. I don’t know if I’m the best person to ask about this because I applied for law school kinda last minute, sat the LSAT and somehow?? got in?? I have nfi why I got in to law school lmao. Uh so like depends what your law school looks for, in my case it was grades + lsat score + application letter, but later it was revealed that the selection committee didn’t really give any weight to the application letter (tf why) … so find out what the criterion is and play to your strengths I guess. Find out when the application deadlines are, maybe get someone else to look over your letter if you have to submit one (preferably someone who has applied before and got accepted). Everyone says this but try to make your letter not generic, write about something you enjoy doing and try to tie it to your motivations of getting into law school eg. iirc I could talk about Japanese and comparative law, background of moving through different countries and interest in the legal infrastructure underpinning a multicultural society that has to cater to minority communities blah blah make up something up.

- Apply even if you’re not sure if you’ll get in, worth a shot- Make sure you know where your deadlines are- Play to your strengths and unique attributes (esp in the case of writing an application letter submission)- use online resources if you need to prep for your lsat - Talk to people who have been to that institution about the application and culture, do not talk to the law school reps on open day lmao they’re shills and trying to promote what is essentially a business - look over their elective subjects and assessments and see if the course structure suits you- look for scholarships and bursaries you can get, apply for them.  ;p good luck, i don’t know if I am the best person to ask about this but hope it’s helpful!! I feel obligated to to warn you about law school culture (depending on your institution) and the subset of insecure privileged private school kids who (may) go there to perpetuate the image of “WE GET IT, YOU GO TO LAW SCHOOL”. If such a subset exists (I think there is a likelihood) you will grow bored of them extremely quickly and their obsession with status and reputation, and beware your “law students society” which is pretty much a microcosm of society’s fat cats, they’re a clique that like to have status and the reason they’re doing the lss is probs for the resume. Don’t do things just because everyone else is doing it. Do what you want to do, only if your heart is in it. You might find that you’re a minority in some way, culturally, economically, or just in terms of your opinions and motivations but if you’re still on board I promise you you’ll find some great friends you click with and make you think it’s worth hanging around (by that I mean putting up with) the rest of the triple S grade cohort ie. self-absorbed sociopathic sycophants. I wish you good luck and to have the kind of quiet courage in yourself, law school or no!