Any tips for surviving my first year of law school?
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think of the great future you have; i am in grad school in math, i earn less than a janitor, i am mostly hungry and cold.... think of us and think of you a few years from now.... driving a hummer....dont run me over like dirt when you are doing that.
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First year is pretty intense, so he needs to be ready to study a lot.  All the reading of difficult cases will take some getting used to as well.  In the first year basically all of your classes are decided for you -- Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property, etc.  Be prepared also to be in an environment where students are more competitive than they were as undergraduates.  My advice:  work hard, make outlines, and keep a balance -- don't let school become your entire life.
628788
Any course of study will be okay, but an emphasis in logic and writing is best. I am a second year law student who majored in English and History, and by far, being a good writer has helped me thus far. Your ability to reason is something that is essential for law school success, so if you enjoy word games and different logic games, you will "like" reading and analyzing the cases. :o)
262923
Study well. You will get through. \nKey to success is Keep trying,until you get it... \n\nGood Luck
405414
First, work hard on your bachelors. It can be any major, just make sure you enjoy it and do well. You need to get the best grades you can to be competitive - the admissions process is getting more and more competitive every year.\n\nIn your junior year, start thinking about studying for your LSAT - the law school admissions test.  You probably want to take it no later that October of your senior year, so you can have your applications complete for early admissions in October and November.\n\nIt's really best to study through a classroom course like Kaplan - you can get some personal attention, study with real questions, and take plenty of full length tests - exactly what you need to do in order to do well on the LSAT.  \n\nYou want to start being really nice to your professors, so you can get great letters of reccomendation.  Also, if you can, an internship, volunteer position, or a part time job will help fill out your resume.\n\nGPA and LSAT are the two most important factors for getting into school - the letters of rec and personal statement are just the icing on the cake.  Work hard on your GPA and especially your LSAT (a great LSAT score will balance out a lower GPA).\n\nCheck out http://www.LSAC.org for information on the LSAT, law schools, and the admissions process.  If you are at a university now, talk to your career office - they will usually have a prelaw advisor on staff who will help you get started.  Good luck!!
421245
Actually, you do have a chance of getting into a good law school with a 2.7.  I go to Loyola Law School, a very reputable school in Los Angeles, and I know several people who got in with a 2.8 or so.  Especially if you have a technical degree, they will forgive it a bit.  And the longer you have been out of college, the more weight they will put on your resume and LSAT score.\n\nBefore going back and getting a degree you won't necessarily need and spend more money on loans, you should take an LSAT prep course and see how high of a score you can get.  With a higher score, your GPA will be less of an issue.  As for your writing and speaking skills, you could always take a class at a junior college in public speaking and a grammar class to brush up.  They will teach you how to write in a "legal" way in law school.  Unless you really want a second BA, it may be worth seeing what schools you can get into with your degree now, and you can always re-apply after you get your second degree.\n\nAt the very least, take a practice LSAT now and see where you score.  Kaplan will give you one for free.  Then check out http://www.LSAC.org and they have a function where you can input your GPA and score and see where students with similar profiles go.\n\nAlso, keep in mind, teaching at an inner city high school is very respectable, you will have a strong personal statement and stand out from other applicants.  You also may have a better chance of getting into a part time program, which will be 4 years instead of 3, but still quicker than getting a second degree!!\n\nSo see how you are on the LSAT and give it a shot before you go running off for another 2 years.  You can take an LSAT prep course to help improve your score.  And your score is good for, I believe, 3 years for applications, so if you take it now and decide to go back for your BA, you may not have to take it again.\n\nGood luck with your decision, but do a little research before you rush off for a second BA just for the application - you would be better off spending six months or so studying your LSAT and high scoring than going back - they will look at the GPA for all of your degrees, I don't think they will just ignore your first one, even though they may not weigh it as highly.  So unless you do significantly better, it will be harder for you to bring up your overall GPA.
613668
A good first step would be learning to spell and punctuate and/or proofreading your questions before submitting them.  This is becuase being a lawyer entails tons of detail-oriented work.  Then, after your graduate from university (and if you are in the United States), take your LSAT exam.  Upon getting your LSAT scores, apply to law school (applications will require recommendations from professors, essays, transcripts from your undergraduate degree, etc.).  After 3 years of law school, you will have to take the bar exam in the state in which you wish to practice law.  Once you pass the bar, you are admitted to practice law in that state.  You will be a lawyer.
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make a schedule for each subject, u have full one year which is sufficient.u have the idea on all the chapters in each subject.analyze your strong and weak chapters .refine ur strengths and strengthen ur weaknesses.one moves from weaker to stronger side just by understanding what is unknown. devote time and understand well.look at the previous trends in paper setting.strategize on these and u will be a doc.goodluck
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Right now, there are so many new law school graduates, unless she is at the top of her class, she will probably have to take what she can get.\n\nUsually when you graduate law school, you start working for whoever will hire you.  For the first few months, you will be doing research and busy work.  That's actually a good thing because you will be studying for the Bar exam at the same time.\n\nThere are many misconceptions as to what the day-to-day life of a lawyer is like (it's not like LA Law).  Most lawyers will eventually work in a few different fields anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
11977
Hold your horses there, Law school is grad school, unless you're in Canada, where you can obtain a Bachelors of law, you need to finish 4 whole years of college doing something ELSE (usually political science, journalism, something related to law, but that is in no way required), before you do another 4 years of law school. Some colleges let you do coursework over the summer for credit, but it usually pays to wait it out and go with the expected flow. Do your best in high school, get into a good college and follow their pre-law or political science program (I'm polisci myself, going to go to law school in 2010) then apply to good law schools, like Harvard or Yale, or if you can't cut that, UCONN law is great.\n\nGood luck.
847443
I'm in a similar predicament. The deadlines for job applications in a lot of business/finance sectors (investment, consulting, floor trading, etc.) are passing by quickly, or have already gone by. \n\nI'd suggest looking into internships (I know, we're about to graduate) to gain more experience and keep you busy until next year's recruitment starts. \n\nThere are a variety of management training programs that are yet to close out, and of course assistant positions that are always available. While they may not be ideal opportunities, they at least gain you more experience and your foot in the door. The non-profit sector is a possibility, as well as entry level positions at law firms (paralegal work mainly, involving research) \n\nI'd also highly suggest networking. Look into where alumni from your school have gone, are are currently employed, and ask for help. It's degrading, to an extent, but appropriate when done tastefully.
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Find a quiet, undisturbed place. Memorize important dates for events. Know why things occurred, like cause and effect. Most of all, study from your notes, and read from the book if you need more help. Make flash cards, quiz yourself. Make sure you know how to do math problems, and if you aren't comfortable, do the practice problems and check your answers. But study for Social Studies especially tonight ^_^ Good luck!!!
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You made a good effort posting your problem on here.  I'm sure any law firm would be happy to have you on board--start sending your resume to various law firms.\n\nMake sure you have your first grade teacher, Mrs. Hillard, proofread your resume before you send it off.\n\nI think you will do fine.
81749
Try the website that I have listed below. It has a whole bunch of studying and organization tips.
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Practice a lot.\nMake yourself some flash cards, with both sides and review them everywhere, bus, car ride, bathroom, in the hallway. Start early and they are easy to keep up with.
197065
Read lots. Don't rely on MS Word or other software to correct your errors -- or if you do, make sure you pay attention. \n\nRepetition also helps. I'm in law school, but there are still a few words I ALWAYS spell incorrectly. Finally, when I caught myself spelling them wrong, I would write them out by hand ten times ... just like you have to do in elementary school. Sounds silly, but it works. ("Occurring" was the word that always caught me. That, and "embarrassing.")\n\nIf you're unsure of a word, look it up. You also might like the daily e-mails that you can get from different dictionary and vocabulary sites; that way, you can expand your vocab and learn to spell better. \n\nGood luck! :)
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Get good grades in high school and college.  Do well on the LSAT.  Be involved in college in more than just classes.  BE GOOD in college.  Know that when you go to take your Bar Exam, you actually have to find "character witnesses" (and yes, that is plural) who do not share your last name, that will vouch for your good character.  Realize that the profession you are going into has higher standards for you than most people do!