Intellectual Property Law

How to prepare for admission to law school?

What are some tips or suggestions on how to best prepare for admission to a law school...during undergrad years...something besides good grades and good LSAT scores. What types of classes are suggested and what kinds of extracurricular activities? Which majors do most students choose? Any tips?

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2. I would take as many classes as possible that require a heavy dose of reading and writing; those are skills you'll need in law school. Colleges say that no one particular major is required or the best, but from what I see, many are political science majors. As far as extracurricular activities are concerned, any community service will look good on your resume, just be sure it's something with substance!
3. You've already received a very detailed answer that will be enormously useful once you are admitted to law school. However, you asked about undergraduate preparation, courses, majors, etc. While people go to law school and do quite well coming from almost any major, I would definitely recommend at least a course or two in Philosophy, particularly analytic philosophy (as opposed to continental philosophy). This is because philosophers, like lawyers, make arguments. The point of most philosophy courses is to break those arguments down and really analyze them, understand them, critique them, etc. In doing that repeatedly one gains important analytical skills that will serve you well in life generally, but particularly in the tasks posed by law school courses. Generally, major in something that you will do well in and enjoy, because you already know how important great grades and a stunning LSAT score will be to getting into the best law schools. Good luck.
4. Learn to write well. This requires that you submit papers that you discuss with your professors and receive back detailed edits on how you could have written it better, rather than simply turning in a paper at semester's end and learning a month later that you got an A. You will be dumb-founded to learn how many college students graduate and enter law school without the ability to write well.