Law Students: Pre-Law Resources

To get into a good law school you will often find yourself competing with other students. You may find yourself having to settle for a second or even third choice of law schools or having to wait a year and making better preparations. If you are considering a career as a lawyer we recommend you take a close look at this section of our site before approaching any law schools.

Basics - Choosing to pursue a career in law or any other profession is a life-altering a decision that should not be made lightly.

Financing - The tuition at a law school can range anywhere from a few thousand dollars a year to over $20,000 a year. Add to that your books, apartment, food, utilities and any other expenses and you may find that locating the means to pay for law school may be more mind-boggling than the application process itself.

Admission Information - Students often think there is one certain set curriculum that they should take to prepare for law school. The set "pre-law curriculum" concept is a myth. There is no one area of study or set of courses you should take before attending law school.

Rankings - All raw data used in Judging the Law Schools comes from the 1994 Review of Legal Education in the United States, published by the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions.

Organizations - Many organizations are committed to supporting pre-law students throughout the process of thinking about, preparing for, and ultimately applying to law school.

Preparing - Perhaps the most important thing that you can do during the first years of your undergraduate education is to take the time and effort to investigate whether the study of law is right for you.