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IS IT TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL?

May 03, 2005

Professor Maule posts an essay on the ideal preparation for law school. It looks like it's time for me to sit for the LSAT.

What matters more than major, in many respects, is undergraduate course selection.

The Professor's recommendations:

-"Take a course in business basics..." I think I'm there.

-"Take a course in American history, not so much as to learn events but to understand the significance and context of those events." I knew my history major would eventually be useful for something.

-"Take a course in French-Norman-English history." Thanks, Dr. Abels.

-"If you haven't had Latin, and even if you have, take a year of French." Checque.

-"Speaking of looking up things, take an undergraduate law course, especially one that focuses on procedure." Gola has taken care of that.

-"Take a course that involves reading and understanding the Constitution. If you need to ask why, think again." See history major, above.

-"Take a course in understanding how something complex works and how its parts interrelate. In other words, take a course in one of the "hard" sciences, or engineering, or computer programming." Check.

-"Take a course that requires you to write." Does this site count?

-"Take a course that requires you to stand up in front of your classmates and explain something." Check.

-"Take a course in psychology" No problem.

-"Yes, there is much benefit in taking off a year or two between college and graduate school." How about 20 or so?

I'm ready. Now if I can just take care of this house payment stuff, and getting the kids through school, I am the perfect law school candidate. All reasonable subsidy offers will be considered.

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