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Given your undergraduate GPA and your LSAT score, which law schools are you most likely to be a successfule applicant?

One very important thing to consider is the number of law schools to which you should apply.  Of course, there will be the one or two "Dream Law Schools," but to be practical it is important to spread yourself arround to several possible law schools.  The national average is this: The number of law schools the average applicant in the United States apply to is over 5. 

According to an article on the website, "howstuffworks?", "Most people agree that applying to six law schools -- two “safety” schools (schools you're sure you can get into), two “targets” (schools you would, ideally, like to attend and feel suited for) and two “reaches” (schools you probably don't have the credentials to get into, but would like to attend) -- is reasonable, but depending on your situation you may choose more or less. Keep in mind that application fees can be very expensive (up to $250 for some schools), but law schools are also generally very competitive."  See:  (http://money.howstuffworks.com/becoming-a-lawyer2.htm)

This means that it is important to know where to find theses schools and to find the most likely schools you really want to attend, schools where you will be successful and schools that should be sure thing..  Fortunatel most of this work has already been done.  The Boston College Online Law School Locator 25th to 75th Percentile Scores lists the law schools in the uniited states by GPA and LSAT scores of successful candidates.  This is a great place to start you search.

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The National Academic Advising Association Pre-Law Advising Interest Group has many resources for prelaaw advisors and students.  This "Law School Application Checklist" is only one of many.  Word  &  PDF

 

Harvard School of Law

Harvard Law School

Hawaii School of Law

University of Hawaii Law School

University of Missouri Law School

Before the Civil War, most Missouri lawyers qualified for admission to the bar through the usual means available in the 19th Century: self-study, apprenticeship or instruction given by a lawyer in his office. In 1872 the Curators of the University of Missouri established the University of Missouri Law Department, making it one of the oldest law schools in the country.

From: http://www.law.missouri.edu/about/inbrief.html

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