Women in Law School
I have to admit, I'm a little slow on the uptake. I'd been thinking about going to law school for the intellectual challenge, but fortunately, I took the time to download a PDF titled "Think About Law School" from the Law School Admission Council Site. If the young woman on the cover is going to law school, I'm going too! What a honey, or is that actionable hate speech these days? I really mean it in a good way, but you can't be too careful in Massachusetts.
According to the stats in the document, women now account for about half of law school applicants, but only 9% of the overall pool were above 34 years of age. So, it sounds like I can count on attending class with a lot of women who will engage me in intimate conversations, like, "Excuse me sir, I need to get my father a birthday present..." I can think of an answer that would get me slapped, but I take those Old Testament prohibitions too seriously to joke about them.
The booklet won't help you decide whether or not to go to law school, unless you're in it for the women, but it does talk a bit about the application process. One thing I learned was that all law school applicants are expected to sign up with the LSDAS (Law School Admissions Data Assembly Service) as well. They aggregate all of your transcripts, recommendation letters (I'll have to ask my mom for one) and other bits and pieces that are common to the admissions process. The LSDAS is a real bargain compared to the LSAT, $109 instead of $118, but I suppose in the context of a $100,000 plus education, it's nothing to complain about.
As important as the LDAS apparently is, I don't see the point in going through all the paperwork until I get my LSAT scores back, look into the schools that would be likely to accept me (all things considered) and then decide whether or not I want to attend law school at all. I can't see it happening until Fall of '07, unless law schools are like some regular grad schools and will allow unmatriculated students to take three or four courses before being accepted into a program. Still, if the young lady on the cover of the LSAC brochure is a representative sample law school women, it would be a shame to drop the whole thing. If things don't work out, maybe I can sue the LSAC for false advertising, fraud, and unfair competition - though I'm not sure I'd have standing to bring suit in the latter case.
According to the stats in the document, women now account for about half of law school applicants, but only 9% of the overall pool were above 34 years of age. So, it sounds like I can count on attending class with a lot of women who will engage me in intimate conversations, like, "Excuse me sir, I need to get my father a birthday present..." I can think of an answer that would get me slapped, but I take those Old Testament prohibitions too seriously to joke about them.
The booklet won't help you decide whether or not to go to law school, unless you're in it for the women, but it does talk a bit about the application process. One thing I learned was that all law school applicants are expected to sign up with the LSDAS (Law School Admissions Data Assembly Service) as well. They aggregate all of your transcripts, recommendation letters (I'll have to ask my mom for one) and other bits and pieces that are common to the admissions process. The LSDAS is a real bargain compared to the LSAT, $109 instead of $118, but I suppose in the context of a $100,000 plus education, it's nothing to complain about.
As important as the LDAS apparently is, I don't see the point in going through all the paperwork until I get my LSAT scores back, look into the schools that would be likely to accept me (all things considered) and then decide whether or not I want to attend law school at all. I can't see it happening until Fall of '07, unless law schools are like some regular grad schools and will allow unmatriculated students to take three or four courses before being accepted into a program. Still, if the young lady on the cover of the LSAC brochure is a representative sample law school women, it would be a shame to drop the whole thing. If things don't work out, maybe I can sue the LSAC for false advertising, fraud, and unfair competition - though I'm not sure I'd have standing to bring suit in the latter case.
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