Fresh Non-law College Graduate to Elite Law Schools

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• The Great White Shark Member

  March 2020 1058 karma

  I don't have the same background as you since my undergrad was in liberal arts. But my work experience is in technology and I have read about how law schools want more students with STEM type of backgrounds. So I would say that an engineering degree is a good thing to have when you apply to law school, especially if you want to practice patent law or something similar. Good luck!
• GTFOHLSAT Member

  October 2020 edited October 2020 76 karma

  Are you striving to be elite?
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  VerdantZephyr Member ⭐

  November 2020 2054 karma

  @just888just said:

  So I would say relax about it. Being STEM is a great way to get into law. Law schools are looking for a diverse set of people, opinions, and academic backgrounds. With that said, foreign educated applicants do typically underperform compared to American educated applicants, but the reason is not necessarily because you are foreign. A common theory is that is probably has a lot more to do with applicants who are second language speakers/non-English educated writing personal statements and applications and the LSAT writing in a language they have never before used for that kind of writing. Writing is also a cultural exercise, conventions about how to structure arguments are based on culturally normative forms, same with the essays themselves, so don't take that as an indication that you are inherently disadvantaged at elite law schools by being foreign, but make sure you have a solid set of essays.

  I think, all other things being equal, many admissions officers would be overjoyed to have an applicant from an international background with a STEM degree and a 170+ LSAT. Do you have any specific concerns like your GPA not being reportable by LSAC or something like that? If not, don't stress, just knock your essays and LSAT out of the park and the T14 is absolutely an option.