I am a freshman at Depaul. What can i do to help my chances in getting into an ivy league law school?
I have done a lot of traveling through my high school which i just graduated from. In three years i went to Munich, Germany, Rome, Italy (x2) Paris, France, London England, Barcelona, Spain and Athens, Greece. I am only 18. Will it be an advantage if i do volunteer work abroad? Also will me having traveled at such a young age coming from where i do help me in some way in the future?
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I doubt traveling will play any role in your application process to law school. It could come into play if you were to bring it up for an interesting conversation for an interview during your application process, but the fact that you have traveled a lot will probably not put you at an advantage to other applicants. You would be at an advantage if you volunteered, period. Whether you work locally, in another state, or in another country it will not make a big difference. Now, it might be more interesting of a story to tell and that might bring more appeal but it is not going to be: "Wow, you traveled a bunch that's very impressive," because that is simply having the opportunity to travel it doesn't say anything about how accomplished you are.
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From what I understand, Ivy League law schools are very numbers based. Volunteering, traveling, life experiences, etc are obviously helpful and will make you look like a better candidate, but when it comes down to it you're going to need a high GPA and a high LSAT score to even stand a chance. I'd say, at this point, it's really important to study hard and get flawless or almost flawless grades.
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The ivies are packed with young world travelers. Get a 4.0 for 2 years and have at least the school's median SAT score to try to transfer.
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