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  • i just started college as a criminal justice major and dont want to be a cop i was thinking more towards becoming a lawyer and i have a few questions? do you have to be extremely smart to be one? i love school and learning things and helping people but i suck at math and my sat scores were below average. how are the LSATs? is it extremely hard test? what courses should i take in college. iam taking an intro to crju and a crime theory class already. what are some average law schools in MA? I am not the sharpest tool in the shed but feel that i would be a good lawyer through hardwork. does a below average person have a chance at becoming a lawyer?

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    If you really want to be a lawyer, do not let the snob lawyers keep you from the job. Yes, those lawyers who go to the very expensive ivy league schools (think Harvard) and get straight A grades, look down their nose at anyone who is not as smart. But, there will always be some person who is smarter than you or richer than you no matter what profession. Many lawyers are average people. We work our tails off in law school. We must take the bar review classes before the bar exam. But we graduate - middle of the class - and pass the bar. No, we do not get those 6-figure jobs right out of law school; but many law firms want us because we are willing to work hard to get the job done. Our clients can relate to us because we are not snobs, just regular people who practice law. Our clients send friends, and family to us because we treat people like we want to be treated. We also make time for ourselves, since we do not have the high pressure top job that is easier. For college I would suggest that you take courses in things like writing (you will do lots of writing as a lawyer), public speaking, and if you can get a course that will improve your reading speed and comprehension. Do not take courses labeled "pre-law". These courses try to teach the same subjects as law school does. BUT they do not have access to actual up to date info and do not teach the same as in law school. So, once you get to law school and then take the same course it messes you up. Because us average people lean towards having our own law firm or being a partner in a small law firm I strongly urge you to take some type of business courses. Remember law is a business and if it is your business you need this skill. Law schools do not insist that you have a certain type of courses, just that you do well in them. So, whatever courses you take in college get good grades. The LSAT. More info at http://www.lsat.org/. It is not extremely hard, it is a test where those who take is are so freaked out by the pressure. Actually in my opinion that is the big thing the LSAT tests on, if you can control your nerves and fear in order to take the test. Yes, there are LSAT prep courses. The best prep is to get some old tests and then take them and take them and take them as many times as possible. You will find old tests in LSAT prep books sold in your college book store. The lawyer profession is tough right now. For the first time in years there are lay offs and graduates are not getting hired. But we are in a recession. If you feel the calling to be a lawyer do not let anyone stop you. It is a great job.

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Consider another field...if you don't graduate near the top of your class, you'll be like SO many other people with law degrees in asaturated market. Its sad that they have nowhere to go because simply because they watched too much LA Law or Law & Order on TV and thought, "Yeah, I'll go to Law School!" because they didn't know what else to do with their degree once they got out of undergrad. (FACT: There are more people in Law School EVERY YEAR than there are actual lawyers practing law.)

First you should be in pre-law not criminal justice as a major. See what classes are required from that point. You don't have to be a genius but a certain level of upper brain activity is required. Forget "I suck at math" and instead focus on "I will study and memorize math since all it is is rote memorization (at least what I will see on exams)". Practice LSAT tests are available online. One mans difficult is another mans cake walk. Hard work and perseverance trumps lazy and smart. Remember that.

For whatever reason Lawyers are almost uniformly terrible at math. There are exceptions, of course. Different schools have different entrance requirements, so it's hard to give a general answer, but if my experience in dealing with other lawyers is any indication, you do not need to be a genius by any stretch of the imagination. You can buy LSAT prep books, or even take a commercial test prep course. The LSAT stresses logic. You know the type of question: There are 4 flagpoles, the green flag always flies next to the orange flag...the purple flag never flies when the red flag is up, etc. I have to say that Law can be excruciatingly boring and intensely stressful at the same time. Very few lawyers actually enjoy it, in my experience. But if that's what you want to do, good luck to you.

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