{"id":4088,"date":"2022-01-22T05:19:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T10:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/?page_id=4088"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:23:28","slug":"pre-law-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/student-success-center\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/pre-law-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Pre-Law Advising Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Pre-Law Advising<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/pre-law-faq\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Pre-Law FAQ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/four-year-plan\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Four-Year Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/pre-law-society\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Pre-Law Society<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/lsat-information\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">LSAT Information &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/personal-statement\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Law School Personal Statement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/letters-of-recommendation\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Letters of Recommendation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/pre-law-advising\/law-scholar-award\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Law Scholar Award<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-Law FAQ<\/h1><div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tDoes Butler have a &quot;pre-law&quot; major?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Few undergraduate institutions offer a pre-law major, because a well-rounded, liberal arts education provides students the opportunity to develop their analytical and critical reasoning skills, which are essential to any successful attorney.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the LSAT?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Law School Admission Test (<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lsac.org\/jd\/lsat\/about-the-lsat\">LSAT<\/a>\u00a0) is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all 202 law schools that are members of the Law School Admission Council (<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lsac.org\/\">LSAC<\/a>). It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen should I take the LSAT?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you intend to begin law school immediately following completion of your undergraduate degree, you should plan to take the LSAT in June after your junior year. If you intend to take a few years off before you apply to law school, you can take the LSAT any time as your score will stay current for five years. In general, you should start preparing for the exam at least a year in advance.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tShould I plan to take the LSAT more than once?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple scores are averaged by the Law School Data Assembly Service (<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law\/lsdas.aspx\">LSDAS<\/a>), so you don&#8217;t necessarily gain much by taking the LSAT multiple times. If you feel you need to take the test again, discuss your reasons with your pre-law advisor.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen should I apply to law school?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you intend to begin law school immediately upon graduation from Butler, you should have your applications complete and ready to file by November 1st of your senior year.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat are the most important parts of my law school application?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admissions decisions are based most heavily on an index score consisting of your GPA and LSAT score. 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