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Originally Posted by CocoaKrispies
Not if I can't get into a decent law school. I mean, Tufts is decent undergrad, but nothing spectacular. So I'm worried that even with decent to good LSAT scores, the lowish GPA would disqualify me from getting into a good school.
I've been working in engineering for 6 months or so now, and not sure if I want to stay with that. So if I look at Law school, it'll be a year from September, after I've been able to save a bit and stuff. But I don't want to give up a decent-paying engineering job to attend a mediocre law school and not end up doing what I want.
Moral of the story is I should have gotten better grades in undergrad.
What type of law would you want to practice? As others have hinted, if you want to do IP-type law in a big firm, your undergrad degree will be a big help. Since you're not in any rush, just buy a couple LSAT sample test books and do a test or two a week, work on some things. Consider it a hobby and work on more than a "decent to good score" and work on getting a great score.
While your background and work experience will only be a minor advantage for law school, the fact that it will be a big advantage for job search means that you don't necessarily need go to a Top X School.
Think about taking the LSAT in June or September, and if you don't get a score you want, which will get you into a school you want to attend, then don't go. You seem to have a pretty solid backup plan right now.