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By The Admit Advantage Law Team
As an underclassman interested in law school, you may be wondering what you can do right now to improve your prospects of getting into a law school you are excited to attend. Upperclassmen—for whom the LSAT and the law school application process may be around the corner—have a fairly clear-cut set of tasks in front of them. This article is meant to provide guidance for freshmen and sophomores to make the most of their college time so that they are well-prepared to apply to law school when the time is right. That said, it will also be helpful to upperclassmen who may decide to delay applying to law school until a year or two after graduation.
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