正在就讀本科的你，也許有畢業(yè)后去國(guó)外法學(xué)院繼續(xù)深造的準(zhǔn)備，接下來(lái)出國(guó)留學(xué)網(wǎng)小編為大家悉心翻譯了本科生如何準(zhǔn)備考美國(guó)法學(xué)院，希望對(duì)你有幫助。
前言：參加你熱愛(ài)的課程和你擅長(zhǎng)的科目以獲得更高的成績(jī)，這也許會(huì)在你申請(qǐng)法學(xué)院的時(shí)候?yàn)槟鎏砀卮蠡I碼。
The undergraduate academic record is one of the most important aspects of a law school applicant's profile. It is also something that you have a good amount of control over. In this week's post, I'll discuss how to create an undergraduate academic path that will both help you be admitted and succeed in law school.
本科學(xué)歷是法學(xué)院申請(qǐng)人簡(jiǎn)介中最重要的方面之一。這也是你可以控制的東西。在本周的文章中，我將討論如何創(chuàng)建一個(gè)能夠幫助你在法學(xué)院獲得錄取和成功的本科學(xué)術(shù)道路。
一、盡最大的努力提升你的GPA成績(jī)
From an admissions perspective, your undergraduate GPA is the single most important aspect of your undergraduate education and is the second-most important aspect of your entire application after your LSAT score. Students eyeing law school should therefore design an academic path with an eye toward getting the highest GPA possible.One of the most important ways to accomplish this is to consider the level of difficulty of classes you're taking every semester. If you are loading up in a single semester on advanced-level classes or classes that are notoriously difficult, then you will likely have a very difficult time doing as well as you can in all those classes.You should therefore make sure to spread out these difficult classes among several semesters, mixing in a couple of easier or lower-level classes every semester so that you have more time and mental energy to devote to the more difficult classes.This requires some planning. Think about the courses you want to take during your entire undergraduate career, and separate them by level of difficulty. Do your best to plan your long-term schedule so that these courses are spread out among all your semesters of college.One thing you should not do to maximize your GPA is to take almost entirely easy or low-level courses. Remember that schools are sophisticated in how they view GPAs. They are given lots of information regarding the average GPAs of students in different majors and schoolwide trends in grade inflation, so don't shy away from taking harder classes.
從錄取的角度來(lái)看，你的本科GPA是你本科教育中最重要的一個(gè)方面，是你的LSAT分?jǐn)?shù)之后你整個(gè)申請(qǐng)的第二重要方面。因此，關(guān)注法學(xué)院的學(xué)生應(yīng)該設(shè)計(jì)出一種學(xué)術(shù)道路，以期獲得最高的平均績(jī)點(diǎn)。要做到這一點(diǎn)，最重要的方法之一就是考慮每學(xué)期你要學(xué)習(xí)的課程的難度。如果你是在一個(gè)學(xué)期的高級(jí)課程或課程中加載，那么你很可能會(huì)在所有的課程中都很難做到。因此，你應(yīng)該確保在幾個(gè)學(xué)期中把這些困難的課程分散開(kāi)來(lái)，每學(xué)期在幾門(mén)更容易或更低層次的課程中進(jìn)行混合，這樣你就有更多的時(shí)間和精力去學(xué)習(xí)更困難的課程。這需要一些計(jì)劃。想想你在整個(gè)本科生涯中想要修的課程，并通過(guò)難度水平將它們分開(kāi)。盡你所能去規(guī)劃你的長(zhǎng)期計(jì)劃，讓這些課程在你所有的學(xué)期中分散開(kāi)。你不應(yīng)該做的一件事就是把你的GPA提高到幾乎完全是簡(jiǎn)單的或低水平的課程。請(qǐng)記住，學(xué)校在如何看待GPAs方面是很成熟的。他們得到了很多關(guān)于不同專業(yè)學(xué)生的gpa和分?jǐn)?shù)膨脹趨勢(shì)的信息，所以不要回避學(xué)習(xí)更困難的課程。
二、提前培養(yǎng)自己作為一名法律系學(xué)生和律師所需要的的技能
Skills necessary to be a successful law student and lawyer include careful reading of dense material; organized, linear thinking; strong research skills; and good writing skills.Taking courses that help you develop those skills will both put you in a position to succeed in law school and beyond and they will show admissions committees that you are ready to handle the academic rigors of law school.To develop your reading and linear thinking skills, consider taking a philosophy course or two. Most philosophy courses require you to read dense texts that argue for a certain position, very much like the cases you will read in law school.To develop research and writing skills, consider taking history and political science courses. Courses in these subjects often culminate in a large research paper, which will give you opportunities to practice research and writing.
成為一名成功的法律系學(xué)生和律師所必需的技能，包括仔細(xì)閱讀密集的材料;組織、線性思維;較強(qiáng)的研究能力;和良好的寫(xiě)作能力。學(xué)習(xí)那些能幫助你發(fā)展這些技能的課程，不僅能讓你在法學(xué)院取得成功，而且還能讓招生委員會(huì)看到你已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好去處理法學(xué)院的學(xué)術(shù)嚴(yán)正。要發(fā)展你的閱讀和線性思維能力，可以考慮選修一門(mén)哲學(xué)課程。大多數(shù)的哲學(xué)課程要求你閱讀那些為某一立場(chǎng)而爭(zhēng)論的密文，就像你在法學(xué)院讀到的那些案例一樣。要發(fā)展研究和寫(xiě)作技巧，可以考慮參加歷史和政治科學(xué)課程。這些科目的課程往往以一篇大型的研究論文為高潮，這將給你實(shí)踐研究和寫(xiě)作的機(jī)會(huì)。
三、參加多方面的課程
Although it is important to be strategic in the classes you take, you should also make sure to not shy away from majoring in a subject or taking a class that you find interesting for pure strategic reasons. Taking classes you enjoy will help strengthen your application in two ways.First, you are likely to do better in courses that you are passionate about. If a subject interests you, doing the work for the class will be less of a chore and you will likely spend more time on it and get a better grade as a result, thereby increasing your GPA.Second, taking classes you are passionate about is a great way to create content for your law school personal statement. Most personal statements contain at least some content on the undergraduate academic experience, and giving yourself the opportunity to talk passionately about a class you took will enable you to write a compelling and more personal essay that highlights your academic strengths.Are you currently in undergrad and planning to go to law school? Let me know in an email or tweet me.
盡管在你所選的課程中有策略是很重要的，但你也應(yīng)該確保不要羞于選擇一個(gè)專業(yè)，或者參加一個(gè)你覺(jué)得有趣的課程，純粹出于戰(zhàn)略考慮。參加你喜歡的課程將有助于你在兩方面加強(qiáng)你的應(yīng)用。首先，你有可能在你熱愛(ài)的課程中表現(xiàn)得更好。如果你對(duì)某個(gè)主題感興趣，那么做這個(gè)班的工作就不那么煩人了，你可能會(huì)花更多的時(shí)間在上面，從而獲得更好的成績(jī)，從而提高你的GPA。第二，參加你熱衷的課程是為你的法學(xué)院的個(gè)人陳述創(chuàng)造內(nèi)容的好方法。大多數(shù)的個(gè)人陳述至少包含了一些關(guān)于本科學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷的內(nèi)容，給自己一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)去熱烈地談?wù)撃闼鶇⒓拥恼n程，這將使你能夠?qū)懗鲆黄俗⒛康?、更加個(gè)性化的文章，突出你的學(xué)術(shù)優(yōu)勢(shì)。你現(xiàn)在在本科，打算去法學(xué)院?jiǎn)?在電子郵件或推特上告訴我。
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