Why no interviews for law school admissions?

[captbadass]

How can the interview be of vital importance for medical school admission, but it is not even a factor in admissions for most law schools? We spend hundreds flying across the country for these interviews while the future blood sucking ambulance chasers just mail it all in and wait to hear back. It doesn't make much sense. It seems like it would be just as important or maybe more important for a law school applicant to function well in an interview setting before they could gain acceptance. Any thoughts on this? Please discuss.

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[futuremsfdoc]

law schools are like washu, they're all numbers ******.

 

[ms2209]

It seems like it would be just as important or maybe more important for a law school applicant to function well in an interview setting before they could gain acceptance. Any thoughts on this? Please discuss.

I agree with you on this one! When my friend, who is pre-law, informed me of this, I was very surprised. I would assume that considering law is all about communication and forming arguments, it would be essential to have good interviewing skills and as such, this would be an important part of the application process. But, as futuremsf said, law schools place almost all their emphasis (if not all) on GPA/LSAT.

 

[constructor]

law schools are like washu, they're all numbers ******.

this is exactly right... my friends who just completed their applications to law school are already slacking off because they know that with their lsat score and gpa they are guaranteed to get into a great law school. if only we could say the same about those medical schools that have lower averages than our numbers... 🙄

 

[captbadass]

the other thing that annoys me about law school is that if you want to go to law school there is one out there that will accept you. its only competitive at the very top. i was looking at admissions stats on usnews and there are schools with avg gpas around 2.5 and lsat scores in the 140s. this is definitely not the case for medical school. i think barring an acceptance to a top 25 law school, admission to any md school can be looked at as more of an accomplishment.

 

[exmike]

Because interviewing requires character, personality, honesty, and compassion, four traits that are not compatible with the practice of law.

😀

 

[ms2209]

Because interviewing requires character, personality, honesty, and compassion, four traits that are not compatible with the practice of law.

😀

It must be lunchtime, because I feel some cold cuts 🙂!

 

[lehavre]

How can the interview be of vital importance for medical school admission, but it is not even a factor in admissions for most law schools? We spend hundreds flying across the country for these interviews while the future blood sucking ambulance chasers just mail it all in and wait to hear back. It doesn't make much sense. It seems like it would be just as important or maybe more important for a law school applicant to function well in an interview setting before they could gain acceptance. Any thoughts on this? Please discuss.

Because so many doctors have no personality, they want to be sure most of you fall into that category....

 

[freesolo]

so ECs dont matter in law school admission?? Isnt reputation of a law school alot more important than hte reputation of a medical school?

 

[frantic983]

I think it has a lot to do with supply and demand. Med schools need some way of differentiating applicants. The difference between someone with a 3.7 and 300 hours of community service and someone with a 3.75 and 250 hours of community service can be found in an interview.

 

[riverie]

Because interviewing requires character, personality, honesty, and compassion, four traits that are not compatible with the practice of law.

😀

awesome! i love your sense of humor, exmike. 😉

 

[Pinkertinkle]

I think it has a lot to do with supply and demand. Med schools need some way of differentiating applicants. The difference between someone with a 3.7 and 300 hours of community service and someone with a 3.75 and 250 hours of community service can be found in an interview.

Yeah, its called the MCAT. Anyhow, top law schools aren't exactly short on applicants either.

 

[Chonson]

I think it has a lot to do with supply and demand. Med schools need some way of differentiating applicants. The difference between someone with a 3.7 and 300 hours of community service and someone with a 3.75 and 250 hours of community service can be found in an interview.

How does this have anything to do with supply and demand?

 

[frantic983]

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[frantic983]

Small supply of Med-schools with a huge demand among fairly equal students.

 

[constructor]

How does this have anything to do with supply and demand?

lol.

 

[superdevil]

my favorite thing about law school admissions: there are tons of law schools!

if you ever buy a copy of the USNews school rankings, LOOK AT THE LAW SCHOOL DATA. the lowest "tier" of law schools (i think its the 4th tier) routinely has schools that accept more than 50-60% of their applicants (a couple were even over 70%!!!). it really makes it seem like a well-read house plant can be an attorney. i don't know any med schools who can "boast" that (even those schools out in the sticks like north dakota or whatever).

 

[PostalWookie]

I was complaining about this to a pre-law friend of mine. He told me that most lawyers don't actually need personality or communication skills unless they want to become trial lawyers (think tax law). The rest just need an analytical mind, which is what the essay, grades, and LSAT assess. Doctors, however, will most certainly have to interact with patients (except a few specialties like pathology), so we actually need to be normal human beings.

 

[virilep]

this thread is like comparing apples and oranges. it's about what you want to do with your life. so what they have it "easier." if you get more enjoyment from becoming one or the other, you should go for it. don't be pissed cuz their process is easier. just spend your time ranting about why healthcare costs so much or something. maybe it's cuz of them. who knows.

 

[captbadass]

this thread is like comparing apples and oranges. it's about what you want to do with your life. so what they have it "easier." if you get more enjoyment from becoming one or the other, you should go for it. don't be pissed cuz their process is easier. just spend your time ranting about why healthcare costs so much or something. maybe it's cuz of them. who knows.

well, thanks for advising me on what i should rant about, but i think i'll stick to this lawyer topic. on second thought, that idea about making a thread comparing apples and oranges sounds really interesting. any thoughts on this?

 

[superdevil]

well, thanks for advising me on what i should rant about, but i think i'll stick to this lawyer topic. on second thought, that idea about making a thread comparing apples and oranges sounds really interesting. any thoughts on this?

apples rule! oranges suck!

 

[NubianPrincess]

Oranges are easier to suck but apples need a fancy juicer.

Anyway, among my friends, Law school seems to be the default when people are unsure about which career path to choose. I don't get that. 😕

 

[superdevil]

Anyway, among my friends, Law school seems to be the default when people are unsure about which career path to choose. I don't get that. 😕

i've noticed that, too (well, not as much among my friends as the rest of people at my school). due to the relative simplicity of applying (LSAT+GPA=acceptances), i've always said that getting into law school is the easiest possible way to do something with the most possible prestige. it sounds great to say "i go to law school", but depending on *where* you go, you may have moonwalked straight into the damn place partying like a fiend all throughout college (yea, yea, some of you may have anecdotes about people who did that and got into med school...pat yourself on the back, good job).

 

[Sainttpk]

hello folks,

Just to chime in here for a second, Im a 2nd year law student at a top 20 program, The reason why law schools do not have interviews is because law schools look almost exclusivley at numbers when making application decisions.

From my experince, the majority of people in law school are just here to make money. They are corporate ****** !! Law schools , and law firms rarely care that you are a rounded individual or take time out to do intersting things with your life. At least that is what i have gleaned in my time here. All that matters is numbers. And if you want to work at a big stupid law firm then all they look at are your grades.

That being said, I am happy with my decision to attend law school, because it has taught me to appreciate hard work, and has also given me the ability to think on my feet and give me more confidence. Law school is rigigourous at times, but in many ways it has changed me for the better. As soon as I finish law school I plan on applying to medical school because I have no desire to be an attorney the rest of my life. I thought i did, but i wont go into that right now. However I do think the skills I have learned in this hell will teach me alot about myself and help me to become a better physician. Any other law students or attorneys wanna talk? drop me a line

Thats my two cents!

 

[Graat]

So who else thought that this thread would contain a bad lawyer joke only to find that its a serious question?