正在就读本科的你，也许有毕业后去国外法学院继续深造的准备，接下来留学群小编为大家悉心翻译了本科生如何准备考美国法学院，希望对你有帮助。
前言：参加你热爱的课程和你擅长的科目以获得更高的成绩，这也许会在你申请法学院的时候为您增添更重大筹码。
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.
本科学历是法学院申请人简介中最重要的方面之一。这也是你可以控制的东西。在本周的文章中，我将讨论如何创建一个能够帮助你在法学院获得录取和成功的本科学术道路。
一、尽最大的努力提升你的GPA成绩
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.
从录取的角度来看，你的本科GPA是你本科教育中最重要的一个方面，是你的LSAT分数之后你整个申请的第二重要方面。因此，关注法学院的学生应该设计出一种学术道路，以期获得最高的平均绩点。要做到这一点，最重要的方法之一就是考虑每学期你要学习的课程的难度。如果你是在一个学期的高级课程或课程中加载，那么你很可能会在所有的课程中都很难做到。因此，你应该确保在几个学期中把这些困难的课程分散开来，每学期在几门更容易或更低层次的课程中进行混合，这样你就有更多的时间和精力去学习更困难的课程。这需要一些计划。想想你在整个本科生涯中想要修的课程，并通过难度水平将它们分开。尽你所能去规划你的长期计划，让这些课程在你所有的学期中分散开。你不应该做的一件事就是把你的GPA提高到几乎完全是简单的或低水平的课程。请记住，学校在如何看待GPAs方面是很成熟的。他们得到了很多关于不同专业学生的gpa和分数膨胀趋势的信息，所以不要回避学习更困难的课程。
二、提前培养自己作为一名法律系学生和律师所需要的的技能
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.
成为一名成功的法律系学生和律师所必需的技能，包括仔细阅读密集的材料;组织、线性思维;较强的研究能力;和良好的写作能力。学习那些能帮助你发展这些技能的课程，不仅能让你在法学院取得成功，而且还能让招生委员会看到你已经准备好去处理法学院的学术严正。要发展你的阅读和线性思维能力，可以考虑选修一门哲学课程。大多数的哲学课程要求你阅读那些为某一立场而争论的密文，就像你在法学院读到的那些案例一样。要发展研究和写作技巧，可以考虑参加历史和政治科学课程。这些科目的课程往往以一篇大型的研究论文为高潮，这将给你实践研究和写作的机会。
三、参加多方面的课程
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.
尽管在你所选的课程中有策略是很重要的，但你也应该确保不要羞于选择一个专业，或者参加一个你觉得有趣的课程，纯粹出于战略考虑。参加你喜欢的课程将有助于你在两方面加强你的应用。首先，你有可能在你热爱的课程中表现得更好。如果你对某个主题感兴趣，那么做这个班的工作就不那么烦人了，你可能会花更多的时间在上面，从而获得更好的成绩，从而提高你的GPA。第二，参加你热衷的课程是为你的法学院的个人陈述创造内容的好方法。大多数的个人陈述至少包含了一些关于本科学习经历的内容，给自己一个机会去热烈地谈论你所参加的课程，这将使你能够写出一篇引人注目的、更加个性化的文章，突出你的学术优势。你现在在本科，打算去法学院吗?在电子邮件或推特上告诉我。
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