How to get to harvard law?

Question

im 12 and i want to go to harvard law. i ve had A and B average every year since pre-k. if i go to harvard what will change about my life. also how much will it cost and what kind of scholarships can i get? please i want to prepare for college asap!

Answer 1

Frankie, it is admirable to be so career driven at such a young age.  We could tell you a lot of things to prepare you for that journey today, but they may not be true by the time you actually make it to apply for Harvard's Law school.  You still have several years of junior high and high school, and another 4 years of undergraduate college to contend with.  One step at a time my friend.   :-)

The one thing you can do to help your chances of getting to Harvard is to continue to excel academically.    There is a lot of competition to get into Harvard schools and the grades are one of the things they obviously look at.  The second thing you will need to do is score very high on the LSAT to get into law school.  This will be helpful in admission to whatever school you want to attend and is directly tied to how much merit scholarship money you are offered to attend these schools.  

It's great to have a big dream such as this, but you still have a few years in front of you.

Answer 2

Wolfe is right, you are to be admired for thinking ahead.  

I would second his advice to keep your grades up and prepare very carefully for the LSAT.  One more thing that will help you is to do volunteer work during high school and your undergraduate years.  Keep track of all your volunteering, too, so that you can list it on your college applications and on your scholarship applications.  Colleges tend to admit more "well-rounded" students, and volunteer work helps show that you are "well-rounded."

Good luck to you!