Grove City College is an excellent choice for the student considering a career in law. Grove City graduates have enjoyed academic and professional success in the study and practice of law. They are eagerly sought by quality law schools across the country, and are recruited by top firms, corporations, and government agencies; some set up small one- and two-lawyer shops. If you choose to prepare yourself for the law at Grove City, you will join a distinguished and successful group of students and alumni.

CURRICULUM & ORGANIZATION

Prelaw is not an academic major, but a way of life. Choose a major in which you are willing to work hard for honor grades in the most   challenging courses it has to offer. There is no preferred major for prelaw. In fact, Grove City students have majored in virtually every discipline the campus has to offer. The prelaw advisors work with you and your major advisor to ensure that your electives include those courses important to your preparation, both for the LSAT and for law school. Students are encouraged to introduce themselves to the prelaw advisors when they arrive on campus. A working relationship over four years ensures a complete preparation for and a smoother entry into law school.

Prelaw encompasses more than selecting majors and courses. Law school admissions deans visit the Grove City campus primarily in the fall semester to meet with prelaw students. A student Law Society organizes speakers and trips to law schools and occasional law review issues. Close ties with Grover alumni in law schools, or practicing law, afford students opportunities to learn about the law and law school first-hand. Although preparation for law school is best begun in the freshman year, the senior years are the busiest and most important. Beginning in the spring semester of the junior year, it includes preparation for the LSAT, credentials preparation, selection, and application to law schools in the fall semester, and arrangements for finances and the decision to enroll at a law school.

The prelaw advisors are always available to counsel with you and to help you make your best decisions, however we cannot guarantee that you will get into law school. You will get yourself into law school by your academic diligence, careful planning, attention to detail, and long-term commitment to your goal.

Our students have attended such prestigious law schools as Case Western Reserve, Duke University Law School, George Mason University, Ohio State University, Temple University, University of Illinois, University of Michigan Law School, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University Law School, and William and Mary. Over the last few years, the average LSAT score is approximately 160, which places our students in the 80th percentile nationally.