The answer to all three of those questions is, no . The state of mind part is most important for you to be successful. And this is helpful because I often have information on internships, jobs, scholarships, and other pre-law opportunities and if I know who you are I can pass this information on to you.
Law school is essentially graduate school for law.
Well, it wouldn t hurt. Anytime you earn less than an A you leave some question in the minds of the law school admissions committees about whether you can handle law school level coursework. They are good test takers. This is a challenging test. Most students spend a few months preparing for it.