Overachievers spreading dreaded disease. Judicial commission reviews nonacademic affairs. Women's cross country captures MVC title. Though some first-year students have trouble deciding what to do in their professional career, there are others who come to Drake with a definite plan. Some of those first-year students are law students, hoping to make it in this competitive field.
Law students declare a major for their undergraduate studies, as do other students.
However, to gain admission to law school, students must score high on the LSAT, a standardized test. The test questions all areas of knowledge, and many law students spend the duration of their senior year studying exclusively for this test. With a high enough test score, students can gain admittance to higher education, which requires yet another four years of study. Debate is something that exists everywhere, in every class, and I know already that this is something that I want to get involved in. Debate is a key aspect to becoming a lawyer.