Is a criminal justice degree from ITT Technical Institute good enough to get into law school? And if it is, will I be prepared enough?

JudyKayTee

No, it is not. I am not aware of a recognized law school that does not require a 4 year degree.

slartiste

the criminal justice degree from ITT is a 4-year degree.

slartiste

it's a bachelors of criminal justice degree

JudyKayTee

Then that degree (assuming it's a bachelors degree and not an Associates degree), some side interests and a good score on your LSAT's will certainly qualify you to apply and possibly be accepted.

slartiste

will i be prepared for law school? how will i know if i'll be ready? even if i do make it?

JudyKayTee

You'll take the LSAT exam and your score will determine whether you will attend law school, same as your SAT's determine if you can get into a College.

I am not the least bit familiar with your degree and your school so I can't address your situation specifically.

slartiste

OK. so pretty much if i get a good score on my lsat and a good gpa, I should be able to get in? Since ITT is not a liberal arts school, I probably wouldn't be looked at by a top notch school no matter what my scores would be right?

Fr_Chuck

Part of the issues is yes you can go to law school, have you taken any consitutional law classes, have you learned to do any briefs like you may in other , But then you have people who went to engineering schools go to law school.

Now remember there are different levels of law schools, so unless you do a blast on the LSAT don't expect it to be the top school.

slartiste

that's the thing. if i make the grades and score well on the lsat, i want to be able to get into a good school, so i guess ITT isnt a good choice for me.