JD

At this point I think it will be easier for me to get into a top law school (top 6) than to get a consulting or banking job. I do plan to apply for an MBA during my first year of law school. If I get in, then I'll just switch into that, though I'm not holding my breath.

How hard is it to make the transition from law school to consulting? I know MBB hire at law schools, but how competitive is it?

Thanks.

First, I need to know about the usefulness of a JD outside of law. I realize that JD will not help in banking, but I'm wondering whether there are other applications for, at least, the knowledge obtained from acquiring a JD if not the credentials associated with the JD (i.e. Politics, Entrepreneurship, etc. - these are two paths that I've considered as an exit to banking - especially politics)

Right now I'm only considering Harvard and Stanford for law school - my GPA is a bit sub-par when compared to the average admit (i.e. lower than the 20th percentile of the school - still a bit over 3.5+), but my LSAT is over the 99.8th percentile (175+ for my particular sitting)... I know there's this app floating around - but don't know how to get it - in which you input your GPA and LSAT and it will tell you to which schools you will likely get accepted/waitlisted/rejected. Any idea regarding what my output would be?