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Every year over 50,000 people apply to law school, however only 53 percent of applicants are actually accepted. According to Law school dean Raymond Pierce, the acceptance rate at N.C. Central University is about 20 percent.
"The hardest part about law school is getting into law school," said Pierce.
On Tuesday at 10:40 break Pierce spoke to prospective law students about preparing for the LSAT, attending the law school, and the legal profession.
"I want to inform students about what it takes to get into law school and dispel some of the harmful perceptions about that process," said Pierce.
This is Pierce's first time conducting his informational at NCCU, but every year he travels to Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania where he speaks to the undergraduates at Morgan State, Coppin State, Virginia Union, Virginia Stat, Cheyney and Lincoln University.
"I thought I'm doing this at other school s I might as well do this at my school," said Pierce.
According to Pierce the number applicants have jumped from 1000 to 3600 since starting the informational.
"Doing this informational has increased applications to our law school, particularly amongst the African Americans and not just the ones who attend HBCUs," he said.
In 2010 the U.S. world news and report ranked the Law School one of the best value law schools in the nation. "We are the signature program of N.C. Central University," he said.
According to Pierce, those who are most successful and most prepared are the students who come from schools that have strong pre-law programs.
"A good pre-law program can help you immensely," he said. Pierce also added that 90 percent of a students entrance into law school will be based on their GPA and LSAT scores.
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