Any advice for people who would like to be a lawyer?

Well I am 13 and I really want to be a lawyer.I know many legal terms and would like to do more.When I get older I have high ambitions to go to Fordham University.Any tips or advice or anything on this subject maybe even ways to see what its likeAny advice for people who would like to be a lawyer?
I concur with the first poster's tips, but would like to add a few of my own:





(1) Take mock trial / moot court in high school (this may be considered part of the drama class), but it is extremely helpful when you want to learn about criminal law;





(2) Check to see if there are internships at the local District Attorney's or Public Defender's Offices in the county in which you reside. You may be able to get one while in high school;





(3) Study, study, study and get good grades in high school and in college/university.





(4) When in college, sign up for the speech and debate team. You do not need a specific major, but as the first poster said, business or political science is good. However, I would suggest having a major in a subject in which you can get a good job after graduation [just in case law doesn't work out];





(5) When in law school, sign up for the moot court team;





(6) In your first year of law school, sign up for a bar review course [you can ';lock in'; the price in the first year by putting a deposit of $50-100 down for the $3000+ course];





(7) While in law school, during summer breaks, get a job as a law clerk at any law firm that will hire you. You will gain invaluable experience and contacts which will hopefully remember you fondly once you graduate, pass the bar exam and are looking for a job;





(8) NEVER GIVE UP!Any advice for people who would like to be a lawyer?
Here are some tips:





(1) Take debate in high school -- that's the best early-learning ground to be a lawyer.





(2) Work very hard on your public speaking and writing skills. Take speech and research paper classes in high school if your high school offers them, and consider joining your local chapter of The Toastmasters (they specialize in developing your public speaking skills).





(3) Go to college and major in political science or business. Business would be better, just in case you decide you don't want to be a lawyer, and you'll need business law classes to get your bachelor's degree -- you MUST have a bachelor's degree before you can apply for law school.





(4) You need to get as many A's as possible in high school and college, so be sure to apply yourself and do everything you can to get and keep your grade point average high.





(5) The LSAT will make you or break you. The better you score on the LSAT, the better your chances of getting into a more prestigious law program like the one at Fordham. They offer one-and-two-day seminars to prepare you for the LSAT. TAKE ONE!!! Every lawyer I know who didn't take an LSAT-prep course didn't score as well as they wanted to the first time they took the LSAT. Many of them took it again after taking an LSAT-prep course and did much better.





(6) Be prepared to work long hours as an adult -- most lawyers who work for firms put in at least 60 hours a week.





Good luck, and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it -- CHASE YOUR DREAM!!!