Long time lurker - help me work up to an acceptable law school application

Hi! I'm sitting here watching you guys wait for your A's and am catching secondhand excitement for whenever it is my time to apply!

I would love some advice. I am all over lsdlaw getting a feel for what some of my target schools expect, and I've noticed the ramped up numbers of applicants and that it's more competitive yada yada - my question is how can I build up my softs? I have two more years left of undergrad.

Here is a little about me: I am 30 years old and a new mother to a year-and-a-half old beautiful boy. I had some trouble growing up, mainly with domestic violence and substance abuse. I have overcame everything, for the most part (except the resulting poverty from going through all of that lol). I have an interest in public interest law and maybe becoming a prosecutor or public defender.

I have always had an interest in law and then from dealing with all the courts and stuff, I knew I could see myself finally being passionate about something. So, I have double-downed on completing my bachelors degree solely to go to law school. I changed my major from computer science to economics (I didn't trust myself to pass calculus 3 with a toddler screaming at me lol) but am wondering if it would be okay to switch again, to an interdisciplinary studies major so I can finish sooner. My GPA is kind of low (3.01/119 credits/60 more to go with economics BS) but I would be able to show an upward trend (maybe get it to 3.4 )and explain it away. I haven't taken an LSAT diagnostic but I've been studying and trying to understand all the concepts so I can get a great score in a year or so. Also have been in the service industry for over a decade - that's my work experience, for the most part.

My question is -

I'm busy - I'm trying to build up my extracurriculars but being in the pre law society at my university with 18-year-olds on daddys dime as a broke mother - it's hard to have meaningful conversations. As a bartender - I'm usually great at speaking to people but Gen Z is a different breed. I've really put in the effort for the first four months of being back in school since becoming a mother - at this point, I don't even want to hang out or be "popular" I just need to build up my resume. What are other ways to network? How can I build up my softs? I'm trying to volunteer with some local legal aid clinics but I have no admin experience, so they don't seem to want to talk to me ?

Thank you guys. I really love watching y'all get those A's. Especially all the mom law students on lawtok.