Advice for aspiring law students on choosing an undergraduate major
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Aspiring lawyers may think they need to choose a law-related college major to get into law school, but that’s not the case.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — It can feel awkward to write about yourself for your law school personal statement. You want to sound warm and personable but also serious and professional. You want to take credit for your achievements without sounding like a self-aggrandizing bore.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Mugambi Jouet of USC Gould School of Law approaches criminal justice as a lens through which society’s values, evolution, and imagination are revealed.
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FORBES — Applicants to law school come from a wide array of academic and professional backgrounds. Though the application process may be years away, high school students who dream of attending a top law school can begin preparing long before they even begin their undergraduate studies.
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LAW HUB — Law school is a significant financial investment, and figuring out how to pay for it can be complicated
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — A law school personal statement can take various forms. The voice, tone, content, storyline and structure will depend on who you are and what you’re writing about.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — I get a lot of emails like this one around this time of year, from stressed out potential law school applicants: “Should I apply to law school in this application cycle? Or is it better to wait until next year and work first? What are the pros and cons of taking…
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THE DAILY UNIVERSE — BYU Law professor Michalyn Steele, the keynote speaker for the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion Pre-Law Symposium, encouraged future law school students to “dare to be.”
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL — Though finals season doesn’t officially begin until Dec. 7, students at the University of Virginia School of Law have a habit of preparing long in advance. Here are the best tips and content about how to approach exams we’ve produced over the years.
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ADMISSIBLE — You’ve seen lawyers on TV and in movies, but what does it really mean to practice law? What is law school like and what does it take to succeed as a law student? Professor Joe Fore ’11 joins Dean Blazer to discuss lawyering, law school and what he has learned from teaching 1Ls…
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