Advice for prospective law students on crafting personal statements
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Once you have developed a compelling topic for your law school personal statement, the next challenge is writing it. Here are five ways to create an essay with a strong beginning, middle and end.
Read More about Advice for prospective law students on crafting personal statementsOpinion: NYU Law 3L encourages incoming students to attend law school
BLOOMBERG BNA – “So can I conscionably recommend law school? I think I can. Employment statistics and law school rankings will always be helpful in evaluating an acceptance letter for real job outcomes.”
Read More about Opinion: NYU Law 3L encourages incoming students to attend law schoolRecent law school graduate shares advice for paying off student loans
FORBES – Take a look at what inspired these grads to get rid of their loans fast — and how they made it happen.
Read More about Recent law school graduate shares advice for paying off student loansFBI Director gives advice to CUA Law students during talk
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA – James B. Comey Jr., director of the FBI, spoke with Daniel Attridge, dean of the law school, before a crowded Slowinski Courtroom on April 12 for the Brendan F. Brown Lecture Series.
Read More about FBI Director gives advice to CUA Law students during talkOpinion: How millennials in Big Law can make a difference and shape the future of the legal profession
BLOOMBERG BNA – “We can best contribute to such reforms if we draw on our generation’s best qualities: the desire to find meaning in our work and an appreciation for diversity.”
Read More about Opinion: How millennials in Big Law can make a difference and shape the future of the legal professionRecommendations for evaluating where to apply for law school
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Determining what constitutes your personal reach, target and safety range can be tricky. Here are some tips to help you objectively assess your chances.
Read More about Recommendations for evaluating where to apply for law schoolA look at merit-based financial aid for incoming law students
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Whether you’ve already been offered a scholarship or are still waiting for a decision, here’s what you need to know about negotiating merit-based financial aid.
Read More about A look at merit-based financial aid for incoming law studentsCalifornia bar to require state-accredited law schools to publish attrition rates
LOS ANGELES TIMES – California’s unaccredited law schools, which collectively have an 85% dropout rate, will soon have to disclose their attrition rates to prospective students.
Read More about California bar to require state-accredited law schools to publish attrition ratesMore law schools may seek to accept GRE as entrance exam
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – University of Arizona College of Law’s recent decision to ease up on the LSAT and let prospective students apply with a GRE score has caused some consternation in the tightly regimented world of law school admissions.
Read More about More law schools may seek to accept GRE as entrance examProspective students paying less attention to college rankings
THE WASHINGTON POST – According to an annual survey of college freshmen across the country by UCLA researchers, just 18 percent of students said magazine rankings were important in influencing their final college selection.
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