You may have heard that the Law School Admission Council recently announced some BIG changes to the LSAT in 2019—this Pre-Law Blog post provides more details. We will continue posting updates as new information becomes available.
GRE v. LSAT for Law School Admissions—Oct. 15 at 4:00 in Lincoln Hall 1002
A hot topic in legal education is the recent decision by 26 law schools to accept a GRE or LSAT score. What should prospective law students know about the GRE versus the LSAT? Join us as Ms. Jennifer Kott, Director of Admissions at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, shares details about how her office uses the GRE in the law school admission process. This session will cover: Why the GRE is now being accepted by law schools; how the GRE differs from the LSAT; how law school admissions staff evaluate GRE scores versus LSAT scores; advice on how to decide which exam to take; and communicating with law school admissions offices.
Pre-Law 101—Oct. 22 at 4:00 OR Nov. 13 at 4:00 in 514 Illini Union Bookstore Building
This workshop is designed for Illinois students who are new to pre-law or are interested in learning more about it. It covers: What it means to be pre-law at Illinois; course selection, majors, and extracurriculars; building a pre-law resume; and what law schools are really looking for. We will outline a four year plan to maximize the undergraduate experience in order to become a great law school candidate. We'll also answer any questions about law school and legal careers.
Each Pre-Law 101 session is the same. Incoming first-year students should attend a Pre-Law 101 prior to setting up an individual pre-law advising appointment.
Applying to Law School Webinar Series—This fall we are offering multiple webinars on various aspects of the law school application process. Registration is open here. The October sessions are:
Build Your Law School Application Plan—Oct. 19 at 2:00 pm. This webinar will cover: How to create a law school application strategy, building a list of realistic and dream law schools, assessing your priorities in a legal education, research strategies for finding law schools that are a good fit, budgeting for the application process, and creating an effective timeline to maximize admission and scholarship results.
Addenda: Character & Fitness and Optional Essays--Oct. 26 at 2:00 pm. This webinar will cover: What Character & Fitness questions are, how to draft responses to required disclosures, tips for keeping required disclosures professional, how to maximize an optional essay without recycling the personal statement, and considerations for when an optional statement should--and shouldn't--be submitted.
