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| Freshman Year Fall: Attend a pre-law orientation meeting. Join LPS by emailing us. Take a variety of classes from the Core Curriculum to determine your interests. Spring: Meet with pre-law advisor Professor Lillian O'Reilly individually.Start thinking about a Major. Take some classes that coincide with your interests. Start becoming active by joining a few clubs, including LPS if you haven't done so already, and engaging in community service. It is best to become involved at the beginning of your college experience so that you may demonstrate to law schools a three year commitment to a particular organization and/or cause. |
| SophomoreYear Fall: Take a few practice Law School Admissions Tests in order to assess and diagnose your strengths and weaknesses. This will help you plan your academic program and use your course work to prepare for the LSAT. For instance, you might want to take a logic class in the Philosophy Department to develop your reasoning skills.. LPS usually hosts free practice LSATs every semester, so join our mailing list. Spring: Choose classes carefully based on your interests and strengths,from the Core curriculum and your major. Start building relationships with professors by meeting them during office hours or taking classes with them for a second time. Work on obtaining an internship for the summer in your field or interests. |
| Junior Year Fall: Take a few practice LSATs under timed simulated conditions and score them to see how you do. Again, LPS offers free timed practice tests every semester, so join our mailing list. Take upper level courses in your major. Meet with pre-law advisor Professor O'Reilly. Spring: Take several more timed and scored practice exams to determine whether or not you need a formal test preparation class or if you can study independantly. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you take an LSAT prep course. The prep course will begin in late spring or early summer for the October exam. Be mindful of your coursework and try to balance coursework and LSAT prep effectively. If you are submitting law school applications in the fall, your spring semester's grades will be the last set of grades the law schools will use to make their initial determination on your application. Register with the Law School Admissions Council to take either the June or October LSAT. Summer After Junior Year: Begin working on your resume and personal statement. Begin researching and writing to potential law schools for catalogs and admissions materials. If you have not taken the June LSAT, register for the October LSAT. The scores arrive 4 to 6 weeks after the test administration. If you have taken the June LSAT already, then review law school choices based upon your June LSAT score. Make an application schedule or task plan for your target schools. |
| SeniorYear Sept/Oct: Register with LSDAS. Request letters of recommendation. Begin filling out applications. Pick up financial aid materials. Re-take the LSAT if appropriate. Finish writing personal statement and resume. Follow up on your letters of recommendation requests. November: Finish your resume and your personal statement. Complete all applications. December: Submit your applications. Put in your best effort on course work and final exams, as this semester's grades may be the last the admissions committees reivew prior to making decisions. December is the last LSAT date to meet the deadline for the majority of law schools. Jan/Feb Federal financial aid applications become available. Complete financial aid applications. March/April/May: Receive responses and financial aid determinations from law schools. Visit law schools. LPS tries to organize group law school visits to law schools in the New York City area, so email us if you would prefer to visit a prospective school with us. Make decisions and submit admissions deposit. Complete all remaining graduation requirements, as the bachelor's degree is required to begin law school. |
| Advised Timeline |
| Most law schools base their admissions timeline on a traditional academic year calendar with classes commencing in the fall semester (September or August). The following timeline is "advised" because it represents a basic skeleton for a student who is on a traditional four-year undergraduate schedule and plans to attend law school in the fall semester after he/she graduates in the spring. We recommend adjusting the timeline according to your personal program and schedule whether its traditional or non-traditional and your preferences. Many students elect to attend |
| law school after taking some time off from their academics to work and save money or after taking more than the traditional four years to graduate. You are under no obligation to directly follow this particular track. You may take the LSAT sooner or later than advised. You may also consider applying for early admission if you are sure about the law school of your choice. The purpose of this timeline is to provide you with a sense of the law school admissions requirements and some recommendations on how to allocate your time accordingly so as not to become overwhelmed. For individual advisement and planning, email Professor Gaston Alonso. |
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