Categories: Advice, Application Timeline, Scholarships, Seat Deposits
Tags: deciding between law schools, law school scholarship, law school seat deposit, multiple seat deposit, scholarship, visiting a law school
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Many law school applicants are currently in a position where they’ve heard from some, but not all, of the law schools they’ve applied to and are wondering what to do as seat deposits loom.
If you have not already done so, visit any law school you’re seriously considering. If you aren’t willing to invest in traveling there and checking it out then you probably shouldn’t be considering forking over six figures for the privilege of studying there. Do your homework.
I’ve often found that when my clients visit the schools, a decision makes itself based on how they felt about the campus, the students they spoke with, and the campus environment.
Other things you might be thinking about include scholarships and seat deposits (and multiple seat deposits). Here are some things to consider when deciding whether to accept a scholarship to law school.
Categories: Humor
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Here’s something NOT to do during a campus visit to a law school. (One of my former clients, now a 1L, sent this to me and I think it’s pretty hilarious.):
Lesson from Law School: if you’re going to fall asleep in class, it’s probably not a good idea to come to class in the first place.
There was a prospective student visiting our Civil Procedure class on Thursday, shadowing a friend of his from undergrad. He fell asleep during the middle of the class, with his head down flat on the desk. Once our professor noticed that he had fallen asleep, she walked up to him, hit the desk and shouted “helloooooooooo?!” And then, of course, she asked his name, asked what other law schools he was looking at. “I know that federal common law is boring, but wherever you go, you’re going to have to deal with it.” And then she proceeded to make fun of him for the rest of the class.
Guys, please don’t fall asleep in class when you’re visiting. The whole point is to make a good impression!
Categories: Law School Admission Trends
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According to this post about the 11.5% increase in February LSAT takers, it looks like Fall 2010 might be a very competitive application year.
Categories: Law School Rankings, Part Time Programs
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AbovetheLaw reported today that the U.S. News Law School Rankings will be issued late this year, and part of the reason is the additional evaluation of part time programs.
Categories: LRAP Programs, Public Interest/Pro Bono
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Equal Justice Works just posted a good article on student loan forgiveness for thos working in the public interest after law school.
Ann K. Levine, Esq., former director of law school admissions for two ABA approved law schools, is a law school admission consultant and owner of Law School Expert,
