Friday, February 10, 2012 @ 3:00 in TETC 110a (computer lab) Investigating Law Schools

This session will address what should you be concerned about when choosing a law school. It will help you determine which criteria are important and which are less so. It will also help you to determine how assess schools based on those criteria. It will also help you determine which different criteria various law schools consider important and how to achieve those benchmarks. If you have already applied to school and/or have been admitted, learn about different ways to choose between schools based on your goals.
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 3:00 in Fulton Hall 111 Roundtable regarding careers related to Law

In this session you will be able to hear from several individuals (including SU grads) who have used their law degrees to achieve different career goals. You can hear about their experiences in law school and their careers. Find out what they found most valuable about their law school and undergraduate experiences. Also find out about what served them well in their later careers. Was law school and the practice or law what they expect? Extensive opportunity will be given for questions.
Available approximately 10 dates from February 1 to March 3 -- Practice LSAT exam.

Kaplan Test prep, will offer an online LSAT Practice exam this spring at for Salisbury University Students. If you are interested in taking the exam you must register through the following link http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1167642-WsVml3kFPv and choose one of the available dates. Once registered, you will receive instructions for how access your online practice test. Take the test from home, the library, or even an open computer lab on campus. Each test will last up to 4 hours and will be proctored like an actual exam. Students will receive their score immediately following the exam. After the test, one of Kaplan’s instructors will give a short workshop on test-taking strategies and will answer any questions that you may have. This is a great opportunity for you to see how you might score on the real thing, and become familiar with the kinds of questions that will be on the real test.
Friday, March 30, 2012 3:00-4:30 in Fulton Hall 269 Academic Advising

This drop in session during program planning period is designed to answer students questions and aid them with scheduling their courses in a way which would be beneficial for gaining admittance to law school. This is NOT meant to replace advising with your major adviser but to supplement it. For maximum advantage you should read the sections of majors and choices in the prelaw handbook before your drop in session.
Friday, April 20, 2012 @ 3:00 in TETC 184 Personal Statement 1

This session deals with several aspects of the personal statement, an important part of the application to law school. Addressed will be the role that the personal statement plays in the application and the law school admittance process, what makes personal statement enhance applications, what should be avoided in personal statements, and how to plan for and begin to construct a personal statement.
Date to be announced: Advice about the application process from recent successful SU applicants.

Past Salisbury University Students will talk about their experience applying to law. They will explain what when well and what they might do differently in the future. They can also answer questions explaining the application process and their transition from Salisbury University to law school.

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