LAW SCHOOL APPLICATION

WORKSHOP

JEREMY, PAC PRE-LAW ADVISOR

February 5th, 2013

PAC

Pre-Law Advising Center http://manoa.hawaii.edu/pac/

prelaw@hawaii.edu

Marisa

3L

Jeremy

3L

Eliza

2L

Co-Hosted by

•Pre-Law Advising Center

• Dr. Ruth Bingham, Director

•William S. Richardson School of Law

• Elisabeth Steele Hutchison, Director of Admissions and Special

Projects

•Mānoa Pre-Law Association • Claire & Devon

Law School

Law School Admission Council

LSAC

LSAC LSAT

$

CAS

School Report

Supplemental Essay

Letters

(if not through

CAS)

Law Schools

upload

LOR

YOU

Summary

Application

Transcripts

Personal Statement

Résumé

Diversity/Addenda

What You Need

1. Fee

2. Transcripts

3. LSAT

4. Application

5. Résumé

6. Personal Statement

• Diversity/Addenda

7. Letters

• Dean’s Letter

1. LSAC CAS – Credential Assembly Service Fees

1. LSAC- Fee Waiver

1. Fee Waiver includes:

• 2 LSATs

• test dates must fall within the two-year waiver

period

• Registration for LSAC's Credential Assembly

Service (CAS)

• 4 law school reports included via CAS

• 1 copy of the Official LSAT SuperPrep®

• Many schools honor as an application

waiver

2. Transcripts

2. Transcripts

2. Transcripts

3. LSAT Timeline

LSAT-Law School Admissions Test:

Administered 4 times a year

• February, June, Sept/October,

December

• Feb and June good as early for all

• Sept/Oct good for late Winter and Spring

• December good for Spring Deadlines

• Feb good for only some schools

3. LSAT Preparation

• Self Study

• 9-12 months for

one hour a day

• Group Study

• Test Prep Courses

• PAC Lending

Library

• LSAT

Accommodated

Testing

More Info on the LSAT

LSAT 101- Tomorrow, 5:30 p.m.

Business Administration 101

4. Law School Application Timeline

4. Application Timelines • AIM for Early FALL

• cycle opens, late Aug, early Sept. and runs through

the summer

• WHY? Because each school has different deadlines

and acceptance methods.

• Three types

• Rolling

• Deadline

• Hybrid

5. Résumé

•Check the requirements • Page length?

•Academic not Job • Highlight what you’ve learned not necessarily what

you did (cf. clerical tasks)

5. Sample Résumé Section

6. Personal Statement

•Check limits

•Review • Grammar & Typos

•Sample: • Attach a 500-word personal statement on a

subject of your choice. Many applicants write about their goals, achievements, influences, and interest in our Law School.

6. Feedback Resources

• Family and friends

• Mānoa Writing Center

• Mānoa Career Center

• PAC

• Advisors

• Professors and letter writers

6. Diversity Statement and Addenda

Addenda

• Discrepancy in scores

• Lower GPA

• Life challenges

• Criminal records

Diversity

• Don’t have to be

minority

• Bring diversity to class

• Background or

upbringing

Be Aware of the Bar

•Character and Fitness Evaluation • + Good Moral Character

• - Involving Moral Turpitude

•Possible Docs: • Driving record, abstract

• Credit record

• Criminal Charges

7. Letters of Recommendation

• 2 or 3 letters of recommendation • Academic

• Work

• Member of the Community

• LSAC LOR Form • E-mail

• Hard copy mailed

• Mailed directly to school

• UH Mānoa Career Center- Credential File Service

7. LOR timeline

ASK PACKET THEIR

DEADLINE

REAL

DEADLINE

1-2

weeks

4 weeks 4 weeks

App deadline

7. Dean’s Letter

• Also known as the Dean's Appraisal, Statement of Current Undergraduate Dean, or College Certification • Verification of your degree

• Disciplinary records

• It must be completed by an official at your degree conferring institution • Often completed by the Dean of Students

• Verification may be requested during the application process or after you have been offered admission

LSAC LSAT

$

School Report

Supplemental Essay

Letters

(if not through

CAS)

Law Schools

upload

LOR

YOU

Summary

Application

Transcripts

Personal Statement

Résumé

Diversity/Addenda

FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov December 31, 7 p.m. HST

Pre-Law Week

• LSAT 101 • Wednesday, 2/6/2013

• Bus Ad 101 at 5:30

•A Discussion with Current Law Students • Thursday, 2/7/2013

• Moot Court Room at 5:30

Upcoming Events • MPLA- General Meeting

• Feb. 27th at 5:00 pm at Richardson Law School Library

• KAPLAN Law School Insider

• Feb.13th at 6:00 pm, co-hosted by MPLA

• KAPLAN Free Practice Test LSAT

• Take a FREE Practice LSAT

• Saturday, Feb. 23rd at 10:30 am

• Call 1-800-KAP-TEST to register or at www.kaptest.com

Questions or

Additional Help?

•Make and appointment or walk

in at: QLC 101

•prelaw@hawaii.edu

•808-956-4045

Elisabeth Steele Hutchison

• Director of Admissions

and Special Projects at

WSRSL

• (808) 956-5557

• esteele@hawaii.edu

THANK YOU!