Pre-Law

Pre-Law Advising

Ask a law school admissions dean "What is the best academic preparation for law school?" The answer invariably will be "A well-rounded liberal arts curriculum."

At Connecticut College you'll obtain the verbal and written communication skills, logical reasoning and critical thinking abilities, organizational and analytical skills, broad understanding of human nature and behaviors, and global perspective that law schools desire. There are no required courses for law school.

Over the past several years, our graduates have been accepted to top law schools such as Cornell, Duke, New York University, Georgetown, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern, UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Chicago and the University of Virginia.

If you are thinking about pursuing a law career, Conn provides extensive services for its pre-law students to help them realize their dream of practicing law, including:

  • A chance to meet with admissions representatives at regional law school fairs to which Connecticut College students are invited.
  • Workshops on Preparing for Law School, Applying to Law School and Developing the Law School Personal Statement
  • Individual advising appointments with the Pre-law Advisor
  • Guest speakers, including practicing attorneys to discuss law practice
  • Pre-law Student E-mail Newsletter, with updates on law school admissions issues and law-related activities
  • An Alumni Network for students to discuss law school and law practice with Connecticut College alumni who are lawyers and judges
  • A Funded Internship Program to pursue law-related work during the summer after a student's junior year
  • Reference Letter Service to store letters of recommendation for law school

There are numerous opportunities for our pre-law students to bolster their admissions profiles by pursuing extracurricular activities, community service experience through the Office of Volunteers for Community Service, sports, and participation in one of the College's four academic center certificate programs.

To learn more about Connecticut College's Pre-law advising program, contact Jack Tinker, pre-law adviser.

 

 

Last Modified: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:11