College of Arts & Sciences at Union
Pre-Law Studies at Union
    

Pre-Law at Union*

Students should realize that the information listed below is just a starting place. It is important for you to schedule a meeting with Dr. Sean Evans, Union's Pre-Law advisor, to discuss your preparations for law school. 

I. Do I Want To Go To Law School? 

      Scott Turow's One L (amazon)
       Planet Law School (amazon)
       Understanding Law School 

II. Timeline 

III. Academic Preparation

IV. LSAT Preparation
       Facts About the LSAT

       Kaplan 
       Princeton Review 
       Home LSAT 

        Cyberprep 
         Powerscore.com 
       LawPreview
       Master the LSAT (amazon)

V. Sample LSAT
      Adobe file from law services 
      On-line from Princeton Review 

VI. Law Services 

VII. Application Components
      LSAT 
      Transcripts -- GPA 

       Letters of Recommendation
           Law Services 
       Personal statement 
           Advice from the University of Chicago 

           Law School Admissions Personal Statement
              Do's and Don'ts About Personal Statements 
           Recipe for Disaster:  What Not to Do 
           Essays That Will Get You Into Law School (amazon)
           Essays That Work for Law School (amazon)
      Extracurricular Activities -- Be a well-rounded individual

VIII. Choosing a Law School 
     Law School Admissions Council 

     Barron's Guide to Law Schools (amazon)
     Boston College Locator -- Median LSAT and GPA of One L's in Law Schools 
     The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools (amazon) 
     Official ABA Guide to Approved Law Schools (amazon) 

     Internet Law Reference Guide (ILRG)
     Princeton Review's Research Law Schools
     US News Law School Rankings
     Judging the Law Schools
     Dean's Letter on Rankings of Law Schools

IX. Contacting Law Schools 
     LSAC's List of Law Schools 
     ABA Approved Law Schools
    Area Law Schools

           Baylor University Law School
           Cumberland Law School (Samford)

           Duke University
           Emory University
           Mississippi College of Law
           Mercer University
           Notre Dame University
           University of Alabama 

           University of Colorado
           University of Georgia
           University of Kentucky
           University of Louisville
           University of Memphis 
           University of Mississippi

           University of Missouri
           University of North Carolina
           University of South Carolina
           University of Tennessee 

           University of Texas
           Vanderbilt University 
           Wake Forest University
           Washington University

X. Minority Law Students 

XI. Financial Aid  
     Department of Education Student Guide 
     Access Group 
     FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page 
     Scholarship Scam Alert 
     FAST WEB -- free on-line scholarship search
     SallieMae
     College View Financial Aid 

     Nellie Mae Student Loans
     Yahoo! Education:  Financial Aid 
      Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid on-line

XII.  Pre-Law Guides 
      Calvin College's Pre-Law Guide
      Findlaw's Pre-Law Resources
      University of Chicago Prelaw Guide
      The Pre-Law Handbook

XIII.  Other Useful Legal Sites
     Findlaw
     Hieros Gamos:  The Comprehensive Law and Gov. Portal
     Internet Legal Resource Group 
     Legal Information Institute 
     United States Supreme Court 


* This website is a revised and expanded version of the Elon College's Pre-Law advising site.