Extracurricular Activities & Applying to Law School

By Jacob Griffith, 3L USC Gould School of Law

Interested in improving your law school application? Or unsure if law school is for you? Today I’ll be talking about extracurricular activities as a way to both discover more about the practice of law and enhance your application to law school. There are many ways to gain experience in the law and its methods before taking the LSAT, completing the time-consuming application to law school and studying for the three years of graduate education necessary to become a lawyer. There are also ways to develop useful skills and community involvement that law schools will view favorably.

Retake: The LSAT

By Jacob Griffith, 3L USC Gould School of Law

Hey pre-law people! Today I’m here to talk about mastering one of the most stressful parts of the law school application, the Law School Admissions Test, or LSAT.  As you probably know, the LSAT is an important—possibly the most important—piece of your application. We’re going to talk about two new law students who improved their scores on the second attempt on the LSAT, determine what they did differently, and debunk some misbeliefs. To that end, I’ll be discussing an article from preLaw Magazine’s back to school issue, Vol. 15, No. 1, “How I Mastered the LSAT,” and adding my own tips and hints.

Personal Statement Tips and Tricks

by Morgan Smith, 2L USC Gould School of Law

A law school personal statement is one of the most open-ended papers you will ever have to write.  The basic instructions are: tell me something about yourself, in English, and keep it to two double-spaced pages.  Ready?  Go. But for most students, the personal statement seems daunting precisely because it is so open-ended.  Where do you start?  The Back to School issue of PreLaw magazine (Vol. 15, No. 1) has a few short tips.

Meet & Greet

New Student Meet & Greet with the Pre-Law Advising Team

Come meet the Pre-Law advising team and find out what we do and how we can help you make the most of your experience at USC while setting yourself up for law school admission. Light refreshments will be available

Date: Wednesday, August 31st at 5pm

Location: CAS 120 Lobby

RSVP by emailing prelaw@usc.edu

Welcome Back!

USC Pre-Law would like to welcome back all returning Pre-Law students, along with incoming freshman and transfer students interested in going to law school.

We hope everyone enjoyed their summers and is ready to get back to work. The law school admissions process is time consuming and can be difficult to navigate on your own. The Pre-Law advisers and law student interns are here to help you understand the process and be a competitive applicant. Make sure to look out for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date with the programming we offer throughout the year.