Law School Choices
There is no need to think about admission to law school during your freshman and sophomore years. Study hard, become involved in college and community life and enjoy the social activities of college life. In one's junior year, a prospective applicant should commence his or her research to determine which law schools may potentially fulfill one's needs in light of reputation, curriculum, size, faculty availability and cost. There is a wide range of types of law schools which you need to discover when you are conducting your research. Visiting law schools also can be a valuable resource as well as attending any major law fairs at your school or within the community.
Consider a multitude of factors, weighing each to your unique needs and circumstances, when deciding on which schools you would like to attend. Finalize your list by balancing the number of long-shot realistic and safety schools using numerical data.
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) conducts a law school forum in the fall of each year. This year there will be a law forum in Boston Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday October 29 & 30. The forum will be held at the Marriot Copley Plaza. Representatives of many law school from across the country will be in attendance to discuss their schools, and distribute admission materials, catalogs and financial aid information. Informational sessions on the admission process, financing a legal education, legal career choices and minority perspectives on legal education will be presented.
The Career Development Office at Bryant College has several publications which describe the country's law schools and a listing of all law schools can be found at www.lsac.org/memberschools.htm.