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What does Fairleigh
Dickinson have to offer Prelaw students?
Thinking about a career in
Law?
FDU's Prelaw program provides early
exposure to law issues which can help you decide if law is for you.
Already decided to pursue
a career in law?
FDU's Prelaw program will help prepare
you for law school. Our students have attended a wide range of law schools,
including Ivy League schools.
FDU offers Prelaw students:
Entrance Requirements:
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Undergraduate degree (B.A. or B.S.)
with any major
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Completion of the the Law School Admission
Test (LSAT)
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Letters of recommendation
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Official transcripts
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Personal statements
The LSAT:
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Provides law schools with a basis for
comparing you with other students
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Provides law schools with a national
metric, which they use to evaluate the rest of your materials
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Sample tests are available in the LSAT
registration packets (available in the Becton College Law Library)
or from The Law School Admission
Council at (215) 968-1001 or http://www.LSAC.org
LSAT Test Dates:
2001-2002 |
Monday, June 11, 2001
@12:30 pm |
Saturday, October 6, 2001
@8:30 am
Thursday, October 11, 2001
@8:30 am (for Saturday
Sabbath observers) |
Saturday, December 1, 2001
@8:30 am
Monday, December 3, 2001
@8:30 am (for Saturday
Sabbath observers) |
Saturday, February 9, 2002
@8:30am
Monday, February 11, 2002
@8:30am (for Saturday
Sabbath observers)
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June 2002 -
date and time TBA
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Saturday, October 5, 2002
@8:30am
Monday, October 7, 2002
@8:30 am (for Saturday
Sabbath observers)
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Saturday, December 7, 2002
@8:30 am
Monday, December 9, 2002
@8:30 am (for Saturday
Sabbath observers)
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Saturday, February 8, 2003
@8:30 am
Monday, February 10, 2003
@8:30 am (for Saturday
Sabbath observers)
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Helpful Resources:
On Preparing for the LSAT:
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Barron's How to Prepare for the
LSAT, 9th edition, Bobrow, Jerry Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
(1999)
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The Best Test Preparation for the
LSAT, Burdette, R.K. et. al. (1998).
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Everything You Need to Score High
on the LSAT 2000. LSAT: Law School Admission Test, 7th edition, Martinson,
Thomas H., Arco Publishing (1996).
On Law Schools (General):
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The Official Guide to U.S. Law School.
Law School Admission Council.
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ABA Approved Law Schools: Statistical
Information on American Bar Association Approved Law Schools. Morgan,
Rick L. and Kurt Snyder, Esq. ABA.
On The Legal Career:
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So You Want to be a Lawyer: A Practical
Guide to Law as a Career. Law School Admission Council, Inc. Bantam
Doubleday Dell.
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One L. Thurow, Scott
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The Bramblebush. Llewellyn,
Karl
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