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Timetable for Undergraduates:
Freshman thinking about law
school:
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Explore the diverse course offerings
at FDU
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Sample some of the courses that are
provided as part of our prelaw and legal studies program
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Develop a record of scholarly success
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Try some unusual or demanding classes
that will expand your perspectives and test your intellectual mettle
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Maintain a good credit rating for the
purpose of securing loans
Juniors:
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Fulfill your academic potential if
you have not already done so
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Start familiarizing yourself with the
LSAT
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Begin taking some practice tests
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Begin to think seriously about which
law schools you might like to attend
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Use the summer as an opportunity to
visit area law schools that interest you
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Meet with an admissions counselor
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Talk with students at the school
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Start thinking seriously about funding
issues
Seniors:
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Attend the various Prelaw Meetings
that will be held throughout the course of the school year, including meetings
on:
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Taking the LSAT
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Financial Aid
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Putting together your Application
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Make your decision keeping these
factors in mind:
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Prestige:  How do lawyers,
judges and other practitioners evaluate the law school? Do graduates of
this school regularly find employment? Where and of what kind?
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Geography: Do you care
where you live? Do you want to remain in the region or are you committed
to getting away?
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Price and financial aid:
How much can you afford to pay? Will the law school give you a special
scholarship that will substantially ease the financial burden of your legal
education? Does the school have a "loan forgiveness program" that enables
you to not pay back some or all of your student loans in exchange for agreeing
to certain kinds of work after you graduate?
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Kind of education provided:
Does the school specialize in particular legal areas? What teaching techniques
do professors use in their courses (Socratic method? case studies? internships?)
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