Association of American Law SchoolsAdvice for Prospective Students Archives • AALS https://www.aals.org/news/advice-for-prospective-students/ Advancing Excellence in Legal Education Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:24:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.aals.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/cropped-AALS_LogoTwoTone_7470-32x32.png Advice for Prospective Students Archives • AALS https://www.aals.org/news/advice-for-prospective-students/ 32 32 For those applying to grad school, new study reveals some graduate programs don’t pay up https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/for-those-applying-to-grad-school-new-study-reveals-some-graduate-programs-dont-pay-up/ar-AA1ZQwXF https://www.aals.org/for-those-applying-to-grad-school-new-study-reveals-some-graduate-programs-dont-pay-up/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:00:53 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=140426 MSN

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]]> https://www.aals.org/for-those-applying-to-grad-school-new-study-reveals-some-graduate-programs-dont-pay-up/feed/ 0 What law applicants should do if they are waitlisted https://connections.villanova.edu/blog/2025/04/02/waitlisted-at-a-law-school-heres-what-to-do-next/ https://www.aals.org/what-law-applicants-should-do-if-they-are-waitlisted/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:55:11 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=132032 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — When you are placed on a waitlist, most law schools will request you submit a form confirming your desire to remain on the waitlist.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/what-law-applicants-should-do-if-they-are-waitlisted/feed/ 0 Advice for aspiring law students on choosing an undergraduate major https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/applying/articles/pre-law-college-majors-what-aspiring-lawyers-should-know https://www.aals.org/advice-for-aspiring-law-students-on-choosing-an-undergraduate-major/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:36:55 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=131261 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Aspiring lawyers may think they need to choose a law-related college major to get into law school, but that’s not the case.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/advice-for-aspiring-law-students-on-choosing-an-undergraduate-major/feed/ 0 Advice on writing a law school application essay https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/right-tone-in-law-school-application-essay https://www.aals.org/advice-on-writing-a-law-school-application-essay/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:46:15 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=130882 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — It can feel awkward to write about yourself for your law school personal statement. You want to sound warm and personable but also serious and professional. You want to take credit for your achievements without sounding like a self-aggrandizing bore.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/advice-on-writing-a-law-school-application-essay/feed/ 0 Video: An interview with USC Gould Law professor Mugambi Jouet https://gould.usc.edu/news/american-exceptionalism-through-the-lens-of-criminal-justice-mugambi-jouet/ https://www.aals.org/video-an-interview-with-usc-gould-law-professor-mugambi-jouet/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:49:54 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=130721 USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Mugambi Jouet of USC Gould School of Law approaches criminal justice as a lens through which society’s values, evolution, and imagination are revealed. 

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]]> https://www.aals.org/video-an-interview-with-usc-gould-law-professor-mugambi-jouet/feed/ 0 How high school students can prepare for law school https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2025/02/26/want-to-go-to-harvard-law-5-things-high-school-students-should-be-doing-now/ https://www.aals.org/how-high-school-students-can-prepare-for-law-school/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:27:42 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=130580 FORBES — Applicants to law school come from a wide array of academic and professional backgrounds. Though the application process may be years away, high school students who dream of attending a top law school can begin preparing long before they even begin their undergraduate studies.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/how-high-school-students-can-prepare-for-law-school/feed/ 0 Advice on finding resources to pay for law school https://app.lawhub.org/programs/how-to-pay-for-law-school https://www.aals.org/advice-on-finding-resources-to-pay-for-law-school/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:06:24 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=130576 LAW HUB — Law school is a significant financial investment, and figuring out how to pay for it can be complicated

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]]> https://www.aals.org/advice-on-finding-resources-to-pay-for-law-school/feed/ 0 Advice on how to use a thesis in a law school application essay https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/how-a-thesis-statement-can-strengthen-a-law-school-application-essay https://www.aals.org/advice-on-how-to-use-a-thesis-in-a-law-school-application-essay/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:26:43 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=129289 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — A law school personal statement can take various forms. The voice, tone, content, storyline and structure will depend on who you are and what you’re writing about.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/advice-on-how-to-use-a-thesis-in-a-law-school-application-essay/feed/ 0 A look at the pros and cons of taking time off before attending law school https://www.aals.org/a-look-at-the-pros-and-cons-of-taking-time-off-before-attending-law-school/ https://www.aals.org/a-look-at-the-pros-and-cons-of-taking-time-off-before-attending-law-school/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:15:24 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=127643 THE NATIONAL JURIST — I get a lot of emails like this one around this time of year, from stressed out potential law school applicants: “Should I apply to law school in this application cycle? Or is it better to wait until next year and work first? What are the pros and cons of taking...

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]]> https://www.aals.org/a-look-at-the-pros-and-cons-of-taking-time-off-before-attending-law-school/feed/ 0 BYU Law professor Michalyn Steele speaks at symposium for aspiring law students https://universe.byu.edu/campus/byu-law-professor-encourages-future-law-school-students-to-dare-to-be-at-pre-law-symposium https://www.aals.org/byu-law-professor-michalyn-steele-speaks-at-symposium-for-aspiring-law-students/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:08:40 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=126278 THE DAILY UNIVERSE — BYU Law professor Michalyn Steele, the keynote speaker for the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion Pre-Law Symposium, encouraged future law school students to “dare to be.”

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