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Pre-Law Program Application

LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST (LSAT) PREP COURSE

Description

Students selected for the LSAT Prep Course will participate in a summer-long, LSAT-focused learning community. Using a variety of practice materials, including actual LSAT exams, this course will teach the logic, reasoning, critical reading, and writing skills tested on the examination. The course is free but participants must pay for Law Hub which costs $115 or obtain a fee waiver for it through LSAC. There will be one sections of the program this year, which will be held in-person at John Jay. Please email pli@jjay.cuny.edu to obtain a copy of the course schedule. Attendance at every session is mandatory.

Eligibility


  1. This course is open to students and alumni from the classes of 2024 and 2025. Applications are limited to students and alumni who graduated (or will graduate) from John Jay with a bachelor's degree. We are unable to accept applications from graduate students (except for those graduate students who will graduate from John Jay in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree).
  2. Preference will be given to students who have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.50 or higher. In making admissions decisions, we will take into account the extent of your involvement in PLI programs and pre-law advisement, as well as the quality and persuasiveness of your personal statement
  3. In order to participate in this program, you will need access to the Internet and technology that will allow you to take practice LSAT exams online.
  4. In order to participate in this program, you commit to taking the LSAT in fall 2024. It is our expectation that all participants in this program will be applying to law school in fall 2024 to start in fall 2025.

Application Procedure

To be considered for this program you must:


  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Upload the required documents:
    1. A current resume
    2. You are required to submit a two-page, double-spaced personal statement. This statement should include what you consider to have been your significant personal experiences that have contributed to your decision to attend law school beyond what is reflected in your transcripts or resume. You should also discuss your academic and professional goals in the statement. This statement should be an early draft of the personal statement that you plan to submit with your law school applications.
  3. Agree that you will:
    1. Attend and actively participate in ALL sessions of the LSAT preparatory course. Before applying, please ensure that you have reviewed the course schedule carefully. Please email pli@jjay.cuny.edu to obtain a copy of the course schedule. Because attendance at all sessions is required, no absences are permitted. If you have obligations that would prevent you from attending every class, please consider applying for this program in the future and not for this summer.
    2. Plan to apply to law school during the fall (2024) semester for admission to the class entering fall (of 2025).
    3. Commit to a minimum of 20 hours a week of out of class LSAT study.

Admissions Decisions and Notification

  • You will be notified via email of our decision.
  • Please contact us at PLI@jjay.cuny.edu if you have any questions.
  • All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a free practice LSAT exam and strategies session with the summer prep course instructor, Carolyn Nelson, on Friday, April 19 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at John Jay. Please email pli@jjay.cuny.edu to register for this workshop. If you are unable to attend the workshop, we expect that you will have taken at least one practice LSAT exam prior to beginning the summer LSAT prep course (if accepted).

Deadline

  • Law School Admission Test Prep Course deadline is April 29, 2024
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