Getting into Law School

Students should contact Dr. Daryl Fair, or another member of the Pre-Law Advisory Committee, just as soon as they realize they have an interest in applying to law school.  This may be as early as the spring semester of their high school year or as late as their junior year.  Early contact, however, is very much encouraged.  Dr. Fair or another member of the committee can be useful from the start--both in helping students select a major and program of study and, more generally, helping students understand the essential components of the law school application process. 

By the end of the first semester of the junior year, students, in consultation with Dr. Fair or another member of the committee, should decide when they will take the LSAT and how they will prepare for that exam.  By the end of the second semester of the junior year, students should begin to identify law schools of interest to them and should ask their professors at the college for letters of recommendation. 

The telephone numbers and email addresses of Dr. Fair and each other member of the Pre-Law Advisory Committee are noted on the right hand side of this page.  Students may, but need not, select an advisor in their own departments or schools.  It can also be useful to discuss the application process as well as specific law schools with more than one member of the committee.