Law School Personal Statement
Wed., Apr. 8, 4:00pm – 4:50pm
145 A Student Union
Your law school personal statement can be the deciding factor for acceptance. This session will teach you how to write a winning essay that will positively impact your overall law school application.
Professor Charles Carr will be presenting this workshop. This is a great workshop for students preparing for their upcoming application cycle and tackling one of the key parts of your application. It’s never too early to start thinking about Personal Statement topics, either, so all are welcome to attend!
Posted April 6, 2009 in Workshops
Princeton Review is offering a Free Practice LSAT next Saturday, April 4th, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. They’re located at 4498 Main Street, Suite #2. To find out more information, call 800-495-7737, or visit http://princetonreview.com.
Posted March 26, 2009 in Uncategorized
Law School Application Overview
Wed., Mar. 25, 3:00pm – 3:50pm
145 C Student Union
We will comprehensively discuss the entire application process: timelines, academics, extracurricular activities, the online application materials, financial aid, the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the Law School Database Assembly Service (LSDAS), researching schools (The Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, the Boston College Law School Locater), recommended courses, majors, a reading list, and will answer any specific questions you may have.
Posted March 24, 2009 in Uncategorized
Michigan State University College of Law will be hosting a LSAT Webinar this upcoming April 7th. It’s open to the public, but requires advanced registration to participate in this very cool LSAT preparatory session. I’d encourage UB Pre-Law students to check it out. You can pre-register by going to their Webinar registration page.
Posted March 18, 2009 in Workshops
Mark your calendars! And have a good Spring Break! 
LSAT Strategy and Admissions Workshop (II)
Wed., March 18, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Buffalo Kaplan Center, UB Commons Suite 201
Researching Law Schools
Wed., Mar. 18, 4:00pm – 4:50pm
250 Student Union
Confused about which law schools to apply to? This workshop will address the different criteria that are important to consider in narrowing your search. We will discuss the different factors that set law schools apart from one another, and we’ll discuss on-line tools and resources.
Posted March 6, 2009 in Workshops
Just a reminder to everyone that application deadlines are right around the corner if not already passed. If you have questions about the deadlines for schools that you are applying to (or considering applying to) there are of course several ways to find out how late you can get your applications out. To discover the “official” deadline date, you can simply view the electronic application main menu for that law school in your account. However, many schools have a somewhat (and sometimes begrudging) flexible deadline for applications received.
Please contact law schools if you have any questions whatsoever about the deadlines for application materials.
For those of you not applying for this upcoming application cycle of 2009, please remember to get your applications out early when you do apply. An ideal timeline would be to have your applications out no later than Winter Break for the next Fall admission.
Posted March 3, 2009 in Uncategorized
1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor’s Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School is a book written to help students prepare for their first year in law school by a professor with lots of good advice to give. For those of you planning to attend law school this fall this might be a very helpful and entertaining book. The book hones in what what makes students academically successful their first year, and what it takes and how they should prepare. With both anecdotes and scientific research, the ideas in this book are both personable and entertaining but also backed up with solid research. Worth a look.
Posted February 23, 2009 in Uncategorized
Hi folks,
Just an FYI, I will gladly review your Personal Statement for you for law schools. Please just email me your PS to bonebrak@buffalo.edu and make a consequent appointment with me to go over it in person.
Posted February 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
Every year the Law School Admissions Council organizes Law School Recruitment Forums for students to meet law school admissions officers from law schools from all over the country, as well as provide some interesting application workshops. There are a few that would be on the ‘radar screen’ of UB students typically - Washington DC, Boston, New York City are some of the cities these forums are being held over the course of the next half year. Have a look and consider attending one of them! Keep in mind however that we have our very own Western New York Law School Open House sessions every Fall with lots of law schools attending if you can’t make the long trip to a big city.
Posted February 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has the June 2007 LSAT exam available to download. Given it’s a fairly recent test, it would be a great introduction to what a current LSAT looks like. This page also has a link to a general overview of the LSAT and some additional study guides.
LSAT Prep Materials link.
Posted February 6, 2009 in Uncategorized
