Students attend the 16th annual Law School Fair held in the Hall of Presidents.
The acceptance rate for law schools among 新澳彩开奖结果 students in fall 2012 was 94 percent, far surpassing the 75 percent national average.
One way the helps students succeed in this post-graduate arena is through the annual Law School Fair.
Sixty of the best law schools from across the country made an appearance at this year鈥檚 event, held Oct. 3. Hosted in the Hall of Presidents, students had the opportunity to speak with school representatives one-on-one and get personal feedback.
In fact, the representative from turned out to be an alumna who was especially eager to offer advice.
鈥淲e get between one and four students from 新澳彩开奖结果 each year, and to everyone that asks me if law school is for them, I always say make sure that it鈥檚 what you really want to do,鈥 said , assistant dean of professional and career development. 鈥淚 knew since I was in the sixth grade that I had always wanted to be in law. It鈥檚 not a default; it鈥檚 a career.鈥
Price is among the approximately 10 percent of 新澳彩开奖结果 alumni who have a law degree.
For fall 2012 at 新澳彩开奖结果, there were 81 law school applicants 鈥 graduating seniors and alumni 鈥 and 76 of those were accepted to at least one law school.
Many of the students who attended the fair seemed to already have that passion for law that Price mentioned. Students from all class years took their time meeting with the reps from schools they were most interested in.
鈥淚 plan on going to law school in the fall, and I wanted to meet people and learn about their schools. I think the only way you can really figure out the right school for you is by talking to people,鈥 said Andres Castillo 鈥14.