Hiatt Pre-Law Manual
The Hiatt Career Center has created a comprehensive guide (PDF) for students thinking about pre-law. Check out this valuable resouce if you're considering applying to law school.
To browse a section of interest, click on it in the table of contents and you'll be taken directly to that section in the document.
Before approaching faculty for letters of recommendation, review these words of advice (pdf) from two people who have been on the receiving end of the request! Their insights should help guide you through the process.
Interfolio is now the provider of dossier management for all students and alumni. The online system allows one to build a portfolio of all one’s credentials. Nearly any document can be stored, including, but not limited to confidential letters of recommendation, resumes and curriculum vitae, statements of purpose, writing samples, dissertation abstracts, teaching portfolio documents, supervising teacher evaluations, student and peer evaluations, and transcripts. There is a $19 charge for this service, payable online to Interfolio.
Overview
Is Graduate School in Your Future?
Choosing to attend graduate school is no small decision. Brandeis University’s online graduate school guide is designed to challenge and support you in your decision-making process. Each step of the process:
- Deciding to attend graduate school
- Choosing colleges and programs
- Applying to graduate school, and
- Financing graduate school
will contain both key questions for you to consider and helpful information and exercises. Please feel free to make an appointment to meet with a Hiatt Career Counselor as you consider attending graduate school or engage in the application process.
Key Questions
- What goal(s) will graduate school help you to accomplish?
- How will your educational and work experience allow you to choose an appropriate graduate program and to be successful in it?
- How will the type and duration of your educational and work experience allow you to get the most out of a graduate school program?
If you know early in your undergraduate career that your field of choice requires a graduate degree, please review the Four Year Timeline to learn how to best prepare yourself for graduate school.
Specialized Guidance
In addition to the general graduate school guide, specilized resources are available for students interested in law and health professions.