Pre-Law

No particular major or sequence of courses is necessary for students planning to go to law school.  Indeed, there is no ideal pre-law program applicable to all students. Instead, a student planning to attend law school should strive to attain and master the intellectual qualities that make one successful in the study of law: (1) the ability to think and analyze critically, and (2) the ability to write and write well. 

Different students will learn, practice and hone these qualities in different majors and in different courses all across the disciplines here at Millsaps.  So, to build the most appropriate program of study, a student planning for law school should consult her or his major advisor, faculty that have been influential in her or his academic study thus far, and the pre-law advisor.

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) should be taken in the spring semester of the junior or the fall semester of the senior year.  So, at some point in the junior year, the student interested in law school should consult with the pre-law advisor to begin preparations for the LSAT and the law school admission process.

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