LAW career interest resources

• American Bar Association — Offers information on preparing for law school, along with other helpful resources.

• Law School Admissions Council — Provides excellent resources and programming for high schoolers and underclassmen interested in a legal education.

• NCCU Legal Eagle Law Camp — A summer program for high school students focused on academic enrichment and early exposure to legal studies.

• NCCU Of Counsel Magazine (NCROPS edition) — Features insights into legal careers and university initiatives.

• Wake Forest — Offers a summer immersion camp.

And here is some advice we received from a law school admissions office:

• Consider working for two years before attending law school.

• Choose a major that genuinely interests you, as engagement often leads to a stronger GPA (an important factor in law school admissions).

• If your major doesn’t emphasize research and writing, supplement it with courses that do.

• Get involved in extracurricular or professional experiences that you are passionate about and that help you develop skills valuable in law school and your future career.

• Stay out of trouble.

• Legal experience is not required for admission to law school—unless you are personally interested in pursuing it.