2008 SUMMER PRELAW ENRICHMENT  PROGRAMS ONE, FIVE, OR SIX DAYS

COMMENTS ABOUT THESE SHORT-TERM PROGRAM. The two following short-term programs (both five or six days) seem to have merit. For the following discussion, we shall assume that this is the case. We can recommend these programs to a serious prelaw student who can easily commute to the program. For those not within reasonable commuting distance, the time, inconvenience, and expense of traveling to the program combined with the expense of a hotel room along with being forced to eat restaurant food for six days (and, almost as bad, being forced to pay for it) may outweigh the benefits to be gained from the program. If you attend the Law Preview Program, we recommend the six-day program.

WANT A ONE-WEEK PROGRAM IN CHICAGO? Check out the Law Review Program AND the Northwestern University Pre-Law Review Program. Both have Chicago programs.

2008 LAW PREVIEW PROGRAM  COMMENT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE. The Law Preview Program's website is very informative and probably the best of the ones in this section. DATES AND LOCATIONS. This program is offered at thirteen locations around the nation.  DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM. The participants have three choices:            One-day program (Legal research & writing workshop )           Five-day program (Overview of core first-year law school courses and lectures on academic success)           Six-day program (This combines the five-day program and the one-day program). TUITION. Register by May 1 for lowest tuition. A discount of $100 is available to Princeton Review LSAT prep students and a discount of $100 is available for entering students at New York U, U Pennsylvania, Florida Coastal, or John Marshal. If you are eligible for both of these discounts, you can receive both if you rergister by phone (508-746-4660). HOUSING. "While hotel accommodations are not included as part of your Law Preview tuition, we do have partner hotels in each city that provide our students with a special rate. In an effort to keep your costs down, we will even match you up with a roommate." GENERAL INFORMATION. The key points about the program are given.  THE PROFESSORS TEACHING IN THE PROGRAM. CLASS SIZE.

2008 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRE-LAW SUMMER INSTITUTE THIPROGRAM LOCATION. Chicago, at the Northwestern University School of Law (357 E. Chicago Avenue)   PROGRAM DATES (Five days). Monday, June 23 - Friday, June 27, 2008 (Tentative)  CONTACT E-MAIL ADDRESS. summer@northwestern.edu CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. 847-491-5250 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. An introduction to five main topics: The American legal system, legal writing (case briefs), analysis (rule synthesis), sources of law, and the components of oral argumentation. Throughout the five-days, panels of experts will focus on the law school admissions process, tips for success in the first year of law school, and careers in the legal profession. HOUSING. Finding a hotel near the institute is their recommendation. What will cost more: housing, or tuition and fees? TUITION AND FEES. This information is not in the website. For someone with no connection to Northwestern, the 2007 tuition and fees were $1295.  TARGETED AUDIENCE. Not within my knowledge. Junior, senior, or college grad would be my guess. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Not within my knowledge.  DEADLINE. Probably some time in June. COMMENT 1. This progran is not selling used cars. This is a reputable program being offered by a reputable university. Ipso facto, the tuition and fees for this program should be very explicit; from a phone call, I found out the 2007 tuition and fees. Also the website announcing this program should be on-line by December of the preceding year.  COMMENT 2. It would be nice to know the "Targeted Audience" and the "Admission Requirements." COMMENT 3. The website (December 18, 2007) indicates that "Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a certificate of completion, a distinguishing credential that can be included in their application to law school." Will this certificate of completion be "a distinguishing credential?" If attending all the sessions is sufficient to receive this certificate then this certificate will not be "a distinguishing credential."

2008 SUMMER PRELAW PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY AND UNDER- REPRESENTED POPULATIONS PRELAW UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS (PLUS)

PROGRAMS are four-week residential summer programs, funded by grants from the Law School Admission Council, where participants are taught important fundamentals to law school and LSAT success.  ENROLLMENT RESTRICTIONS. The primary purpose of the PLUS Program is to help increase the number of law students from historically underrepresented groups.  To that end, the program is open to the following persons: Those belonging to groups historically underrepresented in law school; Those attending historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs); Those attending American Indian tribal colleges; Those attending predominantly Hispanic colleges or universities; and Those who have experienced significant economic or educational disadvantages.       The primary purpose of the PLUS Program is to help increase the number of law students from historically underrepresented groups.  To that end, the program is open to the following persons:      Scholars spend the duration of the program taking part in various activities that will expose them to the rigors of law school and prepare them for the LSAT.  Program activities will take place in the classroom and in "the field" in seeking to fully engage Scholars.  Scholars will be provided room, board, and a yet to be determined stipend ($850 in 2006).

2008 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK PLUS PROGRAM Check back in the Spring of 2008 for information about applying to this program. You can register to receive UPDATED INFORMATION about the 2008 PLUS program.  DATES (DURATION). June 1, 2008 - June 27, 2008 (Four weeks) EXPECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. 20 - 25 TARGETED AUDIENCE. College freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in attending law school  and from an historically underrepresented groups (see the next panel up)

CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION.   This summer, 20-25 college students will be selected to participate in the PLUS Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.  The PLUS Program is a 4-week residential summer program, funded by a grant from the Law School Admission Council, where participants are taught important fundamentals to law school and LSAT success.  The 2008 program at the Bowen School of Law will take place June 1 through June 27.

2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS PLUS PROGRAM This is a Local program; see the Local or Regional Programs near the end of this section. DISTANCE FROM DAVIS. 12 miles to Sacramento, 69 miles to San Francisco., 366 to Los Angeles.

CHICAGO-KENT PRELAW UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM (PLUS) 2008 INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE AS OF JANUARY 8, 2008 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. All interested students currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to those who will have completed their first and second years of college by the start of the program. Student who have already completed a bachelor's degree or who have participated in any other PLUS program are not eligible for this program. MINIMUM REQUIRED GPA. 2.50 AVAILABLE. Informaton from the 2007 CHICAGO-KENT PLUS PROGRAM. AVAILABLE. The Program BROCHURE  contains information about the Chicago-Kent program, activities and entertainment, housing and student life, student eligibility and the application process. CONTACT E-MAIL ADDRESS. FSoliunas@kentlaw CONTACT PHONE NUMBER. 312-906-5286  STIPEND. Because many students rely on summer earnings to offset school-year expenses, participants will receive a weekly stipend. Students must attend all classes and participate in all program activities to receive the weekly stipend. EXPECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. Not within my knowledge. 2007 PROGRAM DATES (Duration). Monday, June 4 to Friday, June 29, 2007 (Four weeks). TARGETED AUDIENCE. Undergraduate college students from disadvantaged groups that are underrepresented in the legal profession. REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL LEVEL. The PLUS program targets college students who have just completed either their first, second or third year in college. All students are encouraged to apply who will not have received their bachelor's degree by the start of the program, but preference will be given to those who will have completed their first and second years of college by the start of the program. Students who have already completed a bachelor's degree are not eligible for the program. 2007 DEADLINE. Monday, March 26, 2007  PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH. A "taste" of the law school experience."

2008 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW SUMMER FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM a/k/a Florida State University College of Law Summer Program for Undergraduates. LOCATION. Tallahassee DISTANCE TO OTHER FLORIDA CITIES (in miles as the crow flies). Jacksonville is 158, Orlando is 236, and Miami is 406. PROGRAM DESIGN. This program designed to encourage students to pursue careers in the legal profession; to assist students in acquiring skills that will benefit undergraduate studies and future law school studies; and to acquaint students from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession with the study of law. EXPENSES. The Florida State University College of Law provides room and board, course materials, and a $500 stipend to all participants. Students are responsible for their travel to and from Tallahassee. All expenses related to the program, including room and board are covered. Participants are required, however, to arrange and pay for their own transportation to and from the program and, of course, personal expenses. TARGET AUDIENCE.  This program particularly welcomes 60 students from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are given preference in the admissions process.  SUMMER DATES AND DURATION. Monday, May 19 - Friday, June 13 (Four weeks). DEADLINE. Friday, March 28, 2008.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PHILIP G. HUBBARD LAW SCHOOL PREPARATON PROGRAM  PROGRAM DATES AND DURATON. Friday, June 2 - circa June 28, 2008 (Four weeks) PROGRAM PURPOSE. This program seeks to support diversity in the legal profession by inspiring students from groups historically under-represented in the law to become lawyers and by providing them with the skills and assistance that will strengthen their preparation for law school.  DEADLINE. Unlcear. Perhaps circa Tuesday, February 26, 2007.

2008 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF LAW PRELAW INSTITUTE PROGRAM DATES. Saturday, June 14 to Saturday, July 12, 2008 (Four weeks) PROGRAM PURPOSE. To "prepare students for both law school and the application process; expose them to a broad cross-section of the legal community; inform them about the breadth and power of the law and a legal career; and establish individualized mentoring relationships."  TARGETED AUDIENCE. Preference will be given to individuals who will be starting their sophomore or junior year of college in the Fall of 2008. The University of Nebraska College of Law is especially interested in attracting a diverse group of students to the Institute, including racial, geographical and socio-economic diversity.

2008 SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PLUS PROGRAM. LOCATION. Santa Clara, California

2008 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY PRE-LAW PROGRAM (PLUS). LOCATION. Villanova, Pennsylvania DISTANCE (in miles as the crow flies: 10 miles to Philadelphia