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 Pre-Law Advisor: Professor Joel Westra
Size of Calvin’s
Pre-Law Program: Approximately 100 students participate
Activities of the
Pre-Law Program:
- Introductory fall meeting
- Law School Forum
- Individual advising
- Occasional speakers
- Internships
- Host law school representatives
Pre-Law major? There is no Pre-Law major at Calvin. The American Bar Association and
law school admissions professionals discourage college students from majoring
in “Pre-Law.” Instead, these professionals advise students
to follow their intellectual interests in choosing a major and to seek
out demanding courses and professors as the best way to prepare for law
school. Calvin’s strong liberal arts core and challenging majors
provide excellent preparation for pursuing a vocation in law.
Required courses? There are no courses required of students in order to be eligible
to apply to law school. However, there are a few courses that may help
students discern whether they want to apply to law school (POLS 309-310, BUS 350 and SOC 210) and/or prepare for the LSAT and law school (PHIL 171, BUS
203-204, ENGL 201, 265, and 275). For a comprehensive list of courses, go to the FAQ page.
Number of Calvin
law school applicants for 2006-07: 43
Average LSAT score
of applicants: 158.0 (70th percentile)
Average GPA of applicants:
3.37
Number of Calvin
applicants accepted to one or more law schools: 35
Some of the law
schools at which students were accepted in the past 3 years: Yale, Harvard, University
of Michigan, Northwestern, University of Virginia, Cornell University,
Emory University, University of
Notre Dame, University of Chicago, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, George Washington, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and University of Minnesota, which are all recognized as being in the top tier of law schools.
Students have also been accepted to: University of California at Los Angeles, DePaul, Boston College, Chicago Loyola, University of Illinois,
Valparaiso University, Wayne State University, Michigan State University,
American, Vanderbilt, University of Kentucky, University of Southern California, Northeastern, University of Detroit - Mercy, Saint Louis University,
and Chicago-Kent College of Law.
More information
is available on these topics in the frequently asked
questions section. |
