Gypsy
Super_Ideal_Rock
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Ok. That's something I can help with.
You want to go to Public Interest Law.
So start looking up the phone numbers of your local ACLU, or whatever organization that you like. And ask THEM who has the best Public Interest Law Programs in your area. You want a school that has STRONG clinical programs in public interest. And you want counselors and support systems that will actually HELP YOU get PAID internships in public interest law. Who are VERY knowledgeable about loan forgiveness programs.
Many schools will SAY that have all that and advertise it. Few actually DO have it.
So to find it, you need to work backward. FIND the practicing lawyers and organizations that DO what you want to do. CALL THEM and ask them for a 1/2 hour of their time. And then listen to what they say, what they recommend.
One of the best skills a lawyer has is the ability to research the heck out of everything. Start using those skills NOW to find out where you should focus your attention.
Then call the schools. Talk to the people there about what you want to do. Ask for names of Professors that run these programs. And talk to them.
That's what you need to do.
And then when it comes time to write your personal statement for your applications, USE that knowledge to personalize your statements and show off all the research you have done. SHOW THEM how serious you are about their school, how invested you are, how much work YOU'VE ALREADY DONE. That will win them over.
You want to go to Public Interest Law.
So start looking up the phone numbers of your local ACLU, or whatever organization that you like. And ask THEM who has the best Public Interest Law Programs in your area. You want a school that has STRONG clinical programs in public interest. And you want counselors and support systems that will actually HELP YOU get PAID internships in public interest law. Who are VERY knowledgeable about loan forgiveness programs.
Many schools will SAY that have all that and advertise it. Few actually DO have it.
So to find it, you need to work backward. FIND the practicing lawyers and organizations that DO what you want to do. CALL THEM and ask them for a 1/2 hour of their time. And then listen to what they say, what they recommend.
One of the best skills a lawyer has is the ability to research the heck out of everything. Start using those skills NOW to find out where you should focus your attention.
Then call the schools. Talk to the people there about what you want to do. Ask for names of Professors that run these programs. And talk to them.
That's what you need to do.
And then when it comes time to write your personal statement for your applications, USE that knowledge to personalize your statements and show off all the research you have done. SHOW THEM how serious you are about their school, how invested you are, how much work YOU'VE ALREADY DONE. That will win them over.