This Guide is intended
to answer some of the most common practical questions asked by students
and alumni considering careers in the law: Is law school really for
me? How do I prepare to enter the legal profession? What is the LSAT?
How should I prepare for it? What is the LSDAS? How do I apply to law
school? Can I afford it? How do I write a good personal statement?
Your first stop for information is the Law School Admission Council website, http://www.lsac.org. Much of the information found here is more extensively and ably handled in resources available in the Career Center and from Pre-Law advisors: the LSAT/LSDAS Registration and Information Book, The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools, law school catalogs, publications on the recommended reading list, internet sources, and so on. We invite you to review these resources and to talk with us about your questions, concerns, and plans for a future in the law. This guide is a good start, but is by no means a complete resource for investigating law schools or the legal profession.
Acknowledgment: Thanks to Ava Preacher, Assistant Dean, University of Notre Dame, for allowing us to use the Notre Dame Prelaw Guide as we crafted the Gustavus Adolphus Pre-Law Guide.
As late as 1920, graduating seniors maintained a tradition of gathering on the roof of Old Main on the day of their commencement for a sunrise breakfast.
Gustavus men's soccer players Max Malmquist and Flynn Stewart-Franzen are spending their summer vacation in Salt Lake City, Utah playing soccer for the Ogden Outlaws of the Premier Development League (PDL). The Outlaws defeated the Brigham Young Cougars 2-1 on the Fourth of July and Stewart-Franzen tied the score at 1-1 with a goal in the 56th minute.
