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Interested in law, justice, or advocacy? For students considering law school and legal careers, Agnes Scott College offers individualized, liberal arts pathways for achieving their pre-law goals.
At Agnes Scott, no single pre-law major or minor defines your pre-law journey. The SUMMIT liberal arts curriculum embedded in all Agnes Scott courses will develop your intellectual agility and the core skills that law schools value most: analytical reasoning, problem-solving, writing and communication, public speaking and research and evidence analysis.
Whether your interests are in the humanities, social sciences, STEM, or the arts, you design a pre-law path that reflects your goals.
Many courses in our liberal arts curriculum, while not directly focusing on law, offer valuable preparation for law school.
From the first day of your first year through graduation, you can meet individually with pre-law advising specialists who will help you create your pre-law path, explore legal careers and build a competitive law school admissions profile. A Pre-Law Advisor in the Office of Academic Advising can help you define your reasons for attending law school and connect your legal interests to relevant courses, majors and academic programs. A Pre-Law Career Coach in the Career Exploration Center supports your professional development by helping you build essential career skills and connect with law-related undergraduate internship opportunities. In addition, a Pre-Law Faculty Advisor provides guidance on developing the critical skills needed for success in law school and offers support throughout the law school application process.
Agnes Scott gives you access to one of the Southeast’s major legal hubs, providing a variety of opportunities to explore the legal field through internships and research experiences. Scotties have conducted research with organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, worked in the DeKalb County Prosecutor’s Office, collaborated with law firms in Decatur and Atlanta and gained hands-on experience in legal offices and advocacy organizations. Through the Career Exploration Center, students also connect with law school admissions representatives, alumni and professionals in the legal field. Scotties regularly attend the Annual ASC Career Fair featuring admissions representatives from law schools, admissions visits hosted throughout the year, metro and regional law school fairs and law-related events sponsored by campus organizations such as Publius Pre-Law Society, Model UN and Ignite.
Through admissions events, networking opportunities and advising support, students can learn about a wide range of law school options and build relationships with admissions representatives from across the country. Top law school choices for Scotties have been: Cornell University, Creighton University, Duke University, Emory University, Georgia State University, John Marshall Law School, Mercer University, University of Chicago, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wake Forest University.
