Internet Legal Resource Guide (Information on schools, LSAT preparation, application strategies, rankings, pre-law guides from various colleges and more)
The Dove Scholarship Fund was created by James T. Dove, M.D., Wittenberg class of 1961, and Richard A. Dove, J.D., class of 1980, to provide a one-half tuition scholarship to a pre-law student. This scholarship can be combined with an existing financial aid package to provide up to full-tuition in scholarship funding.
We encourage students to complete an internship as a way to explore various areas of law, be exposed to typical legal tasks, and gain valuable experience for law school applications and resumes. You may complete an internship at a local site during the academic year or arrange for a summer internship in your hometown.
Although you may select a major in any subject, we recommend that all pre-law students take elective courses in English, philosophy, political science, economics, history and mathematics. We encourage you to take one of the law-related courses in our curriculum as early as possible to test your genuine interest in the field. The Logic and Critical Reasoning course offered in the philosophy department provides a solid foundation for beginning LSAT preparation. The following is a sampling of law-related courses in our curriculum:
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a multiple choice standardized test developed and administered by the Law School Admissions Services. It is designed to indicate a candidate's potential for success in the first year of law school. The LSAT is offered four times a year: June, October, December and February.
If you are thinking about law school, you should be thinking about life as a lawyer. Whatever your motivation for entering the profession, you should be well informed. Learn as much as you can about the profession before investing your time and money. Ask yourself, "Why do I want to become a lawyer? Why do I want to go to law school?"
