Access valuable tools like WashU's PreLaw Handbook and our Personal Statement Brainstorming worksheet.

• Personal Statement Writing Worksheet
• PreLaw Handbook 
  This handbook is a step-by-step guide to preparing for and applying to law school. It is primarily for seniors and others who are applying to law school this year. It is also useful for juniors and younger students who are looking ahead toward the time they complete their applications.
• The Writing Center 
  Refine your law school application essays and personal statement

There are a number of great resources. Our students and alumni have had great success using Khan Academy, 7Sage, TestMasters, and Blueprint:

• 7Sage
• Blueprint
• Khan Academy, which is now integrated in LSAC’s LawHub
• TestMasters

What’s key is that you use what works for you. We recommend using a test prep option that computer mediated since that’s how you’ll take the LSAT, but some test takers like to start with books. Again, know yourself and be honest with yourself about how you study and seek the option that will bring you success.

There are many resources available to help you strategize where to apply: 

• Law School Transparency 
  A LawHub/LSAC product that features not only school searches but also assessments you can take and other data you might find useful
• The Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools 
  You can enter your LSAT and GPA and determine the likelihood of your admission to individual law schools
• XPloreJD
  Hosted by AccessLex, this tool can help you search for schools through a variety of filters
• Our own data of how former WashU students have fared upon application to most law schools based on LSAT and GPA. You must meet with a WashU PreLaw Advisor to access this data (presented in chart form for any law school to which we had five or more applicants).

There is no one “right” extracurricular experience to have as a prelaw student, but these student organizations tend to be of interest to prelaw students:

• Phi Delta Phi 
  An undergraduate prelaw fraternity
• PreLaw Society 
  For WashU undergraduates who want to learn more about and to share their interests in the legal system
• WashU Debate Team 
  Join the team and practice the fine art of debate
• WashU Mock Trial Team 
  Join the team and practice the fine art of litigation

We know that law school is expensive. While the schools to which you are admitted will provide you a financial package, there are resources you can utilize to access funding opportunities and to more deeply understand the financial obligation you’ll commit to when you start law school:

• AccessConnex 
• Law School Scholarship Databank
• MAX
• Student Loan Calculator