College Freshmen, Looking Ahead

Dustyfeathers
Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:39:31 +0000

See if your target law schools offer loan forgiveness programs

Another idea for hands-on environmental internships are with the Student Conservation Corps. They have long-term and short-term internships. Also look at volunteer.gov; and workaway.info.

Shoot for that high GPA and an LSAT of 172+.

NYU is known for it's PI law. Columbia also offers good PI law, even though it's known more for corporate stuff, and because you're competing with fewer people there who want to do PI work, you get a lot of individualized attention.

You may want to also look at international environmental issues. Trade, cross-border emissions, etc. Take a foreign language and/or study abroad. Also look into post-BA programs that take you abroad, such as the JET program to Japan.