CV advice request

International Students
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<p>Hello! I am currently a college student in a East European University. After I finish here I want to enroll in a second undergraduate programme in international law. I know that besides good grades colleges request some volunteerig nwork. Can you give me some tips about what institutions are preffered? For instance is the Red Cross a good choice ?</p>

<p>Thanks </p>

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<p>Law school is generally a graduate degree in the US, which requires a Bachelor’s degree in another subject (any subject of your choice) for admission. International law is usually studied in an LLM program as a second law degree, after students have already obtained a JD. So the sequence goes:</p>

<p>Bachelor (any subject) -> JD (general law) -> LLM in international law</p>

<p>Alternatively, you could get a first law degree in another country and then come to the US for the LLM degree only.</p>

<p>Law schools will primarily care about 3 things:

  • your academic record
  • your LSAT scores
  • your ability to finance your education (unlike college, there are virtually no scholarships for law school. American citizens can get student loans fairly easily from the US government and American banks, but international students need to provide their own funding.)</p>

<p>As far as volunteer experience goes, I’d encourage you to choose activities that align with your interests and future goals. If the red cross does that for you, go ahead! Generally speaking, the most valuable volunteer experiences for college or graduate school admissions are the ones that highlight your ambitions and talents. Taking the Red Cross as an example:</p>

<p>Unimpressive: staffing a Red Cross booth at a public event
Better: being a long-term volunteer paramedic
Best: organizing a summer community service program for a group of 20 high school students, including securing the funding to run the program. </p>

<p>In short: which organization (if any) you are affiliated with is not nearly as important as what you do.</p>