Outreach
KHOP - King Hall Outreach Program
Applications filing for KHOP 2009 is now closed. Applications for KHOP 2010 will be available in mid-January 2010 and will be due in April. If you have questions about the program please contact the Outreach Office at outreach@law.ucdavis.edu.
Comprehensive Instruction
KHOP is an intensive law school preparation program that requires you to make a two year commitment during your junior and senior years. By participating in KHOP, you will know or have mastered:
- Study techniques for taking the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and hints on how to avoid exam anxiety
- Writing, analytical and logical reasoning skills that will enhance your academic performance as an undergraduate student
- Law school application "do's" and "don'ts" along with information about the expectations of admissions committees
- The different career paths of law school graduates
- The program is specifically designed to help you anticipate, plan for and even practice what is expected of you as a law school candidate and student
Designed for Your Success
Your KHOP commitment involves two academic years and two consecutive summers: one four-week session each summer from mid July to mid August where you are "in residence" at UC Davis. During the two summer sessions, you will take classes in writing, logic, and LSAT prep, sit in on presentations; participate in Moot Court or Mock Trial; and meet with tutors and admission professionals who can help shape your academic and career decisions. During the academic year, you will participate in a mentorship program with a current law student, attend workshops on the application process, take practice LSAT exams under test conditions; and go on field trips. You will also have the opportunity to meet law professors, attorneys, and admissions professionals from various law schools. Partial funding for the King Hall Outreach Program is made possible through a grant from the Law School Admission Council PLUS Program.
Eligibility Requirements
You are eligible to apply for inclusion in KHOP if you meet all of the following criteria:
- You currently attend a four-year college as a sophomore or have two years before graduating from your undergraduate institution. (This includes students who will be transferring from a community college to a four year college or university beginning Fall 2009.)
- You currently attend college or will be transferring to a college within the greater Sacramento area (no more than 3 hours from Sacramento) by Fall 2009.
- You are considered a first-generation college student (no parent, legal guardian or sibling has a bachelor's degree) OR You come from an economically disadvantaged background (200% federal poverty guidelines http://aspe.hhs.gov)
- You have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher as indicator of potential for academic success
- You intend to apply to law school, but no earlier than Fall 2010 for Fall 2011 enrollment
Higher consideration given to students previously identified by enrollment in Trio or other college outreach programs such as STEP, PUENTE, EOP(& S), etc.
