Outreach
Applications for Pre-Law Boot Camp 2013 will be available in Fall 2012. The deadline to apply is in early January.
Questions regarding the application or program should be directed to the Outreach Office by email outreach@law.ucdavis.edu, by phone 530-754-7776, or in-person at one of our Drop-in Q&A days during the Fall semester.
The UC Davis School of Law Pre-Law Boot Camp is designed to assist high potential undergraduate students with their undergraduate performance and preparation for admission to law school. The program consists of a series of full-day Saturday presentations and workshops throughout the spring semester. During the program, participants prepare for the law school application process, gain insight into the law school experience and receive exposure to diverse legal fields.
At no cost to the participant, Boot Camp participants attend and/or receive:
- Workshops on pre-law preparation and law school admission
- Presentations by law school professors, attorneys and law students
- Individual pre-law advising including their own pre-law action plan
- Critiqued writing assignments
- Possible scholarship assistance for an LSAT prep course
Eligibility Requirements
You are eligible to apply if you meet all of the following criteria:
- You currently attend a four-year college as a junior or senior. This program is open to non-UC Davis students.
- You are considered a first-generation college student (no parent or legal guardian has a bachelor's degree) OR you come from an economically disadvantaged background defined as having a household income less than or equal to 200% of the federal poverty guidelines http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/
). - You have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher calculated using the LSAC 4.33 scale and guidelines (A+ count as 4.33, NP/NC count as 0.00, etc.) as indicator of potential for academic success.
- You intend to apply to law school, but not currently in the process of applying for 2013 enrollment.
- You have not previously completed PLBC or KHOP.
Spring 2013 Dates
Specific dates TBA, but held on 3-5 Saturdays from February through March/April
Application Materials
Applications will be available in the fall semester. In the meantime, you can begin preparing for the application process by maintaining a competitive GPA, identifying a professor who would write you a letter of recommendation, and have your parents file federal tax form 1040 for 2011.
