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NAPLA
36th Annual Conference
“From Far Above Cayuga’s Waters: Viewing the Pre-Law Advising Landscape” |
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| Location |
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York
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| Dates |
Wednesday, June 11, to Saturday, June 14, 2008 |
| Registration |
Registration forms for pre-law advisors and for law school admissions officers should be downloaded, completed, and sent to our Conference Registrar, Professor Frank Homer, via U.S. mail or by fax.
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| Payment |
Conference fees can be paid by check or through PayPal via NAPLA’s website (pre-law advisors, law school admissions officers).
Please remember to mail or fax a conference registration form to Frank Homer, Registrar, noting on the form if the payment was completed through PayPal.
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| Program |
A preliminary conference program will assist you in making plans to attend the conference. Sessions include:
- disclosure issues
- personal interaction between applicants and admissions officers
- the impact of increased numbers of women in law school
- law student debt in relation to career paths
- advising applicants with special needs.
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| Program Highlights |
- The conference will begin on June 11 with the New Pre-Law Advisors Workshop for those new to pre-law advising.
- For more experienced advisors, we offer the Veteran Pre-Law Advisors Workshop.
- Cornell Law School will host a reception and dinner that evening.
- Over the next several days, we’ll visit Syracuse University College of Law for tours, a reception, and dinner.
- The Law Fair will provide an opportunity for an exchange of information between advisors and law school admissions officers.
- We’ll learn about the latest developments at LSAC.
- You’ll be enlightened (and entertained!) by what has become an annual event, “You’re Not Going to Believe This…Again and Again and Again!!!!”
- We’ll travel to Aurora, New York, for an evening at historic Aurora Inn, located on Cayuga Lake.
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| Accommodations |
Arrangements have been made with several Ithaca area hotels for reduced rates and with Cornell for dormitory accommodations (reserve rooms on the registration form).
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| Travel to Site |
Information about travel to Ithaca is available on Cornell’s website.
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| Area Information |
We look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
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| Conference Presentations |
Law School Debt and Its Impact on Lawyer Career Pathways. (PDF) NALP, 2008.
National 2008 Pre-law Advisor Survey Report
(PDF)
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