Pre-Law Resources
Pre-Law Resources
- Writing Personal Statements
- Requesting Letters of Recommendation
- Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)
- LSAC Law School Forums
- Kaplan's NEIU Portal (Free LSAT and GRE Prep for NEIU Students)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- National Jurist
- Law School Predictor
- LGBTQ+ Guide to Law School
Organizations and Scholarships
- Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO)
- Castillo Scholars Program
- Law School Scholarship Finder
- The Future Justice Lawyers of Chicago (FJLOC)
- Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.
Illinois Law Schools
- Chicago-Kent College of Law (Chicago)
- DePaul University - College of Law (Chicago)
- Loyola University - School of Law (Chicago)
- Northern Illinois University - College of Law (DeKalb)
- Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law (Chicago)
- Southern Illinois University - School of Law (Carbondale)
- University of Chicago Law School (Chicago)
- University of Illinois Chicago - UIC Law (Chicago)
- University of Illinois College of Law (Champaign-Urbana)
The LSAT
The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is administered through the Law School Admissions Commission (LSAC). The LSAT consists of Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, and Argumentative Writing. It takes 3.5 hours to complete, and the score is valid for 5 years. The LSAT is offered 7 times a year, and applicants can take it up to 3 times a year and 5 times within the past 5 years, with a lifetime limit of 7 times. LSAC/LSAT fee waivers are available for those who qualify.
Free LSAT and GRE Prep for NEIU Students
Northeastern Illinois University has partnered with Kaplan to launch "Prepare for Illinois' Future Powered by Kaplan's All Access License," a program that provides FREE access to Kaplan's industry-leading resources and is administered through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). This means you can prepare for more than 40 different graduate admissions, licensure, and credentialing exams, and take skills development courses – all at no cost to you.
LSAT Prep Courses
- LawHUb
- Khan Academy
- Kaplan
- Blueprint Prep also see What is the LSAT
- Princeton Review
- PowerScore
- 7Sage
- LSATMax
- Magoosh
- TestMasters
- CampusPrep
Post-Graduate Paralegal Certificate Programs (Law School Alerative)
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with the Director of Pre-professional Advising
Pre-Law Society
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Pre-Law Events at NEIU
Upcoming speakers and info sessions