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Brooklyn Law Prof. Heidi K. Brown offers some important insights about lawyers (and law students, and yes, it’s applicable to pre-laws as well) and anxiety, as well a some tips for working through the anxiety rather than pretending it doesn’t …

By Diane Curtis
Diane Curtis Pre-Law Advisor & Senior Lecturer
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Law School By the Numbers from AccessLex

By Diane Curtis
Diane Curtis Pre-Law Advisor & Senior Lecturer
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Undergraduate Major in Public Policy to Launch in Fall 2022

The UMass Amherst School of Public Policy will launch a new undergraduate major in the fall of 2022.

The bachelor’s in public policy is a liberal arts degree based in the social sciences that will provide students a multidisciplinary lens …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Expert advice: Share your career questions and aspirations with other people

You’re home over break.  You’ve got more time to breathe.  Maybe you are seeing people (while masked) who you don’t see during the semester.  Make the most of this time, and talk to people about what they do, what you …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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New Internships Being Posted Daily in Handshake

Winter break is a fantastic time to search for and apply for summer internships!  New opportunities are being added all the time.

Of particular note right now, NPR summer internships in all subject areas have deadlines in January.  Also – …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Planning to apply for funding for your summer internship?

If you are planning to apply for SBS scholarship money to support your summer internship, summer or fall study abroad, research, or general SBS scholarship support, getting started in Academic Works over break is a great use of your time.

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Act like you’re being watched — because you are

Every time I speak with a group of law school admissions folks, I’m reminded just how much information they are gathering about you. You’re no doubt planning to make your application package as convincing and respectable as possible. You may …

By Diane Curtis
Diane Curtis Pre-Law Advisor & Senior Lecturer
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ESL Tutoring

UMass has ESL Tutoring support. Any currently enrolled UMass Amherst student (graduate, undergraduate and UWW), visiting scholar or international instructor who has learned English as an additional language. Book a session here.

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Ten Things You Can Do Over Break to Make Progress on Your Internship or Job Search

Winter break is a great time to wind down, take a breather, and decompress after this long, tough semester.  And we can all use all of that this year!

If you are still looking for an internship for the summer, …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Seniors: It’s Paralegal Season!

Seniors who are interested in pursuing a paralegal position before applying to law school should begin actively seeking at this point.

We are starting to see Paralegal job postings in Handshake, and you will see those shared on the SBS …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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