Have a restful Thanksgiving break!

Wherever you’ll be this week, and wherever you are along your pathway, remember this: you’re learning a lot, you are engaging in the college experience in all the ways you are, and the experiences you are having as a student …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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How to answer the dreaded “What are you going to do with that major?” question at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving approaches, and it is inevitable that (usually) well meaning aunts, uncles, parents, etc. will ask you questions about college as a way to make conversation. Many of them may not understand majors that don’t have an obvious direct career …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Studying Abroad in Chile

If you had asked me this time last year about how my first semester of college was going,I probably would’ve told you that it was going well and my classes were great. But that wouldhave only been somewhat …

By Paige Donavan
Paige Donavan
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Managing Pre-Law Stress: Finding a Healthy Outlet

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Managing Pre-Law Stress: Finding balance

There are two main elements to finding balance between your work (applications, LSAT prep, law school, and eventually, lawyering) and …

Managing Pre-Law Stress: Face down your worst case scenarios

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Overview: Applying to Law School

The law school application process should ideally begin about a year and a half before you intend to start law …

Law School Application Check List

The Check List for Fall 2026 Admission is organized topically. Click here to get the same list organized chronologically. Go …

Law School Application Time Line

This recommended Time Line for Fall 2026 admission assumes that you will complete and submit your applications by Thanksgiving-ish 2025.