Application to the Miami Scholars Program
Please complete the application below, and return it to us via e-mail. NOTE: You must be an ADMITTED STUDENT TO BE ELIGIBLE and your Miami Scholars application must be received no later than March 1, 2010. Application will be considered on a rolling basis and select students may be contacted for interviews. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
If you have questions please contact:
Office of Admissions:
305-284-2795
Office of Recruiting: 305-284-6746
Facsimile: 305-284-3084
E-mail: miamischolars@law.miami.edu
IMPORTANT:
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Name (Last name, first name, middle initial, Mr./Mrs./Ms.):
Social Security Number:
Current E-Mail Address:
Current Mailing Address:
Apartment # and Street Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Current Telephone Number and Area Code:
I may be reached at this address and telephone number until:
May we contact you at work?
Yes.
No.
If yes, please include telephone with area code:
Permanent Address:
Apartment # and Street Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Permanent Telephone Number and Area Code:
LSAT:
GPA:
Up to twenty-two entering full-time law students, two from each of the eleven federal judicial circuits, will be designated Miami Scholars. Please indicate below, based upon your permanent address, the circuit to which you belong.
1st Circuit: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico
2nd Circuit: Connecticut, New York, Vermont
3rd Circuit: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands
4th Circuit: Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia
5th Circuit: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
6th Circuit: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
7th Circuit: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
8th Circuit: Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
9th Circuit: Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington
10th Circuit: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming
11th Circuit: Alabama, Florida, Georgia
1. Please list public service activities in which you have been involved.
Include the approximate number of hours and describe degree to which you
participated in these activities.
2. Please describe any significant experiences that have had an impact on your decision to pursue a legal education.
3. Please indicate below your interest in serving in the public interest and participating in pro bono
activities during your law school career.
4. Please describe a significant obstacle you have had to overcome in your personal or academic career.
5. Please submit, with this application, a 1,000-word essay regarding the importance of public service in a legal career and how you envision utiliing your law degree.
6. Please insert your current resume in the box below.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, all the above and supplementary information is correct. I agree to notify the Office of Admissions of any significant changes that might affect the accuracy or completeness of the information in my application or my eligibility for consideration as a Miami Scholar recipient.
Date:
Application deadline has passed for 2010