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Please complete the application below, and return it to us via mail or facsimile. If your response to any question exceeds the allotted space and your printer is unable to print that which is not displayed, attach your answer on a separate sheet of paper. NOTE: You must be an ADMITTED STUDENT TO BE ELIGIBLE and your application must be received no later than March 15, 2009. DO NOT submit an application unless you have been admitted.


Mailing Address:
Office of Admissions
University of Miami School of Law
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087

Express Mail Address:
University of Miami School of Law
Office of Admissions
1311 Miller Drive, Room F203
Coral Gables, Florida 33146

Office of Admissions: 305-284-2795
Office of Recruiting: 305-284-6746
Facsimile: 305-284-3084
E-mail: admissions@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:


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 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 pro bono following graduation from the School of Law.

4. Please submit, with this application, a 1,000-word essay regarding the importance of public service in a legal career.

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.

 

5. Please submit a current resume.


Date ____________________________________


Signature ____________________________________


Please do not fail to sign this document as it may cause a delay in its review by the Scholarship Committee.


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