December '22 Newsletter
DECEMBER PRE-LAW NEWSLETTER
December 14, 2022
Seasons Greetings from the Pre-Law Center!
This month’s newsletter is short and sweet as we move into the long-awaited winter break. The Pre-Law Center will be closed December 23 – January 4th.
While you’re gone, use this time to….
- Prep for LSAT Uninterrupted
- Work on Brainstorming Personal Statement Topics
- Volunteer at a Meal Kitchen
- Re-organize Your Dorm Room
- Just Sleep In Until Someone Calls to Wake You Every Day
Don’t forget to reach out if you have any questions about classes, events, scholarships or need law school application help when we return in the new year!
Good luck as you wrap up your final exams and have a safe and warm wonderful holiday break! We hope you return refreshed!!
In This Month’s Newsletter
- CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL DECEMBER 2022 GRADUATES!
For the first time, we celebrated our fall Pre-Law graduating class in a special hooding ceremony on December 1st! Congratulations to all of the program honorees and good luck to a bright new future ahead!
Fatmata Bah Political Science, Law and Legal Studies
Katelynn Carroll Criminology and Criminal Justice
Destiny Davis Political Science, Law and Legal Studies
Elena Fox Philosophy, Law and Legal Studies
Derron Gadison Political Science, Law and Legal Studies
Katherine Johnson History
Madeline Wangler History, Law and Legal Studies
Link to digital event photos are available for honorees who email prelaw@uta.edu.
- CONGRATS TO THE NEW 2023 WAYNE WATTS SCHOLARS
Douglas Dyer – Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Scholarship Award
Anwar Hannun – Spring 2023 Scholarship Award
Peter Olusanya – Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Scholarship Award
Gabriela Reynoso – Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Scholarship Award
Dylan Torres – Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Scholarship Award
Ayleanna Westbrooks – Spring 2023 Scholarship Award
This scholarship is made possible by generous contributions from former AT&T General Counsel and prominent UTA alumnus D. Wayne Watts.
- JOIN A PRE-LAW STUDENT GROUP TODAY!
Pre-Law Society
Students new to UTA or new the pursuit of a legal career will find benefit in socializing with other students pursuing the same goals! This year, the officers are working to bring you a virtual semester of speakers, socials, community service events and the PLS LSAT Prep Study Group meeting bi-weekly on Thursdays resuming Spring 2023!
Meetings will resume Spring 2023!
For more information about how to join this group, contact PLS President Meghna Sharda (Meghna.sharda@mavs.uta.edu) or
Vice President Izabella Russell (imr6096@mavs.uta.edu).
Website: https://prelawsocietyuta.weebly.com/
Women In Law
Women in Law is meeting and looking for new members! This organization is open to all majors and seeks to provide resources to advance women’s interest in the legal world. Students can look forward to bi-monthly meetings, socials, the WIL Speaker Series and each semester the WIL Spring Retreat! The 2022 April Spring Retreat in Las Colinas is in the books and was amazing!
Meetings will resume Spring 2023!!
Ready to join this group now? Contact:
President Thaiss Loaeza (Thaiss.loaeza@mavs.uta.edu)
Vice President Mak Martinez (Mckenzie.martinez2@mavs.uta.edu)
Website: https://utawomeninlaw.weebly.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/utawomeninlaw
Pre-Law Chapter of National Black Law Students Association
For over fifty years, the National Black Law Students Association has worked to develop culturally responsible Black and minority law students that excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. NBLSA members are activists, thought leaders, and strategic thinkers. NBLSA alumni are partners, general counsel, judges, non-profit executives, and business operatives.
Meetings will resume Spring 2023!!!
For more information on how to join this org, contact:
President Ayleanna Westbrooks (Ayleanna.westbrooks@mavs.uta.edu) or Vice President A’Nyria Harper (Anyria.harper@mavs.uta.edu)
- Law School Scholarships You Should Consider Preparing For Now
If you are starting law school in the next couple of years or even the next few months, and could use some cash to make that happen, there ARE scholarships available from sources other than law schools. You just have to do a little detective work. Check out the following websites for information.
Admissions Dean Scholarship Finder
LSAC Law School Scholarship List
Marshall-Motley Scholars Program
- UTA DISCOUNTS FOR LSAT PREP CONTINUE THIS SPRING!
UTA Students can receive $300 off the in-person LSAT classes, $300 off live online LSAT courses and $100 off online on-demand LSAT courses. To get the discount, students should register for the LSAT course of their choosing from www.scoreperfect.net using their UTA (.edu) email address, then contact info@scoreperfect.net to claim the UTA discount.
UTA Pre-Law Center
Box 19525, Arlington, Texas 76019 | Phone: 817-272-6796 | Fax: 817-272-3255 | prelaw@uta.edu