Your Future @ McGill
Your Future @ McGill
McGill Admissions & Recruitment
Let's Meet a Law Student
50 minutes Posted Oct 21, 2021 at 11:00 am.
Following a brief introduction to the Faculty of Law and how the application works (until 1:25), we get into Ommu’s process of putting together an application to McGill. She shares what it was like preparing the supporting documents needed to apply to Law as a CEGEP student
and what she was considering as a second option, like a Bachelor of Arts
She also mentions how she stayed motivated during her undergraduate degree while still having an eye on a Law degree and being open to other career paths
Ommu then shares her tips on building a CV, forming connections, and preparing the Personal Statement as a university student
Spoiler! You will have more than one draft of your Personal Statement. Listen to know what Ommu’s “lucky” number was! We also quickly talked about grades
It is important to know about the Law program itself! Not to give everything away, but Ommu explains the bilingual aspect of the program
the amount of reading you do
and how testing works
Before concluding with some highlights about McGill and Montreal, Ommu shares her thoughts about the transition to Law School
and some final tips for all students interested in a career in Law
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Interested in learning a little bit about McGill’s Law program? Come and hear what Ommu has to say about her path to the Faculty of Law, coming from CEGEP and a Bachelor of Arts degree at McGill.
Following a brief introduction to the Faculty of Law and how the application works (until
1:25), we get into Ommu’s process of putting together an application to McGill. She shares what it was like preparing the supporting documents needed to apply to Law as a CEGEP student (3:50), and what she was considering as a second option, like a Bachelor of Arts (10:58). She also mentions how she stayed motivated during her undergraduate degree while still having an eye on a Law degree and being open to other career paths (13:30).
Ommu then shares her tips on building a CV, forming connections, and preparing the Personal Statement as a university student (
18:50). Spoiler! You will have more than one draft of your Personal Statement. Listen to know what Ommu’s “lucky” number was! We also quickly talked about grades (33:10).
It is important to know about the Law program itself! Not to give everything away, but Ommu explains the bilingual aspect of the program (
34:30), the amount of reading you do (37:20), and how testing works (38:50).
Before concluding with some highlights about McGill and Montreal, Ommu shares her thoughts about the transition to Law School (
41:15) and some final tips for all students interested in a career in Law (46:20).
Take a look at the BCL/JD Admissions Guide: https://www.mcgill.ca/law/bcl-jd/admissions-guide
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