Moritz College of Law information session

I attended a meeting where Micheal States, the Assistant Dean of Admissions at the Moritz College of Law, spoke on law school. This event took place on November 20th and fills the academic category for International Affairs. Micheal began by sharing what Moritz has to offer, including numerous clinics that teach skills such as mediation, which is a vital skill for lawyers to have as mediation is imperative in keeping cases from going to court. I also learned that they offer courses ranging from Food and Drug law to War Crimes Law; alongside from their unique course offerings, Moritz is unique in that other than in one’s first year, which is a set curriculum, students pick their own curriculum. Aside from simply law school course information, Michael offered tips on applying to Moritz. Specifically, finding a professor who can speak to your growth throughout college, keeping your GPA up as they have competitive admissions, not worrying about taking the LSAT a few times to get a higher score, and utilizing the extra and “not required” essays to provide more insight on oneself outside of their resume. On the point of GPA, he explained that no major makes Moritz look more favorably upon a candidate and that they don’t take into account the difficulty of one’s major when evaluating their GPA. Summatively, as someone interested in law school, this information session was incredibly helpful and insightful into law school as a whole and specifics regarding Moritz. 

Mock Interview

On October 29th, I participated in a mock interview fulfilling the Professional Development category for International Affairs. First off, my interviewer taught me to use the STAR technique to answer behavioral questions in interviews. The approach has one describe the situation, the task at hand, the action they took, and the result from it; bonus points for tying the lessons learned and or techniques used into future applications. Moreover, when answering the usual first statement of “tell me about yourself” I learned a few skills; first, explaining my passions outside of the job, how those interests tie into the job and lastly, how my personality and education would assist me in the position I am applying for. Additionally, the importance of preparing questions for the end of the interview was stressed. Specifically, questions insinuating I believe that the interview went well, such as what the next steps are or asking for more details about the position. Moreover, the questions can be made into leading ones that allude into specific skills or attributes I have that I had not mentioned in the interview already. In terms of weaknesses, I realized I tend to talk quite fast, especially in high stress situations like interviews, which is fixable with practice. Overall, this was super beneficial in so far as I learned a few techniques and pointers that will improve my skills in answering and asking questions, and how I poise myself when doing so.