The art of sending cold emails to future faculty advisors and the science behind how to make it work
Contacting faculty members before/during the application cycle is becoming more of a “trend” than a “hack” among students applying to graduate …
Are you a pre-law student who is in the process of applying to law school, but not sure how get started with compiling your school list?
Digging deeper into individual law schools’ websites is a good start, but it can …
MaTaeya McFadden, COL ’25, Hartford, CT
This summer I interned at Open Communities Alliance (OCA) which is a Connecticut-based civil rights organization that promotes access to opportunity for all people through education, organizing, advocacy, research, and partnerships, and to support …
Olivia Szewczyk, COL ’24, New Orleans, LA
Being someone that has grown up all my life going to dermatologists offices, I knew that one day, I wanted to be involved in dermatological medicine. Now, I am a rising senior in …
As we coast through September and really dig our heels into this school year, many of us (like me!) may be thinking back wistfully to summer vacations on the beach. However, just like a red flag on the shoreline warns …
Grace Wang, COL ’26, Plano, TX
This summer, I had the privilege of interning at The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, a legal-advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. This opportunity perfectly combined my interests in legal …
Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester! I always love the start of the academic year with the hustle and bustle of Locust Walk and a whole new semester of ideas to explore and experiences to pursue.
Amid all of this …
Hannah Norman, COL ’24, Newport News, VA
This summer I was able to work in the Youth Defendant Unit of the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender. As I’m interested in law and public policy as potential career paths, I …
Amishi Mahajan, COL ’25, West Bloomfield, MI
This summer, I spent my time on a different side of Penn’s campus: the Perelman School of Medicine. Though I enjoyed my morning coffee runs at Starbucks and lunches at Gia Pronto’s Kitchen, …
Taylor Buie, COL ’24, Philadephia, PA
My path began in the Spring of 2022. It was the night before my dance team’s, opening show night. As I looked around me, I saw friends smiling full of joy, smiles that even …
