St Johns Workshop on Writing Law Essays

St. Johns University had just finished organizing and hosting a workshop on how to write a proper law school personal statement. The workshop was held last November 2, 2010 in the Queens Campus, specifically in the St. Augustine Hall/Library, located in the Writing Center Conference Room. The workshop started at 5:00 pm, an ideal time for prospective law students who were currently employed.

The workshop is an important part of admissions preparation. This is because the law school personal statement should be able to help the admissions committee to get to know each of the applicants much better. Serious applicants should make sure that they are armed with all the knowledge possible on how to write a good essay. The essay is a way to introduce themselves on a more personal level to the admissions committee. The grades and the LSAT scores matter, of course. However, when the competition is quite stiff, the admissions committee members turn to personal statements. From there, the members of the committee will know which applicants have the potential to do well in law school and later on in the legal profession.

For those who have missed the November 2 workshop at St. Johns University, there are many other opportunities, either offered by other law schools or by private tutorial and training centers.

Source: St.John’s University News

SUNY Cortland to Host Another Open House

SUNY Cortland will be hosting another open house for prospective students on November 12, the second admissions event this fall. Up to 700 college applicants are expected to join the said admissions event. They will be on a campus tour and will get a chance to meet students and members of the faculty, as well as visit different academic departments.

For this open house, which will take place on a Friday, the participants will be toured on the campus during regular classes. This is a great opportunity for applicants who weren’t able to attend the first open house last October 11, which has a good turnout of 825 students.

The open house will start at 9:30 am in Park Center, followed by an academic fair and student services fair, which will take place in Park Center Corey Gymnasium, starting from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The fair will be attended by faculty members and representatives from the student services department. After the fair, by 12:30 pm, guests can visit different academic departments and go on a tour. Guided campus and residence hall tours will take place from 11 am to 2:30 pm. Guests will be meeting in the Corey Union Function Room before the start of the tour. Theresa Curtis, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, will also be giving talks on pre-medical advisement, scheduled at the Bowers Hall (Room 245) at 1 pm. Check out the school website (cortland.edu/admissions) for more details.

Source: ReadMedia

Davidson County Community College to Host a University and College Fair on November 9

Davidson County Community College has organized a university and college fair, which is open to all DCCC students who have plans of moving to area universities and colleges. Scheduled on November 9, the fair will include representatives from 18 higher learning institutions who will be discussing the details of transferring, admissions, and the different academic programs students can enroll in.

Representatives from different universities will come visit DCCC and attend the fair to speak with prospective students who might want to transfer and pursue a four-year undergraduate degree in their universities. The event will be held from 8:30 to 10:00 am at Gee Building’s South Wing (at the first floor). The fair does not require prospective students to set an appointment. All DCCC students are welcome to attend and see which university offers a good academic program, should they decide to pursue a four-year undergraduate degree.

Participating universities and colleges include the following: Winston-Salem State University, Appalachian State University, Western Carolina University, Campbell University, UNC-Wilmington, Catawba College, UNC-Greensboro, DeVry University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, East Carolina University, Pfeiffer University; Salem College, Fayetteville State University, N.C. State University, Fort Hays State University, John Wesley College, Greensboro College, and Guilford College. More information are available from the school’s official website.

Source: The Dispatch

University of St. Thomas to Host an MBA Open House

The University of St. Thomas (UST) will be hosting an open house for its MBA program this month. Prospective MBA students can come in anytime during the set date to get a chance to have a one-on-one with an admissions director.

The meeting can shed light on what the full-time MBA program is like and what is required from the prospective students during the admissions process and throughout the duration of the program. This free admission open house is just like any other academic open house in the sense that it provides information on a particular program and on the admissions process. However, it is also different in a way given that the information dissemination is mostly given through a one-on-one meeting.

Details of the open house

The event will be held on November 12, 2010 from 11 am at the University of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business, downtown Minneapolis campus. The address of this campus is 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Admission is free and there is no specified range in which the guests’ ages should fall in. Interested individuals can contact this landline number: (651) 962-8800.

The UST MBA open house is a great opportunity for prospective students to voice out their queries and concerns directly to an admissions director. Though the one-on-one approach may be uncomfortable for some, it would actually be preferable for many others.

The Three Africas

        When many people hear the word Africa, they picture steaming jungles and gorillas. Hollywood films have shrunk the public image of this immense, varied continent into a small segment of its actual diversity. To have a more accurate picture of the whole continent, however, one should remember that there are, roughly, three Africas, each with its distinct climate and terrain and with a style of life suited to the environment. The continent can be divided into the northern desert areas, the southeastern grasslands, and the tropical jungles to the southwest.         The northern regions have the environment and living patterns of the desert. Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Morocco have hot, dry climates with very little land suited to farming. Therefore, the population tends to be clustered into cities along rivers or the seacoast or into smaller settlements near oases. For thousands of years, people have lived in this vast region, subsisting partly on what crops and animals they could raise and partly on trade with Europe.
        The southeastern grasslands provide a better environment for animal life and for some kinds of crops. Many wild animals inhabit the plains in this region--elephants, giraffes, rhinoceros, antelopes, zebras, and lions. The people in this area have long been expert cattle raisers and hunters. Tea, coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, and tobacco are some of the main products grown in this region. Fishing also provides some food and income for people along the coast. The population here is less concentrated in cities and towns than in the north, but tends to be denser in areas where adequate rainfall and fertile soil make farming possible.
        West Africa is the region closest to the Hollywood image of mysterious jungles. As in the other two regions, the way people subsist depends upon their environment. This does not mean that most of the people live in grass huts in the jungle. Such nations as Nigeria have become highly modernized by income from oil, timber, and minerals. Most of the western countries have some farming that provides food and income; sugar cane, coffee, and tobacco are the important cash crops, while bananas, rice, and corn are raised for food. Fishing in the rivers and along the coast also accounts for food and income, and precious stones, especially diamonds, enhance the economy of Angola and the Ivory Coast.
        Even a superficial look at the major regions of Africa shows that it is a varied continent with several environments. Although most of the continent is tropical in its range of temperature, the climate ranges from deserts to rain forests. Similarly, human life-styles vary from the simplest rural villages to industrial cities, both new and ancient. Contrary to the myth, however, jungle life makes up only a very small portion of the whole of Africa.