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Minor in Africana Studies

Minor in Africana Studies. Drs. Patience Essah & Robin Sabino. What is Africana Studies?. Study of Africans & people of African descent: Africa, Americas, Europe, etc. Interdisciplinary Approach: Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, & Geography History & English

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Minor in Africana Studies

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  1. Minor in Africana Studies Drs. Patience Essah & Robin Sabino

  2. What is Africana Studies? • Study of Africans & people of African descent: • Africa, Americas, Europe, etc. • Interdisciplinary Approach: • Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, & Geography • History & English • Political Science & Geography • Theater, Music, & Art

  3. Africana Minor: 5 Courses Total • Required course: AFRI 2000 (Intro. to Africana Studies) • Plus 4 elective courses • Listing available on web: http://www.cla.auburn.edu/africanastudies/curriculum/

  4. Consider an Africana Studies Minor If You Want to • Broaden your education & enhance your abilities • Academic excellence • Social awareness & responsibility • Challenges students to contribute to community development through research & outreach • Culturally • Aestheticlly • Economically • Improve your resume for • Scholarships & Internships • Graduate school application • Employment

  5. Applying to Law School • Application Requirements include GPA, LSAT, Letters of Recommendation, Personal Statement • An Africana Studies minor can help you become one of the selected few:

  6. Emory & U of AL Law: 10-11 Emory Univ. Law Univ. of AL Law • Applied: 4,558 • Enrolled: 247 • GPA: 4.0 • 75th = 3.68 • 25th = 3.37 • LSAT: 180 • 75th = 167 • 25th = 165 • Applied: 2,384 • Enrolled: 175 • GPA: 4.0 • 75th = 3.91 • 25th = 3.36 • LSAT: 180 • 75th = 167 • 25th = 158

  7. Personal Statement: U. of AL Law • Using Africana Minor to strengthen your application • U of AL takes the following into consideration: • Community service • Leadership roles • Overcoming adversity • Diverse background = Africana Minor • Travel experience = Africana Minor • Exceptional talents • Trends in academic program = Africana Minor

  8. Personal Statement • Law schools are interested in anything about you which is distinctive -- travel experience, tragedies … or triumphs … How did any of these things change you? • Who are the most significant people in your life? • Position yourself to meet them. • How did college change your life? • Study abroad in South Africa or Ghana • Combine interesting and challenging courses in unusual but focused ways • Read widely and deeply • What other experiences have you had? • Internship at a non-profit or an NGO • http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/gradschool/law/lawstatement.html • http://www.college-admission-essay.com/gettingintolawschool.html

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