Thursday, September 23 4-8pm UCLA Career Center Third Floor, Conference Room

1. Thursday, September 23 4-8pm UCLA Career Center Third Floor, Conference Room

2. Moderators for this evening’s program: Precious Robinson Career Counselor Lead Counselor: Pre-Law Services UCLA CAREER CENTER Karol Johansen Counseling Manager Pre-Professional Services UCLA CAREER CENTER Grace ParkCareer Counselor UCLA CAREER CENTER

3. Program Agenda 4:00 – 4:15 Welcome & Career Center Introductions 4:15 – 4:25 Test Prep I: Kaplan 4:25 – 5:20 Admissions Panel I 5:20 – 5:30 Test Prep II: The Princeton Review 5:30 – 6:30 Admissions Panel II 6:30 – 7:30 Professional Panel 7:30 – 8:30 Networking

4. Great Careers Begin at the UCLA Career Center

6. Career Counseling by Appointment 50 minute session Career decision making process Explore majors and career options Evaluate your personality, interests, skills and values as they relate to your career goals Sign up through BruinView™ at career.ucla.edu

7. BruinView™ (career.ucla.edu) Search and apply for internships and jobs On Campus Recruiting Information Sessions Register for counseling appts and workshops Register on BruinView™! It’s FREE!

8. Quarterly Workshops Mock interview (one per quarter) 30 minute personal statement critique session Skills/Values/Interests/Personality Assessments & Exploration Graduate School Planning (various) Internship and Job Search Workshops Workshops for Master’s & PhD Students Workshops for International Students For a full list, please visit career.ucla.edu/Workshops

9. Graduate School/Pre-Professional Planning Graduate School Timeline (“Green Sheet”) Researching graduate schools/programs Workshops: Writing a Winning Personal Statement, Preparing and Applying to Law School/Medical School, Interviewing for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Schools Letters of Reference Service: career.ucla.edu/LOR

10. Internships & Internat’l Opportunities National & State Internships Washington DC program Sacramento program Fellowship/Scholarship Programs (various) Local Internships International Opportunities Short term work abroad (Peace Corps) Volunteer abroad Teach English abroad (JET, EPIK)

11. Kaplan Test Prep

12. Admissions Panel I UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law Kristin Alvarez Associate Director of Admissions University of Texas School of Law Sam Riley Director for Admissions Programs Washington University School of Law Mary Ann Clifford Assistant Dean for Admissions USC Gould School of Law Amy Stevens Associate Director of Admissions Cornell University Law School Sarah A. Busse Associate Director of Admissions Indiana University Maurer School of Law Frank Motley Dean of Admissions Boston University School of Law Christine Carr Assistant Director of Admissions University of Illinois College of LawSuzanne RogersAssistant Director for Admissions

14. School of Law

20. College of Law

21. The Princeton Review

22. AdmissionsPanel II University of Iowa College of Law Collins B. Byrd Associate Dean of Admissions University of California-Davis School of Law Sharon Pinkney Associate Dean Admissions and Enrollment Stanford Law School Piyada A. Nonzee Associate Director of Admissions Notre Dame Law SchoolJulie WiorkowskiAlumni Recruiter University of California-Los Angeles School of Law Karman Hsu Assistant Director of Admissions Georgetown University Caryn Voland Senior Associate Director of Admissions Northwestern University School of Law Sarah Arimoto-Mercer Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Boston College Law School Jose Ivan Assistant Director for Admissions

27. University of Iowa College of Law

31. Thank You! Admissions Panel  UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law Kristin Alvarez Associate Director of Admissions University of Texas School of Law Sam Riley Director for Admissions Programs Washington University School of Law Mary Ann Cliford Assistant Dean for Admissions USC Gould School of Law Amy Stevens Associate Director of Admissions Cornell University Law School Sarah A. Busse Associate Director of Admissions Indiana University Maurer School of Law Frank Motley Dean of Admissions Boston University School of Law Christine Carr Assistant Director of Admissions Notre Dame Law SchoolJulie WiorkowskiAlumni Recruiter University of California- Los Angeles Karman Hsu Assistant Director of Admissions Georgetown University Caryn Voland Senior Associate Director of Admissions Northwestern University School of Law Sarah Arimoto-Mercer Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Boston College Law School Jose Ivan Assistant Director for Admissions University of Iowa College of Law Collins B. Byrd Associate Dean of Admissions University of California-Davis School of Law Sharon Pinkney Associate Dean Admissions and Enrollment Stanford Law School Piyada A. Nonzee Associate Director of Admissions University of Illinois College of LawSuzanne RogersAssistant Director for Admissions

32. Professional Panel: Robert L. Grace JRDeputy District AttorneyMajor Crimes DivisionLos Angeles County Capt. Ross BrownLA AFB Legal Office Harry I. JohnsonPartnerArent Fox Attorneys at Law Danae McElroyAssociateWhite & Case LLP International Law FirmGlobal Law Practice Shaneela KhanDisability Group, Inc. Peter L. Carr IVAssociateIvie, McNeill & Wyatt

33. Networking with Admissions Officersand Professionals

34. Within 24 business hours, you will have exclusive access to this session’s materials at: career.ucla.edu/JumpStartHandouts You must log on with your username & password to gain access (the username and password you used to register for Job Search Jump Start).

35. Thank you all for joining us today!