TYPES OF PRELAW SUMMER PROGRAMS

ACADEMIC YEAR PRELAW PROGRAMS. SUMMER PREAW PROGRAMS OPEN TO ALL (Section Two). These programs are almost always summer programs. Tuition and fees vary but oftentimes tuition and fees are about $1000/week with travel and room and board extra. One exception is the Charles Hamilton Houston Law School Preparatory Institute. Houston area sophomores should check out the University of Houston Prelaw Program Initiatives.      SUMMER PRELAW PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY OR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. These programs usually offer some of the following: no tuition and no fees, free room and board, payment of some travel expenses, and a weekly allowance. These programs usually last three to six weeks in the summer but there are some one to three-day programs (not necessariy in the summer).

APPLICATION AND HOUSING ADVICE FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS

APPLY EARLY. Early applications oftentimes have an advantage WHAT IF YOU MISS THE DEADLINE? A phone call should tell you how strict the deadline is> HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS. Most of the summer programs listed below are offered on a university campus but many of these programs do not offer on-campus housing. During the summer, visiting college students may find that some dorms (both university-owned dorms and privately-owned dorms), some fraternity houses, and some sorority houses rent out rooms at a reasonably rate. If you are on a low-budget plan, you may want to consider this option. The first places to check for information about this option are the Housing Offices of the universities that are near or at the location of the summer program. Also call privately-owned dorms and, as appropriate fraternity houses or the sorority houses.