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\n The USC Pre-Law Advising team provides resources including advising, application material review, events, and educational materials designed to support students and alumni preparing for law school.\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\n Pre-law stats for USC students & alumni!\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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# of USC students & alumni that applied to law school for Fall 2025 admissions (latest data available from LSAC)<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Pre-law students and alumni from all majors across campus<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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24% vs. 76%<\/h3>\n \n

Percentage of USC students vs. alumni that applied to law school starting Fall 2025 (latest data available from LSAC)<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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115<\/h3>\n \n

% of law schools across the US that USC candidates matriculated to between Fall 2020-2025 (latest data available from LSAC)<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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100%<\/h3>\n \n

# of Top 14 (T14) law schools USC students & alumni were admitted to between Fall 2020-2025 (Fun fact- There are more than 14 law schools in the T14 right now because tied rankings!)<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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# of academic programs USC alumni majored in before matriculating to law schools across the country between Fall 2020-2025 (latest data available from LSAC)<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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3.62<\/h3>\n \n

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79<\/h3>\n \n

# of law schools attending the annual Law School Fair on Nov. 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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100%<\/h3>\n \n

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\n \n Ava Khan: Pre-Law Graduate Advisor\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ava is a second-year law student at USC Gould and a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she earned degrees in Public Health and Sociology. Before law school, she worked as a policy and campaign organizer, television producer, and film distributor. Ava’s varied professional background gives her firsthand insight into taking time off after college, exploring different industries, and using those experiences to inform the decision to attend law school. She is excited to help students and alumni be in the best position to get accepted to the law school of their dreams!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bita<\/span> is a 3L at USC Gould and a proud Double Trojan through the 3+3 honors program. She earned her B.A. in International Relations and minored in Iranian Studies, graduating with honors as a Global and Discovery Scholar. In undergrad, she was active in Moot Court, the Society of Women in Law, and Glimpse from the Globe. For 2L year, she\u2019ll serve as President of the Womxn of Color Collective, extern with a federal judge, and participate in the USC Mediation Clinic. Bita<\/span> enjoys helping students navigate and personalize their own law school journeys.<\/p>\n

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Lina is a second-year JD student at USC Gould with an interest in environmental law. This past summer, she worked at Los Angeles Waterkeeper, focusing on water and energy law and policy. She earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from UT Austin. Before attending law school, Lina spent three years working in nonprofit fundraising. She is excited to help others navigate the law school application process!<\/p>\n

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As the manager of the Pre-Law and Graduate School Advising program, Jen oversees advising for students and alumni pursuing law or graduate school, coordinates programming and resources, and maintains the program\u2019s website and Handshake presence. She also organizes the annual Law School Fair to build connections between Trojans and law schools.<\/p>\n

Jen is passionate about helping students and alumni learn how to navigate their undergraduate experiences with confidence. She appreciates the opportunity to build working relations with students and alumni to help support them toward success in higher education and beyond.\u00a0 Through collaboration across campus, she focuses on creating meaningful learning experiences that open doors while helping people reach their goals.<\/p>\n

She holds a special commitment in her heart for supporting first-generation students.<\/p>\n

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We publish our weekly newsletters during fall and spring semesters.\u00a0 The newsletter is distributed to students and alumni via emails sent out via our Handshake platform.<\/p>\n

>If you want to start receiving our Pre-law & Graduate School newsletter, please sign up here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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