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It
is with pride and a heavy heart that I present you with these guides. Pride because
over the past few years the law school application guide has become an invaluable
resource for applicants of color. And a heavy heart because it is the product
of desperation. Since
the passage and implementation of Proposition 209 in California, the number of
students of color being admitted to institutions of higher learning has plummeted.
Nowhere is this more keenly evidenced than in California's public law schools. With
this in mind, in 2000, I embarked on a journey to create a comprehensive guide,
from a non-majority perspective, that would empower students by informing them
about the law school admissions process. Later, several law students asked me
to write a guide to the bar examination. I invite you to use these guides and
urge you to inform others about their availability on this website. Finally,
I would like to thank you for taking this bold step in your life. Although some
may deny the beauty and significance of your accomplishments, those of us dedicated
to creating a rich, meaningful, and just society refuse to do the same.
Anthony Solana, Jr.
Attorney at Law Learn
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The law school
application process is extremely competitive, time consuming, and discriminatory.
"The Guide to the Law School Application Process for People of Color"
is designed to help you through the admissions process and help you prepare the
best possible application
I
tailored the information in the guide to serve those of you who have either low
LSAT and/ or GPAs. Since your application will undergo committee review it is
imperative that you devote considerable resources to your application. Get
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"A
Guide to the Bar Examination for People of Color," a free digital publication
that provides law students of color with a collection of tips and advice on how
to study for the bar exam.
The
guide offers useful suggestions on mental and physical preparedness for bar exams,
as well as strategies to employ when taking the test. In the introduction to the
guide, Solana writes that much of the guide is "the product of common sense,"
but that "common sense is precisely what one tends to lose under the intense
pressure of preparing and taking the bar."
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"For those whose life experiences distinguish them from the vast majority
of law students, Anthony's guide shows you how to construct an application that
reflects who you are, the adversity you have overcome, and the distinctive contribution
you will make in law school and to the world."
— Michaele
N. Turnage Young, J.D., Harvard Law School; Attorney at Law, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP
"Thanks
to Anthony's guide, I was able to look at the application components of other
applicants of color, get an idea of how to tailor my own application and maximize
my chances at the top law schools in the country. This fall I will be attending
Stanford Law School."
— Marina Torres, J.D. Candidate, Stanford
Law School
"Anthony's
guide not only helped me understand the process, but the real-life, heartwarming
stories contained in the sample personal statements provided the type of encouragement
no commercial outline could ever provide. I would not have been as successful
on my application process without it"
— Manfred Perera, J.D.,
Hastings
College of the Law; future associate at Foley & Lardner LLP "Anthony's
manual was by far the most helpful and insightful reading material I encountered
during my law school application process or since. I read and reread pages of
it at a time. I used it as the basis for my own application strategy. I definitely
don't think I would have gotten the positive responses from law schools that I
got without using the tips from this manual. I refer other applicants to it all
the time and advise them to read it cover to cover before they start the process"
— Alina Ball, J.D. Candidate, UCLA School of Law
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