Webinar overview
Join Prepory admissions coach Peter E. for this strategic webinar designed for high-achieving students and families who are exploring a future in law, public policy, or related fields. During the webinar, he will share his expertise on:
- How top pre-law programs actually interpret “legal interest” in high school applicants
- Which activities signal real pre-law potential versus generic résumé padding
- What elite pre-law applicants do earlier to gain long-term advantage
- The planning mistakes that cost students competitive leverage
- How to build a cohesive pre-law narrative without locking students into a rigid path
- A live Q&A to address your specific pre-law admissions questions
Meet your webinar host: Peter Evancho
Peter is a former Brown University admissions interviewer and graduate admissions officer at University of Maryland, with over a decade of experience working in college admissions. As both an attorney and pre-law expert, Peter’s has guided students who earned admission to University of Chicago, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, Cornell, and Georgetown.
Meet your webinar host:
Peter is a former Brown University admissions interviewer and graduate admissions officer at University of Maryland, with over a decade of experience working in college admissions. As both an attorney and pre-law expert, Peter’s has guided students who earned admission to University of Chicago, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, Cornell, and Georgetown.
Frequently asked questions for pre-law students:
Colleges are not looking for students who simply say they want to be lawyers. They look for intellectual curiosity, strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and leadership. Activities such as debate, mock trial, policy research, writing, public speaking, civic engagement, and internships can signal genuine interest when pursued with depth and consistency.
Admissions officers value sustained commitment and measurable impact. Leadership in debate or student government, legal internships, research in political science or history, writing for publications, community advocacy, and service aligned with social justice issues tend to carry more weight than surface-level participation.
Common mistakes include overloading on generic “law-related” activities without depth, failing to build strong writing skills early, ignoring academic rigor in humanities courses, and crafting an application narrative that feels forced or one-dimensional. A competitive profile requires coherence and intellectual growth over time.
Yes. The skills that make a strong pre-law applicant—critical thinking, persuasive communication, leadership, and academic rigor—are valuable across many competitive college pathways. This session helps families build flexibility into a student’s profile while maintaining strategic direction.
