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Alma College Pre-Law Scholarships

Alma College is distinctive among the nation's quality liberal arts colleges because it offers a limited number of Pre-Law Scholarships to talented new students.

Pre-Law Scholarships range from $500 to $2,000 per year. These scholarships are renewable for a maximum of four years, conditional on good academic performance, continuing commitment to law school as one option after graduation, and enrollment each Fall and Winter term in one course drawn from a list of courses, provided by the Pre-Law Coordinator and deemed suitable for pre-law students. First-year Pre-Law Scholarship holders are also expected to interact with other pre-law students by attending meetings of the Alma College Barrister Society, run by and for pre-law students.

Candidates' performances on all of the following are taken into account in awarding Pre-Law Scholarships:

  1. High school (or, for transfer students, high school and college) academic record, especially in college-bound courses;
  2. ACT and/or SAT scores;
  3. An essay written after reading the book The Buffalo Creek Disaster. (Please click the link to request a copy of the book, if necessary.)

The deadline for the Pre-Law Scholarship is February 1, 2009.

For more information about the Alma College Pre-Law Scholarships, contact the current Pre-Law Coordinator, Dr. Robert Cunningham, at (989) 463-7015 or cunningham@alma.edu.

Pre-Law Scholarship Application












*GPA must be 3.2 or higher to qualify for the scholarship.
**ACT must be 22 or higher to qualify for the scholarship; SAT (Critical Reading and Math) much be 1040 or higher.

Please select one of the following essay questions to answer:

 What events led up to the Buffalo Creek disaster? What does Stern think is unique about this disaster compared to other coal mining disasters? What are the connections between Dam 3, the Buffalo Mining Company, and the Pittston Company? What are the main arguments and methods used by attorneys for the Pittston Company to minimize their payments to survivors?

 What to the Arnold and Porter attorneys have to prove or demonstrate in order to win their case or gain a favorable out-of-court settlement for the plaintiffs? What strategy do they use and how did they build their case to achieve a favorable result?

 In Stern's settlement offer to Pittston, why is Stern willing "to forgo recovery of punitive damages if Pittston will concede that it was responsible for the disaster?" Why is he also willing "to limit substantially our request for injunctive relief if the case could be resolved by settlement?" Do you think he is wise to settle without trial for $13.5 million?

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