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What to Know if You're Considering Out of State Law School

Unlike your undergraduate school, where most people tend to stay closer to home, more students go to law school out of state. How far? Well, that depends on your comfort level! Whether you want to expand your horizons by going out of state or move to the state where you’ve always dreamed of living, there […]

Pre-Med: Should I Become an EMT?

Whether you’ve always wanted to be a doctor or developed an interest in the science of medicine in your college years, gaining pre-med clinical experience is going to go a long way toward making sure that this is what you want to do for the rest of your life. Medicine is a rewarding career but […]

Pre-Med: How to Find Pre-Med Research Experience

Gaining pre-med research experience is one of the many steps you’ll take before applying to medical school. In addition to working on your GPA and MCAT score, building up your pre-med resume will involve clinical experience and likely pre-med research experience, in addition to volunteering hours or other extracurriculars. Although it’s not mandatory to be […]

Pre-Med: What to Know About Shadowing

Some of the most valuable pre-med experience you can gain before applying to medical school is clinical experience, meaning time spent directly interacting with physicians, support staff, and patients. While clinical experience will play some role on your application, you shouldn’t approach it as an application filler, or as something you need to do in order […]

Police Exam Strategies

  No matter what is on your police exam, in order to do well you’ll need to: Familiarize yourself with the question types that are common to all police exams Answer sample questions to assess your strengths and weaknesses Review the strategies you’ll need in order to answer questions confidently and correctly Assess your progress […]

What's Tested on the Police Exam?

As with all parts of your application process, it is important to pay attention to what you are told by the program you are applying to. When you register to take your police exam, get as much information as possible about what will be on your exam so you know how to prepare in advance. […]

Police Job Interview

For most people, this is the most stressful part of the application process. Don’t worry. Just prepare yourself ahead of time, and you will do fine.   Find out about the police job interview process. If it’s a small local department, they may want to ask you about your knowledge and interest in the community […]

Police Physical Fitness Test

Many departments will conduct a preliminary medical review, which includes vision and hearing tests and height/weight ratios, when you show up for the physical agility testing segment of the application process. (If you successfully complete all the steps of the entire hiring process, you may undergo a more extensive medical examination prior to being offered […]

Applying for Your First Police Job

It’s important to know that the application process for your first police job is not the same as being hired. You will usually have to pass each step before you can proceed and have the job you want. Remember, this is a general guide; you should always review the process specific to the police department […]