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PREPARING FOR LAW SCHOOL<\/strong><\/p>\n

As my predecessor Elise Kohno\u00a0(The Orientation Coordinator for 2016) said, the best thing you can do over the summer before 1L begins is to relax, enjoy time with your friends and family, and your favorite pastimes\/hobbies<\/strong>.\u00a0There is nothing you need to do to prepare for law school beyond showing up fresh and rested and ready to learn!<\/p>\n

A few things to get in order…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Create your \u201cCampus Wide Login\u201d (CWL) –\u00a0<\/strong>This is crucial to accessing almost everything about UBC. It gets you onto the online Student Service Centre (SSC), which houses all your registration and financial information, library catalogue, voting portal for student elections, and a lot of other things.\u00a0 To create a CWL account, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Create an \u201cAllard Alumni\u201d e-mail account –\u00a0<\/strong>All UBC Students receive a free email account, which will be ___@alumni.ubc.ca. This email account is highly recommended: it is the preferred e-mail for UBC to make contact with students as well useful for professional contact. All the information on creating this account can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pay Tuition and Fees –\u00a0<\/strong>For all information\u00a0on Allard Law tuition and fees please visit the Manage your Finances webpage<\/a>.<\/em>
\nTuition for first year Canadian full-time JD students for the 2017-2018 school year is $12,148.80, and student fees are\u00a0$880. Tuition fee deferment may be automatic if you apply for a student loan before July 15.<\/p>\n