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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
What, Like It’s Hard? // And most importantly …

What, Like It’s Hard? // And most importantly …

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • April 10, 2025
In her final blog post, contributing editor Livia LaMarca reflects on her law school applications, waitlists and acceptances and what it means to really want something even when it’s hard.
What, Like It’s Hard? // Resume padding or losing your sanity?

What, Like It’s Hard? // Resume padding or losing your sanity?

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • January 31, 2025
Contributing editor Livia LaMarca reflects in her newest blog post about the importance of extracurriculars and internships, but reminds people that it is not worth devoting all of your free time towards.
What, Like It’s Hard? // The waiting game

What, Like It’s Hard? // The waiting game

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • January 17, 2025
After a long winter break, contributing editor Livia LaMarca reflects on her time waiting for law school applications to arrive in her inbox.
What, Like It’s Hard? // The cost of ambition

What, Like It’s Hard? // The cost of ambition

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • December 6, 2024
For her final blog post of the semester, contributing editor Livia LaMarca breaks down how much she spent to apply to law school during the 2024 application cycle, providing a window into just how much everything costs at the end of the day.
What, Like It’s Hard? | Let’s get personal

What, Like It’s Hard? | Let’s get personal

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • October 6, 2024
After completing her own personal statement, contributing editor Livia LaMarca details what the personal statement is, its effects on a law school application and gives some tips that helped her identify the topic she wrote about.
What, Like It’s Hard? | Choosing where to apply and avoiding pressure

What, Like It’s Hard? | Choosing where to apply and avoiding pressure

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • September 20, 2024
Contributing editor Livia LaMarca encourages law school applicants to apply to schools where they think they will thrive and ignore the naysayers
Opinion | Everything I wish I knew about law school applications before applying

Opinion | Everything I wish I knew about law school applications before applying

By Talia Spillerman, Senior Staff Columnist • February 1, 2023
Advice to help students through preparing a law school application.
Victoria Nourse, Ralph Whitworth Professor in Law at Georgetown spoke Tuesday about separation of powers and the current state of politics.

Georgetown law professor talks Constitution at annual lecture

By Madison Brewer, For The Pitt News • September 18, 2019
Each year since the passage of a 2004 federal amendment, Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17, commemorating the day 230 years ago when delegates from the original 13 states ratified the Constitution, giving life and law to our republic.
(From left) Rocio Alers, David Canino and Sofía Mendoza Matos traveled from Puerto Rico to Pittsburgh to continue their education through Pitt's law school after Hurricane Maria struck the island in September. (Photos by Issi Glatts | Staff Photographer)

Hurricane brings Puerto Rican law students to Pitt

By Laura Howe | Staff Writer • December 5, 2017

When Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico in September, it left almost the entire island without electricity, and residents had limited access to food and water. David Canino was thankful for...

A former Pitt Law student sued the University for allegedly mishandling a Title IX complaint. (Photo by John Hamilton / Managing Editor)

Law student sues Pitt, claiming Title IX complaint was mistreated

By The Pitt News Staff • November 13, 2017

  A former Pitt law student has sued the University, claiming Pitt employees mistreated her when they responded to a Title IX complaint she filed. Hannah Rullo filed a lawsuit Oct. 25 in the...

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