Meet Your Pre-Law Adviser

You can make an appointment to meet with Smith’s pre-law adviser, Anna Silverstein, at any point in your process. This includes first-year and sophomore students who are planning their pre-law path. If you haven’t already had an appointment, we strongly encourage you to make an appointment when you are a year out from applying (two years out from when you plan to start law school), to make your LSAT study plan and go over the law school application timeline.

Anna Silverstein

Anna Silverstein

Assistant Director of Graduate & Professional School Advising

Anna has been advising pre-law students at Smith College since August 2021. Before joining the Lazarus Center’s team, she was living in Nashville, Tennessee, and working at Vanderbilt University as an academic adviser for pre-major students in the College of Arts and Science and as a lecturer in the English and Medicine, Health, and Society departments. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Vanderbilt University and has taught creative writing and literature courses at both the college and community level. She also co-founded a free creative writing workshop for immigrants and refugees in Nashville. Advising pre-law students is one of her favorite parts of working at Smith!

Schedule an Appointment with Anna
Applying to law school is one of the most daunting things I have ever done, and I had no idea where to even begin. But having Anna to guide me through the process made it exponentially easier.
Aminata Diallo ’19

Meet with Anna to:

  • Decide if and when to apply
  • Formulate your LSAT study plan
  • Refine your list of schools
  • Choose your recommendation letter writers
  • Get feedback on your application essays

How to Make an Appointment

Make an appointment by visiting Handshake and selecting the “Pre-Law Advising” appointment type. You will be able to see all of Anna’s upcoming open appointments. Anna is available to meet in person, by Zoom, or via phone.

For personal statement reviews, please email Anna your draft three business days before the appointment as a Google Doc that has editing enabled.

Plan ahead: During the peak application season, Anna is often booking out four to six weeks. You can email Anna with your typical weekday availability if you want to be added to her cancellation list.

If you’re an alum who needs help accessing your Handshake account, contact us at lazarus@smith.edu.