Contact Info
347 Schaeffer Hall
319-335-2348
timothy-hagle@uiowa.edu
Twitter: @ProfHagle
Fall 2024 Office Hours
Tue & Th: 4:45-6:15
Mailing Address
Dept of Political Science
341 Schaeffer Hall
20 E. Washington Street
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
News
Posted updated Prelaw FAQ for UI students
New Book, Riding the Caucus Rollercoaster 2024, published in paperback and for Kindle devices.
Posted updates to 12 papers in Iowa Voting Series for 2022 election data
New Book, Supreme Court Agenda Setting: The Warren Court, published for Kindle devices and computers with Kindle reader.
Published updated and expanded edition of Prelaw Advisor in paperback and for Kindle readers
My books
Prelaw/Advising
The pages linked at left contain various advising and prelaw information (or at least they will once I get them moved to this site).
General Information: Contains links to information for all advisees, for transfer students, and for Honors students.
Prelaw FAQ: A frequently asked questions document covering a wide range of issues related to law school. UPDATE: In 2020 I published the updated and expanded second edition of my book Prelaw Advisor. The book contains more information than the FAQ, but I continue to update the FAQ every year. The FAQ is available to U Iowa students but the page is now password protected. UI students should contact me for the password.
Additional Prelaw Q&A: I often receive questions from those who have read my Prelaw FAQ. These questions may be more specific or cover topics not in the FAQ. This page contains such questions and my responses.
Admission Index Information for LSAT Scores: Many law schools use formulas for making initial decisions on candidates. I obtained a list and present it here along with some comments. (The 2009 list is posted along with updated info in the comments section.)
Legal and Judicial Books of Interest: This link takes you to my list of legal and judicial books that might be of interest to prelaw folks. These are all books that I have read and that I found interesting or worthwhile. I include a brief description of each book as well as a few comments about it.
Below is a link to my book Prelaw Advisor: Questions and Answers for Those Considering Law School. The book is currently available on Amazon.com in paperback ($17.95) and for Kindle ($12.95). Here's the description of the book:
Interested in law school? How should you prepare? What courses should you take? What law schools should you apply to? Finding answers to these and many other questions can make preparing for and applying to law school a difficult and complicated process. Getting experienced advice helps to make the process manageable. Using a question and answer format, Tim Hagle, a Political Science professor at the University of Iowa, responds to the questions most frequently asked by prelaw students.
Professor Hagle is a past member of the State Bar of Michigan and was a co-author of a test preparation book for the LSAT. In Prelaw Advisor, Professor Hagle draws on his personal experiences, those of lawyers and former students, and over 30 years of prelaw advising to help readers prepare for and get into law school.
Prelaw Advisor covers a wide range of information that will help to guide those interested in law school from the first semester of college (or even the end of high school) through graduation and into law school. Topics addressed include “hard advice” on the rigors of law school and the legal profession, the types of courses that provide a solid preparation for law school, the value of extracurricular activities and internships, how law schools evaluate applicants, and factors to consider when choosing a law school.
Prelaw Advisor addresses the questions most important to those interested in law school and contains a wealth of information that will help prelaw students navigate the process of preparing for and getting into law school.
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