Among the multitude of resources that Pace's Academic Success department provides is the Dean's Scholar program. Dean's Scholars are top-performing upper-level students who conduct weekly review sessions with first-year students as a supplement to regular class instruction. These review sessions include practice questions and study techniques that reinforce classroom learning and help students effectively prepare for final exams. Cassidy Allison '19 has served as a Dean's Scholar for four consecutive semesters—in the subjects of Torts, Property, and Constitutional Law—and she counts her time as a Dean's Scholar as a defining Pace experience.
"I chose to pursue this because I have always enjoyed teaching and helping other students succeed," Cassidy explains. She says that being a Dean's Scholar has also had a very practical added benefit: "It helped me learn the substantive law again, which is a huge help in preparing for the bar exam."
Finally, the Dean's Scholar program allowed Cassidy to forge strong connections across class years. "It helped me create meaningful relationships that will last throughout law school as well as in the future," Cassidy says, "as I am sure that these are some of the future attorneys I will be interacting with in the workforce."