https://www.sylviapoloconsulting.com/welcome daily 1.0 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c398c8a5610a1f66631e53/1625266491461-9U65VK9JUBDIVWARSSML/Sylvia_Polo-Portraits-051.JPG Sylvia Polo Consulting, law school admission consultants, LLM & JSD - I’m here to help you thrive. I am passionate about helping individuals explore their interests, values, and goals, and chart a new path to achieve those goals. Over the last 20 + years, I have had the privilege of counseling and coaching thousands of lawyers and law students on academic, personal and professional matters. I have seen the impact the LL.M. and J.S.D. experience has had on their personal and professional lives, and am grateful to have had a role in that. I have set up this platform to help LL.M. and J.S.D. applicants from across the globe with the application process so they too may have the experience. For more than 20 years, I led several top LL.M. and J.S.D. programs at Columbia Law School and the University of Miami School of Law. I oversaw all aspects of the programs, including admissions, recruiting and student advising, and was actively involved in leadership training and career counseling. I set admissions policies and developed admissions strategies, and personally evaluated and made final decisions on tens of thousands of applications. I am intimately familiar with the admissions process, and understand how admissions committees evaluate and make decisions on applications. I will draw upon this vast experience to help you identify the law school programs that best align with your interests and goals, and to help you craft the strongest application you can — an application that highlights your strengths and tells your unique story. I look forward to working with you! https://www.sylviapoloconsulting.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2022-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c398c8a5610a1f66631e53/1625266578475-341R654FPY32YZCPIAZA/Sylvia_Polo-Portraits-040.JPG About Sylvia Polo - Meet Sylvia I grew up in Puerto Rico, where I was introduced to diverse cultures at an early age. I am an avid traveler, and love broadening my perspectives by interacting with different cultures. I also love trying new foods! My husband is from Switzerland, so you will hear a mix of languages in my home, including Schwyzerdütsch (which I do not speak!) and Spanglish. After practicing for 6 years with two global law firms, I started working with LL.M. students at the University of Miami School of Law and immediately loved it! It was exciting to support their transition to the U.S. legal system and to help them plan their year and next professional steps. Approximately 6 years later, I joined Columbia Law School, where I ran the LL.M. and J.S.D. programs for nearly 20 years. I am still in close contact with many former students, who regularly reach out for advice, to share their successes, or simply to say hello. I’m always happy to hear from them! I am a firm believer in education and its power to transform lives, and in the importance of role models. I am actively involved with organizations whose mission is to promote higher education among Hispanic youth in the U.S., and I coach Hispanic college students on the law school application process. I love being outdoors (in warm weather). If there is a beach nearby, that’s where you’ll find me. If there happens to be a volleyball court on the beach, even better! If not, I might be streaming Scandinavian noir or searching for a new podcast. That’s a bit about me. I look forward to getting to know you! https://www.sylviapoloconsulting.com/connect daily 0.75 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c398c8a5610a1f66631e53/676c2017-1fae-473c-b060-815a8c0b9c5e/Contact+me+-+shutterstock_610452548.jpg Book a consultation with Sylvia Polo. - Let’s Meet! https://www.sylviapoloconsulting.com/404 daily 0.75 2022-03-09