Director of Admissions
Education
- B.A., Sociology, Elon University (1995)
Jennifer R. Kott has been the director of admissions at UNC School of Law at Chapel Hill since October 2007. Prior to her role at UNC, Kott was the assistant director of admission and recruitment at Tulane University Law School, where she was honored with the 2007 Distinguished Staff Award. Among her many achievements at Tulane, Kott led her admission team through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - helping displaced students return to New Orleans and strengthening the school's recruitment programs at a difficult time. Her previous experience includes being manager of the CO-OP MBA Program at Northeastern University Graduate School of Business Administration in Boston where she oversaw marketing, recruiting, admission and enrollment. She was previously on the admission staff at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) serving as the New England States Admission Representative. Kott has been active in national admission organizations and through her service to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) as a panelist at the annual meetings, conferences and as a member of the Misconduct and Irregularities Subcommittee and the National Recruitment Calendar Workgroup. In August 2010, Kott was appointed Prelaw Advisor for the UNC General College and the College of Arts & Sciences. In addition to her duties as Director of Admissions and Prelaw Advisor, Kott also serves as the faculty advisor to the student organziations, the Carolina Law Ambassadors and the UNC chapter of the national prelaw fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta. Most recently Kott was asked to serve as Selection Committee Chair for interviewing and selecting finaslits' for the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program.