I became a Furman Scholar after my 1L year.
They usually admit a couple people each year
to the program, in addition to people who come
in, and it was very good for someone interested
in academia to be a part of that program.
They have the dedicated seminar where you
can focus on your writing, you get feedback
on this writing, you were given a professor
mentor, I was very fortunate to work with
Professor Sharkey, Professor Kamin, and Professor
Batchelder, all who in different ways made
me a much better writer and a much better
potential academic should I go down that path.
