Margo Darragh

Margo earned a Bachelor of Science in oceanography with honors from the U.S. Naval Academy, where she minored in Chinese and graduated as a Distinguished Graduate. During her senior year, she served as Brigade Commander, the highest leadership position in the student body. Following graduation, she spent six years as a U.S. Marine Corps Combat Engineer Officer, serving as a platoon commander overseas and later as a Warfighting and Tactics Instructor at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia. She also interned at the Naval Information Warfare Center, where she supported marine mammal research for underwater mine detection.

At Yale Law, Margo competed on the Mock Trial team and is a member of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic, the Co-Chair of the Title IX Student Advocates Group, and the Community Chair for the Yale Law Veterans Association. In addition to her work as a student admissions ambassador, Margo has also served as a Yale Law Career Development student advisor and Pat Tillman Scholarship Review Committee member. Her work informs her applicant-centered and strategy-forward approach. 

She gained legal experience through the Veterans Legal Services Clinic and internships at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Office of the State’s Attorney in New Haven, and the civil rights law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai in Denver. She will clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania beginning in 2026. 

As a coach, Margo is passionate about helping students refine their goals, strengthen their applications, and approach the admissions process with clarity and purpose. She draws from a wide array of leadership and instructional experience, mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. 

In her free time, Margo enjoys long-distance hiking. She took a semester off from law school to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.