You must log onto the LSAC website to compile and submit your law school application. Last year, over 60, candidates applied to law school through LSAC.
Most schools have done away with paper applications and only accept e-applications. Most law school websites have a link to apply to their program that quickly re-directs you to the LSAC website.
As a law school candidate, you can simply upload your transcripts, letters of recommendation, and many other application documents. Better yet, you need to do this just one time. LSAC then submits those documents to every law school you wanty to apply to.
Note, however, that you will still need to fill out an actual e-application that contains mostly biographical information for each school. Nonetheless, LSAC services will save you a lot of time. The website is built around helping law school candidates prepare for, and apply to, law school. With that, they offer a plethora of different services, including:. There are also fees charged by law schools to apply to their school. If you experience financial hardship, there are fee waivers available through LSAC for some of these services.
Also, many law schools will provide applicants with fee waivers upon request. We have an upcoming post breaking down the costs of applying to law school and preparing for the LSAT. The first thing you need to do is create an account. Go to the LSAC website at www. Also, be sure to sign up for the Candidate Referral Service via the link above and see if any law forums are being held near you. Lastly, be sure to check out the links in this post to take you directly to the LSAC website and learn more about their services.
Our admissions experts offer exceptional assistance to students as they prepare for the law school application process. All law school applicants are required to take the LSAT. The CAS provides a means of centralizing and standardizing the objective and subjective admissions criteria for the benefit of law schools.
Your transcripts and letters of recommendation are sent to the law schools via the CAS. This is accomplished by working with populations that contribute to the diversity of the profession; awarding grants for innovative projects; conducting training workshops for diversity officers and others charged with the responsibility for assisting students from diverse backgrounds; conducting workshops for law school academic assistance faculty and staff; leading educational programs at law school forums and other recruitment events; and collaborating with bar associations, education associations, and community organizations with the mission of increasing opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds.
Sponsorship requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please allow weeks for evaluation and determination of your request. Request for Sponsorship. The Candidate Referral Service makes it possible for law school candidates to provide information about themselves that will make it easy for law schools to recruit them. Law schools may seek out potential applicants on the basis of specific characteristics such as undergraduate major, ethnicity, law school preferences, and other variables.
Candidates who establish an LSAC. Many potential applicants are recruited by law schools they might not otherwise have considered. LSAC Ambassadors are trained experts in law school admission matters. It is ok to use the same personal statement for multiple law school applications. Please just be careful to send the correct personal statement to the correct school! In general, your personal statement should be organized, straightforward, written in your own voice, and concise.
Additionally, we recommend having another person pre-law advisor, career counselor, faculty, family, or friend read through your personal statement to provide suggestions, share their comments, and check for errors.
Applicants may apply with scores from either or both exams. Individuals considering either test should consider several factors, including whether they intend to apply to other law schools that may only accept the LSAT, exam availability timing and location , and any other plans they may have for graduate study.
For additional questions, please feel free to contact our office to discuss specific circumstances. For example, if a student has taken both exams twice within the last five years, NDLS requires the student to submit all four test results. Applicants who have taken the GRE may not choose which results they will share, regardless of ScoreSelect option availability. Applicants may not choose which GRE results they will share.
Applicants must request that all available scores be released to us directly from the Educational Testing Service ETS. All standardized test scores are noted by the Admissions Committee and are part of the application evaluation. If there are circumstances that impacted test performance, we encourage applicants to provide an addendum explaining those circumstances. Please direct such requests to the Office of Admissions via email at bulletin nd. In the event admission is rescinded, any seat deposits paid will be refunded.
Yes, we consider the highest section scores students receive across multiple administrations of the GRE. What are the minimum test score requirements for acceptance to Notre Dame Law School? There are no minimum test scores required to gain admission to Notre Dame Law School.
While that much is self-evident, however, the method of preparation will depend on the individual. NDLS utilizes a rolling admission process, so we recommend that you register for an exam prior to the start of the application cycle.
For a score to be considered for Early Decision, you must have taken the exam before January For Regular Decision applicants, the last score considered must come from an exam taken before February Applicants on the waitlist may take a later exam for consideration for admission from the waitlist. Our application instructions do not specify a required length, but pages is typical for students coming to law school directly from an undergraduate institution or with a few years of work experience.
Applicants with significant scholastic, research, or career experience may need more space to adequately describe their previous experiences and achievements, and are encouraged to do so if necessary. Additionally, the resume may help us contextualize and understand academic performance.
A good rule of thumb for current undergraduate students is quality of experience over quantity e. There is no required format, but the resume should look professional. Proofread carefully. Please use font sizes and line-spacing that allow the Committee to easily ascertain experiences and professional achievements. We recommend talking to an undergraduate career counselor for assistance. Although work experience is a positive addition to an application - especially legally-related work experience - it is not required.
The resume should list all employment and activities because it helps us gain a more complete picture of the applicant. Adding hours per week and weeks per year as applicable can provide further context for meaningful and long-term commitment. Any gaps of time on the resume should be addressed either on the resume itself or within an addendum. We recommend conferring with a career counselor for the best way to structure such comments.
We recommend that students who are coming to law school directly from an undergraduate institution supply letters of recommendation from professors who can speak to their academic and personal strengths. Applicants coming to law school after working for a few years i. Those applying to law school after extensive work experience i. Personal characteristics such as the ability to work with others, maturity, humility, etc.
We recommend that applicants avoid asking politicians, public figures, judges, or alumni based on their name and title alone. Choosing a recommender solely on this basis does not usually result in a helpful letter. The most important part of a letter of recommendation is the content specifically about the applicant. While we like to see a well-rounded and challenging course load, we do not prefer any particular major or area of study and we accept students from a wide range of undergraduate institutions.
We also consider the GPA distribution at the undergraduate institution, percentile ranking in comparison to other law school candidates from the same institution reported by CAS , the academic quality of the degree-conferring institution, majors and minors, and any trends in performance or academic honors. Applicants with international transcripts may include an addendum to provide such context if applying from a country which rarely sends students to the U.
We recommend that students take classes that spark their interest and that will help them develop the skills needed to succeed in law school. In addition to college major requirements, we recommend taking courses that will help with preparation for the rigor of law school writing, research, and doctrinal courses.
Yes, if an applicant believes there is a weakness in their academic record, they may explain the circumstances in a brief addendum. This should be included in the initial application and can be uploaded through LSAC.
The Admissions Committee encourages applicants to include the optional statements in their application as long as the applicant feels that we would gain a greater knowledge of them and their interest in NDLS through the optional statements.
Use of the optional statements is less compelling as a mechanism simply to add length to the Personal Statement or reiterate material already covered in other parts of the application. Applicants are encouraged to read and follow the instructions in the application. Applicants are reminded that their optional statements should be their original work in their own words.
Is it fine if this statement is shorter? The majority of scholarship funds are awarded based on academic merit. Our office has the ability to consider and award a small amount of need-based scholarships on an individual basis. For further funding options, we encourage candidates to explore external scholarships. Students admitted via Early Decision will be notified of their scholarship status at the time of admission. The Scholarship Committee begins awarding scholarship to students admitted via Regular Decision in mid-February.
If I take another standardized exam and raise my highest score, am I eligible for additional scholarship? If an applicant retakes an exam and raises their score, the Admissions Office will review the increase and adjust the scholarship award accordingly as long as scholarship funds are available. Please explore our external scholarship database for opportunities that exist outside of NDLS.
Our scholarships are not conditional and are automatically renewable as long as the student maintains academic good standing. Our scholarship budget is allocated to enroll in the incoming 1L J. We are given no further funds to provide to continuing students, nor incoming transfer students. Most NDLS students fund their education through a combination of merit scholarship from the Law School, external scholarships, income from part-time employment or savings, income from summer employment during law school, and graduate student loans including both private and federal loan programs.
The suggested deadline for submitting it in order to receive priority processing consideration at NDLS is February 28th.
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