Junior Year (or 2 years prior to law school entry) |
Target Date |
Applicant's Responsibility |
September-
December
|
- Register for the UCS
Law Email Distribution List to receive prelaw related information.
- If you have not done so already, begin establishing ties
with faculty members who later may write you letters of
recommendation.
- Attend the UCS Law School and Public Policy Career Fair.
|
March |
- Register to take the June administration of the LSAT.
The LSAT/LSDAS registration bulletin is available in the
lobby of UCS. Wait until August to register for LSDAS. Keep
this bulletin throughout the process!
- Open a file for letters of recommendation in your residential
college dean's office.
|
June |
- Take the LSAT.
- Begin drafting your personal statement and construct a
resume to be included with your applications.
- Research law schools; prepare a list of places to which
you will apply.
|
September-
October |
- Register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS).
Registration forms are found in the same booklet as the
LSAT registration forms.
- Have your transcripts (from every institution of higher
education you have ever attended) sent to LSDAS.
- Register for the October LSAT if you did not take it in
June.
|
Senior Year (or 1 year prior to law school entry) |
Target Date |
Applicant's Responsibility |
September |
- Check Events listings for upcoming law panels,
law fairs, and law forums.
- Discuss your school choices with the prelaw advisor.
- Send away for catalogues and application materials or
order the LSACD electronic application (information at the
back of the LSAT/LSDAS registration booklet.)
- Finalize personal statement and have it reviewed by your
writing tutor, the prelaw advisor, and several other readers.
- Ask two professors for letters of recommendation to be
sent to your credential file. Consider asking a third person
for an additional reference (another professor or a professional
reference such as an internship supervisor, boss, coach,
etc. is ideal).
|
October |
- Take the Fall LSAT (if you are repeating it or did not
take it in June).
- Check with your college dean's office to be sure your
file is complete. Arrange to have your materials sent to
the law schools.
|
November |
- Complete and mail in law school applications. Filing by
November 15 gives you the best chances for acceptance.
- Begin investigating sources of financial aid (federal,
institutional, private). Obtain applications and file as
early as possible.
|
December |
- Check with the law schools to be sure that your files
are complete.
- Obtain a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
from the financial aid office or from http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
and file well before the deadline.
|
January |
- Have an updated transcript with your fall term grades
sent directly to law schools.
|
February- April |
- Evaluate offers of acceptance and financial aid. You
will not be required to place a deposit at any particular
school until after April 1.
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