Welcome to Law School Admissions
What do I need to apply?
In order to apply to Law School you’ll need:
- A Bachelor’s Degree. Any major is fine, no pre-law needed.
- An official LSAT or GRE score. LSAT is preferred by schools.
- Two Letters of Recommendation. Use Professors or Supervisors only.
- A Personal Statement. A two-page, double spaced essay about you.
- Any school specific requirements, such as additional essays.
Once you have all of the above, you can submit an application.
How do I apply?
Law school applications are submitted through the Law School Admission Council, or LSAC. LSAC practically has a monopoly on the law school admissions process, handling everything from your LSAT administration to compiling your application.
You’ll need to create an LSAC account. Use a fresh email account so admissions decisions aren’t lost between marketing spam.
Where should I apply?
You should apply wherever you want to attend. While likelihood of admission is different for every applicant, you should not self-reject by not submitting an application.
If you want to know where you can get in, check out our full length article on “Chance me” questions, but you should maximize your GPA and LSAT score while you still have the chance.
When do I apply?
Most law school applications open around September 1st. The deadline varies from school to school, generally falling between March and the end of May. However, since law schools make decisions on applications as they are received (aka rolling admissions), you’ll want to apply long before that deadline. Ideally, you will submit your application around Halloween, but any time before December 31st won’t disadvantage you in any meaningful way.
That being said, the priority is to apply presenting your best self. Do not submit an incomplete application just to meet some arbitrary deadline you set in your head. A great application in February is preferable to a middling application in November. With that in mind, a great application starts with a great LSAT score. Check out our LSAT Prep to learn just how to get that score.