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Contacts
The University of Chicago Law School
1111 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Website: http://www.law.uchicago.edu
Phone: (773) 702-9494
Email: admissions@law.uchicago.edu
Admission Requirements
General Notes
- Around 5000 applications are expected yearly for 190 to 195 seats.
Criteria
Required classes:
- All students must have completed an undergraduate program
- No required classes or majors
- Admissions considers overall GPA, and how you compare to other candidates from the same program and institution
- Academic honours, the difficulty of the academic program, and the quality of the university is also taken into account
GPA
- There is no GPA cutoff, but the entering class of 2006 had an average GPA of 3.66.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/materials.html
The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
- Must have a current score (within four years of the date your application is submitted)
- Must submit all LSAT scores, but the higher score will be given more weight
- There is no LSAT cutoff, but the entering class of 2006 had a median LSAT score of 171.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/materials.html
Supporting Documents
- Transcripts: must use the LSAC JD CAS to evaluate Canadian transcripts.
- Resume: describe employment, extracurricular activities and volunteering
- Personal statement: Focus on some personal attribute or experience. It should be 2 to 3 pages.
- Letters of Recommendation: 2 are required, but up to four can be sent. It is strongly recommended that at least one letter is from an academic instructor.
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/materials.html
Interview
- Some competitive applicants will be invited to come to Chicago for an evaluative interview
- Other applicants may be requested to submit an additional writing sample as part of their application
- You cannot request an interview.
Check out this link for more information:
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/materials.html
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/admissionsprocess.html
Admission
- Decisions for Early Applicants will be made by the end of December, and all decisions will be made by the end of March
- Once admitted, response forms are due back May 1st.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/appcal.html
Deadlines
- December 1st: Deadline for applying Early Decision.
- End of December: Decisions released for Early Decision applicants
- February 1st: Deadline for applying Regular Decision
- Late March: Tuition and budget information, as well as university housing applications, mailed to all admitted applicants.
- May 1st: Response forms due back to the Admissions Office
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospective/appcal.html
Tuition
- Tuition for 2007/2008 is $39,198 for the nine-month academic year.
- The average budget, including tuition for a single student is $61,167
- A $1,500 loan is available to all students to cover the cost of a computer
- Over half of the students at the Law School receive scholarships.
Check out this link for more information: http://webcast-law.uchicago.edu/pdfs/viewbook_07-08.pdf
Statistics
Profile of the accepted applicants for 2006:
- Number of applicants: Around 5000
- Number of students in a typical entering class each year: 190
- Average undergraduate GPA: 3.66
- LSAT score: 171
- Percent with graduate degrees: 10%
- With one year or more work experience: 75%
- 200 undergraduate institutions and 20 foreign countries represented
Check out this link for more information: http://webcast-law.uchicago.edu/pdfs/viewbook_07-08.pdf