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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