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Contacts

George Washington Law
J.D. Admissions Office
700 20th Street, N.W., Lower Level
Washington, DC 20052

Website: http://www.law.gwu.edu
Telephone: (202)994-7230
Email: jdadmit@law.gwu.edu

Admissions Requirements

General Notes

• All applicants must register with LSDAS.
• Approximately 500 combined full-time and part-time students enroll each year. About 10, 000 apply each year.
• In addition to the 3-year J.D. program, George Washington Law offers the LL.M. (Masters of Law), an advanced degree for U.S. foreign-trained lawyers interested in an academic career, and the S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science), a research-centric degree doctorate requiring a prior law degree as well as the completion of a dissertation.

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Criteria

Required classes

• Must hold or expect to hold a bachelor's degree prior to September of the entry year from regionally accredited university. In addition, applicants must have taken the LSATs within the past five years.

GPA

• There are no minimum cut-offs for GPA.

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

• All applicants must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
• There are no minimum cutoff scores for the LSAT.
• The October LSAT score is the last score accepted for the Early Decision Plan.
• The Feburary LSAT score is the last score accepted for Regular Decision applicants.
• LSAT has to be taken within the past five years.
• If the LSAT is taken more than once, all scores will be evaluated, but the highest score will be weighted more.

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Supporting Documents

• Application completed via LSAC.
• Personal statement.
• Register with LSDAS and submit transcripts through it.
• Two optional letters of recommendation. The letters are not required but encouraged.
• Application fee ($80) through LSAC
• Personal interviews are not included in the selection process.

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Deadlines

• Applicants may start applying to the J.D. program on October 1st.
• Last LSAT date that meets Early Decision plan deadline: October 4th.
• Early Decision Plan/Presidential Merit Scholarship Program application deadline: Dec 15th, 2000.
• Last LSAT date that meets Regular Admission deadline: February, 2011.
• Decision letters mailed to Early Decision Plan applicants no later than January 15th, 2011.
• Regular Admission application deadline: March 31st, 2011.

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Tuition

• All are for 2010-2011 year.
• Tuition is $43,999 for full-time students.
• Total cost of attendance (including books, health insurance, room and board, etc.) is $70,449.
• Tuition for part-time students is $30,940 (for 20 credit hours).
• Total cost of attendance for part time students is $57,140.

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Statistics

• For the entering class of 2009, 506 JD students enrolled in an application class of 9,592.
• The link posted below also has GPA and LSAT score statistics.

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