George Washington Law
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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 2011-2012 year.
- Tuition is $45,750 for full-time students.
- Total cost of attendance (including books, health insurance, room and board, etc.) is $74,400
- Tuition for part-time students is$32,170 (for 20 credit hours).
- Total cost of attendance for part time students is $60,450.
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Statistics
- For the entering class of 2012, 398 JD students enrolled in an application class of 7,227.
- LSAT median for class of 2012: 167
- GPA median for class of 2012: 3.6
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