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Contacts
Website: http://www.law.harvard.edu/
Phone: 617-495-3109
Admissions e-mail: jdadmiss@law.harvard.edu
Admission Requirements
General Notes
- All applicants must register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) and have all undergraduate and graduate transcripts sent to LSAC.
- Foreign transcripts must be submitted through the LSAC JD Credential Assembly Service (CAS).
- Applicants can apply electronically or on paper.
Criteria
Required classes
- Must hold or expect to hold a bachelor's degree prior to September of the entry year
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 cut-offs for LSAT scores.
- The LSAT need be taken only once within the five years preceding the year to which you apply to enter.
- You are recommended to take the LSAT in June or September/October in the calendar year prior to the year the class to which you apply will enter (eg, the June or September/October 2007 LSAT for the 2008 entering class).
- You may take the December LSAT, and the results will be available prior to the February application deadline.
I*f you take the LSAT more than once, all scores and their average will be reported and considered. Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/application_materials/2007-Instructions.pdf
Supporting Documents
- Application Form
- Statement Form: should not exceed 2 pages.
- $75 application fee
- CV
- Recommendation Form
- Two letters of recommendation are required.
- It is best for at least one letter to come from a faculty member who can address your academic and scholarly abilities.
Check the link for more information about the recommendation letters: http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/application_materials/2007-Instructions.pdf
Interview
- 1000 to 1200 applicants are invited for phone interviews after their applications are reviewed
- Phone interviews are typically 8 to 10 minute conversations where the dean of admissions asks applicants about elements of their application.
Admission
- Applicants who are granted admission will be notified immediately.
- All applicants should be notified by late April.
- No computational methods are used for making admission decisions and there are no mechanical shortcuts. Each application is reviewed carefully and individually.
- Once an application is received, an email is sent to the applicant requesting the LSDAS report. This can take up to 3 or 4 weeks from the date the application is submitted.
http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/application_materials/2007-Instructions.pdf
Deadlines
- Application deadline: February 1.
- The students are recommended to apply as soon as possible after September 15.
- Applications will be accepted after the deadline until the time when full consideration cannot be permitted anymore.
- The committee begins reviewing applications in November.
http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/application_materials/2007-Instructions.pdf
Tuition
- Tuition for 2006 and 2007 is $37,100
- Standard single student budget for room, board, medical fees, books and supplies, personal and travel expenses is $22,200.
- A number of scholarships are offered to Law students. The information can be obtained from the link below.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.mcgill.ca/law-admissions/undergraduates/financial/
Statistics
- Approximately 7,000 applicants applied for 550 places in the JD class entering in 2006.
- Number of Applications: 6984
- Number of Admission Offers: 817
- Percentage Offered Admission: 12%
- Total Enrollment: 555
- GPA 75th / 25th percentiles: 3.95 / 3.75
- LSAT 75th / 25th percentiles: 175 / 170
See: http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply/classprofile/
