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| | ==Contacts== | | ==Contacts== |
| − | Website: http://www.law.nyu.edu/ <br> | + | Website: http://www.law.nyu.edu/index.htm<br> |
| | Phone: (212) 998-6060<br> | | Phone: (212) 998-6060<br> |
| − | E-mail: law.jdadmissions@nyu.edu
| + | Admissions e-mail: law.moreinfo@nyu.edu |
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| | + | ==Program Information== |
| | + | *Juris Doctor (J.D.) |
| | + | *Three year program |
| | + | *Class size (2008): 448 full-time students |
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| | ==Admission Requirements== | | ==Admission Requirements== |
| − | ===General Notes===
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| − | *Admitted students matriculate in the fall semester on a full-time basis only
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| − | *Decisions are based on intellectual potential, academic achievement, character, community involvement and work experience
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| − | *Special awards and honours, work experience, extracurricular and community activity as well as competitiveness of school and major are taken into consideration for applications
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| − | *Factors other than undergraduate grades and LSAT scores may be significant for applicants who have experienced educational or socio-economic disadvantages
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| − | *Candidates’ applications require significant comparison with applicant pool as a whole before final decision can be reached
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| − | *Applications may be filed electronically through LSDAS or by paper
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| − | For more information please visit: http://www3.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/standards.html
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| − | ===Criteria=== | + | ===Course and Degree Requirements=== |
| − | ====Required Classes====
| + | *Applicant must complete a Bachelors degree from an accredited university |
| − | *All applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university | + | For more information, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/applicants/index.htm here] |
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| − | ====GPA====
| + | ===GPA=== |
| − | *No index or cut-off | + | *75%/25% for 2008 = 3.9/3.6 (4.0 scale) |
| − | *Close attention is given to the following factors in an undergraduate transcript: trends in applicant’s grades, class rank, ratio of pass/fail to graded courses, diversity and depth of course work, length of time since graduation
| + | For more information, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/applicants/classprofile/index.htmhere] |
| − | *Undergraduate GPA of admitted students in fall 2006: 3.9/3.6 (75thpercentile / 25th %)
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| − | ====LSAT====
| + | ===LSAT=== |
| − | *No index or cut-off | + | *75%/25% for 2008 = 173/169 |
| − | *All applicants for admission to the J.D. program are required to complete the LSAT
| + | For more information, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/applicants/classprofile/index.htmhere] |
| − | *Oldest LSAT score accepted is from October 2001 (6 years ago)
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| − | *LSDAS Report will be requested, that includes: academic transcripts, LSAT score and a writing sample
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| − | *LSAT score of admitted students in fall 2006: 172/168 (75th % / 25th %)
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| − | For more information please visit: http://www.lsac.org/ | |
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| − | ====Supporting Documents==== | + | ===Application and Supporting Documents=== |
| − | *$85 fee for electronic application, $100 for paper application
| + | *Application submitted through [http://www.lsac.org/applying/lsdas-general-information.asp LSDAS] |
| − | *Résumés or additional sheets (optional) | + | *One letter of recommendation (more may be submitted) |
| − | *1 letter of recommendation | |
| − | **The LSAC Letter of Recommendation (LOR) Service is preferred
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| − | **Recommendations may be sent to the applicant (to be included in the application) or directly to NYU’s School of Law
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| − | **Some scholarship applications require at least one additional recommendation
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| | *Personal statement | | *Personal statement |
| − | **For including additional information: reasons for application, clarifying responses on the application form, or noting any special circumstances
| + | For more information, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/applicants/admissionsinformationandinstructions/index.htm here] |
| − | **Content and length is decided by applicant
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| − | **Some scholarship applications require autobiographical essays or other additional essays in addition to the personal statement
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| − | *Transcripts: Foreign transcripts must be submitted through the LSAC J.D. Credential Assembly Service
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| − | *Any additional information that may be important for admission decisions
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| − | For more information please visit:<br> http://www.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/parts.html <br>
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| − | http://www.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/foreignadv.html
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| − | ==Interview== | + | ==Timeline== |
| − | *The Committee on Admissions does not interview candidates | + | *November 15, 2008 - Deadline to submit application for early decision |
| − | *The personal statement provides an opportunity for an applicant to supplement the information provided in the application
| + | *December, 2008 - Candidates admitted by early decision informed |
| − | | + | *January 1, 2009 - Deadline to submit scholarship application |
| − | ==Admission==
| + | *February 1, 2009 - Deadline to submit application (regular decision) |
| − | *Applicants who apply for early decision but do not meet the deadline will automatically have their applications considered for regular admission
| + | *Late April, 2009 - Accepted candidates are informed |
| − | *For early decision admission is binding, and applicants may not apply for another binding early decision program | + | For more information, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/applicants/applications/index.htm here] |
| − | *Once admitted for the binding early decision, enrolment is mandatory and withdrawal of applications at other law schools is immediately required | |
| − | *Early decision applicants will be notified by the end of December of their application decision | |
| − | *Regular applicants will be notified by late April of their application decision | |
| − | *Final decisions for those placed on the wait list may not be made until late summer
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| − | For more information please visit: http://www3.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/when.html | |
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| − | ==Deadlines==
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| − | *For early decision (binding): application, early decision contract and all supporting materials must be received by November 15
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| − | **LSDAS report must be complete by November 15
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| − | **Applicants must take the LSAT no later than October
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| − | *For regular admission: file and complete application must be received by February 1
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| − | **LSDAS report must be complete by February 1
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| − | **Applicants must take the LSAT no later than December
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| − | *Applications should be completed by January 1 for those that wish to be considered for any of NYU School of Law’s scholarship and/or academic scholars programs
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| − | For more information pleas visit: http://www3.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/when.html
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| | ==Tuition== | | ==Tuition== |
| − | *Tuition for 2007-2008 school year: $40,890 US | + | *Tuition for 2008-2009: 42 890 USD |
| − | *2007-2008 federal student expense budget: $64,460 US (includes tuition, health/registration/computer fees, room and board, a basic health insurance plan and books and supplies)
| + | For more information, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/applicants/jdapplicationfaq/index.htm#4 here] |
| − | *Budget governs total amount of aid that is available to student in any given year; students may not borrow in excess of the approved budget, unless special circumstances have been approved by the Office of Student Financial Services
| + | For information about financial aid, click [http://www.law.nyu.edu/financialaid/index.htm here] |
| − | For more information please visit: http://www3.law.nyu.edu/depts/financialaid/budget/entering.html | |
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| − | ==Statistics==
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| − | *Almost 7,800 students from all 50 states in the US and several foreign countries applied for the fall 2006 entering class; more than *400 schools were represented in the applicant pool
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| − | *448 full-time day students were admitted in fall 2006
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| − | *Undergraduate GPA of admitted students in fall 2006: 3.9/3.6 (75th%/25th%)
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| − | *Approximately 1 in 7 applicants are admitted
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| − | *Admitted student body for fall 2006: 33% enrolled directly after college, 56% out of college 1-4 years, 10% out of college 5 or more years, 7% hold advanced or professional degrees
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| − | For more information please visit: http://www3.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/classprofile.html | |
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| − | ==Other Trivia/Notes==
| + | [[Category: New York University|Law]] |
| − | *Student body at NYU's School of Law is diverse in background: 25% are students of colour
| + | [[Category:Law|NYU]] |
| − | *More than 170 colleges and universities are represented in the student body
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| − | *NYU's School of Law was the first law school established in New York City
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| − | *New York University publishes 8 student-edited law journals
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| − | *NYU's School of Law currently ranks 4th in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 US Top Law Schools list
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| − | *NYU's School of Law offers a number of joint degree programs with other schools, including York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School
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