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Revision as of 17:40, 28 September 2008

Law
Canadian universities

Alberta
UBC
Calgary
Dalhousie
Manitoba
McGill
Moncton
New Brunswick
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Victoria
UWO
Windsor
York

American universities

Chicago
Columbia
Cornell
Duke
Georgetown
George Washington
Harvard
NYU
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Stanford

International universities

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