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==Timeline admission in 2009==
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==Timeline==
*December: Last chance to write LSAT in order to be considered for major scholarships
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*December, 2009 - Last chance to write LSAT in order to be considered for major scholarships
*January 31: Deadline to apply for major scholarships
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*January 31, 2010 - Deadline to apply for major scholarships
*February: Last chance to write LSAT
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*February, 2010 - Last chance to write LSAT
*March 1st - Deadline to submit application (it is recommended that you submit application in advance)
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*March 1st, 2010 - Deadline to submit application (it is recommended that you submit application in advance)
 
For more information, click [http://law.unb.ca/pdf/admissionshandbook2009.pdf here]
 
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Revision as of 17:10, 13 July 2009

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

Website: http://law.unb.ca/index.php
Phone: (506) 453-4693
Admissions e-mail:lawadmit@unb.ca

Program Information

  • Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B)
  • Three year program
  • Number of applicants (2008): 891
  • Number of students admitted (2008): 82
  • L.L.B./M.B.A. also offered (4 year program)

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Applicants must complete at least three years of full-time undergraduate study at a Canadian University

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GPA

  • Minimum: 2.7 (4.3 scale)
  • Average (2008): 3.8
  • Calculation method:
    • GPA accounts for 60% of index score
    • For applicants who have completed three years of study, bottom 15% of the grades are dropped
    • For applicant who have completed four years of study, bottom 25% of the grades are dropped

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LSAT

  • LSAT is required and accounts for 40% of index score
  • Minimum: none (though admission is unlikely if applicant is below the 40th percentile)
  • Average (2008): 158
  • Highest LSAT score is used

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Application and Supporting Documents

  • Application form
  • A copy of all university transcripts
  • Personal statement (less than 1000 words)
  • Resumé
  • Letters of recommendation are recommended
    • For applicants applying under the Discretionary or Aboriginal categories, two letters of recommendation are required

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • December, 2009 - Last chance to write LSAT in order to be considered for major scholarships
  • January 31, 2010 - Deadline to apply for major scholarships
  • February, 2010 - Last chance to write LSAT
  • March 1st, 2010 - Deadline to submit application (it is recommended that you submit application in advance)

For more information, click here

Tuition

  • Tuition: 9 032 CAD
  • Student fees: 588 CAD
  • Total estimated budget: 21 460 CAD
  • Bursaries and scholarships are available

For more information, click [hehttp://law.unb.ca/pdf/admissionshandbook2009.pdf re]