University of Western Ontario Law
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Contacts
Website: http://www.law.uwo.ca/index.html
Phone: 519-661-3347
Admissions e-mail: lawapp@uwo.ca
Admission Requirements
General Notes
- A competitive candidate will have at least a 3 year undergraduate degree (although most of the admitted class has a 4 year degree).
- Aboriginal applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Applications need to be submitted via The Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS).
Criteria
Required classes
- No required classes specified
- A full course load, and enrollment in honors programs may be beneficial
GPA
- Cut off GPA: B (75%, or a 3.0 GPA)
- A- average (GPA 3.7) for the last two full years of undergraduate study is recommended.
LSAT
- Cut-off LSAT score: 155
- LSAT score above 161 is recommended.
- Although the LSAT need not be written before applying, the February LSAT is the latest LSAT score accepted for admission in September of the same year.
- It is strongly recommended that applicants write the LSAT by December.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.lsac.org/
Supporting Documents
- Application Form.
- Personal statement.
- Two academic recommendation letters.
Deadlines
- The application is due November 1 when applying for entry for the following September.
Tuition
- Full time tuition & fees: $12,300
- Estimated additional expenses: $10,000
- Performance and need based entrance scholarships available for up to one half of the entering class
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.uwo.ca/Prospective/faq.html
Statistics
- 2,300 applicants for admission to first-year in the 2008-09 academic year.
- 165 students registered in the first year class of 2008.