The evaluation of applicant files is an involved and lengthy process. The length of the review process is determined by whether an applicant's file must be reviewed by the entire Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee is comprised of members of the faculty.  The Assistant Dean for the Day Program and Assistant Dean for the Evening Program serve as act hoc members of the Admissions Committee.

  Final decisions generally take approximately 4 to 8 weeks after a file is completed. However, midrange applicant decisions may take longer. Applicants who apply late in the admissions cycle, waitlisted applicants, and transfer and visiting student applicants may not receive a final decision until July. PBAP participants will receive their decisions by mid-April. Telephone inquiries, e-mails and letters requesting a decision will not accelerate this process.

  The Office of Admissions will not discuss an applicant's status with anyone other than the applicant without written authorization from the applicant. All admissions decisions are communicated by letter from the Associate Dean for Student Services. No admissions decision will be communicated by telephone or e-mail.

  Processing and evaluating of completed applicant files begins after October 1st. Only completed files are reviewed for a decision.  A completed file consists of the following:

		Graduate with baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university by the time orientation begins in the fall (accredited colleges or universities are available at http://www.chea.org/ ); AND
		The On-line Application for Admission ; AND
		The On-line Application for Admission ; AND
		$40 non-refundable, non-waivable application fee through LSAC's credit card fee collection service. AND
		The LSAT score; AND
		Two written recommendations submitted through LSAC's recommendation service* ; AND
		A current, completed LSDAS report that includes all post secondary educational institutions attended (except foreign-educated applicants), an LSAT Score, a writing sample, and two written recommendations submitted through LSAC's recommendation service; AND
		Personal Statement (strongly recommended)
*In the event you encounter any technical difficulty in using this service, you should call LSAC's Help Desk at (215)968-1393 Foreign-Educated Applicants Applicants who attended foreign institutions must have their academic credentials evaluated for baccalaureate equivalency and assessment of grade point average. Applicants who submit foreign transcripts must pay for the costs associated with having their foreign transcripts translated and/or evaluated by the World Education Service, Inc. (WES). The results must be sent directly to the Law School by the the World Education Service, Inc. (WES). Foreign-Born Applicants An offer of admission from the Law School to a foreign-born applicant is conditioned upon verification that, as an incoming foreign-born student, you are eligible to enroll in school. International Applicants  If you are an international applicant , please follow the instructions for first-time students and click here for additional information and forms.