Admissions Update: July 12

Admissions Digest, 07.12.2022

What's Going On in the Admissions Cycle Right Now?

Law schools are updating their recruitment calendars to give applicants a sense of when and where their admissions officers will be visiting this fall (either in person or virtually). Keep a lookout for information session offerings that begin this summer and extend into the fall—these are great ways to learn more about programmatic and curricular offerings, ways to get involved on campus, and a school’s overall admissions process.

FAQs from Students

Are optional statements really necessary? It depends. Is there more information that AOs can learn about you that can help to close gaps, answer underlying questions, or provide more context? Does the optional statement allow you to showcase more of your personality or allow AOs to learn something new about you that they wouldn’t find elsewhere on the application? Yes, optional statements are more work, but these supplemental materials help AOs to piece together a big-picture view of who you are as a candidate, and the added information may be what we need to get to yes.

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Recruitment Events

• American University is offering virtual information sessions on select Tuesdays at 3 p.m. ET through August 2. Register here. American is also offering in-person information sessions on select Fridays at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.

• Arizona State is offering virtual JD information sessions every other Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. MT. Register here.

• Berkeley Law is offering a series of information sessions for different categories of applicants planning to apply to their JD program this fall:

  • General JD Applicants, Wednesday July 13 at 4 p.m. PT (register).

  • Reapplicants, Thursday, July 21 at 4 p.m. PT (register).

  • College Seniors, Tuesday, July 26 at 4 p.m. PT (register).

  • Working Professionals, Monday, August 1 at 5 p.m. PT (register).

  • Binding Early Decision (BED) Applicants, Tuesday, August 9 at 4 p.m. PT (register).

• Boston College is offering in-person tours on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12 p.m. ET. Participants are limited to one guest per tour and must register for tours in advance. Register here.

• Cornell is offering a virtual open house for prospective students on Wednesday, July 13 at 12 p.m. ET. Register here.

• Duke Law School is offering virtual information sessions on July 7, July 21, August 4, and August 18 at 2 p.m. ET. Register for one or more here.

• George Washington University is offering a virtual “Ask Me Anything” information session on Wednesday, July 20 at 3 p.m. ET. Register here.

• Georgetown Law is offering a JD applicant information session via Zoom on Monday, July 25 at 11 a.m. ET. Register here.

• The LSAC is sponsoring a Washington, D.C. law school fair, hosted by Catholic University, on Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET. For more information, sign up here.

• Northeastern Law is offering outdoor law school tours, showcasing three of their law school buildings. Each tour is led by a current law student who will take Q&A during the tour. Schedule a tour here.

• Notre Dame Law is offering in-person visits, which include an admissions information session and a student-led tour of the law school on Fridays at 11 a.m. ET. RSVP here. They are also offering group information sessions via Zoom every other Wednesday, which will include time for Q&A. RSVP here.

• UCLA Law is offering in-person law school tours on Mondays and Fridays. They are also offering virtual law school tours on Wednesdays. Register here.

• University of Miami is offering a virtual admissions information session on Wednesday, July 20 at 2 p.m. ET. Register here. They are also offering a virtual LSAT workshop for prospective students on Wednesday, July 13 at 2 p.m. ET. Register here.

• Vanderbilt Law is offering a virtual information session about their JD program on Wednesday, July 27 at 12 p.m. CT. The session will be led by an admissions officer and will cover a brief overview of the law school, the admissions process, student life, and employment outcomes. Register here.

• WashU Law in St. Louis is offering meetings with admissions, virtual open houses, and live-streamed events. For more details and to sign up, click here.

• Yale Law is offering one-on-one appointments with a member of the admissions office to address prospective student questions. Schedule here.