Law School Admissions

As is the case with most aspects of law school, the admissions process is relatively similar for most schools.  Below is a summary of the general process, along with a list of the factors that are considered in the process, as well as a brief description of these factors and their relative importance.  It is important to note that this is a ‘general’ description.  The weight that a particular admissions committee attaches to certain criteria will vary across law schools.  However, the amount of variation tends to be small. Generally, there are two types of admissions decision making processes, that I call the quantitative approach and the holistic approach.  The quantitative approach tends to focus primarily on a combination of LSAT scores and undergraduate GPA.  Conversely, with the holistic approach, LSAT score and GPA are two of many factors that the admissions committees use to make decisions. Under Construction!