JD Application Checklist
This is the basic document required to initiate an application. JD candidates may apply to be considered for admission to the Full-time Division, the Part-time Division, or Both. Applying to both divisions signifies to the Admissions Committee that you are equally willing to attend either the Full-time or Part-time program if offered admission to Georgetown Law. If the Admissions Committee approves your application, it will specify in your acceptance letter the division to which you are admitted.
Only in extraordinary circumstances will the Admissions Committee consider a request to change divisions once admission to a particular program is granted. Thus, those with a strong preference for attending on a full-time or part-time basis should apply only for their desired division.
Please include the $80.00 application fee payable to Georgetown University Law Center with your application. Online applicants must use a credit card.
Fee Waivers: Georgetown Law does grant need-based fee waivers on a case-by-case basis. To apply for a need-based fee waiver, the Fee Waiver Application Form must be submitted with a paper application in lieu of the application fee. Fee waivers are automatically granted to those who submit a copy of LSAC's fee waiver approval. If you have been granted a fee waiver through LSAC for the current admissions cycle, the fee waiver can be submitted with your application in lieu of the Georgetown Fee Waiver form.
All applicants must register with Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) at the LSAC address given below. A transcript from each college or university attended must then be sent directly to LSDAS, not to Georgetown Law.
Law School Admissions
Council (LSAC)
Box 2000-R
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-1001
www.lsac.org
lsacinfo@lsac.org
Candidates who have received their undergraduate degree from an institution outside the United States must have your credentials sent to LSAC to be analyzed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (www.aacrao.org).
All applicants for admission to Georgetown Law are required to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). All candidates for Fall 2009 admission must have taken the LSAT in or after June 2004. Although we will accept the February 2009 LSAT, taking an earlier exam is strongly encouraged. Further information can be obtained by contacting LSAC at the address above.
LSAT test dates:
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Saturday, February 6, 2010
An applicant may write a double-spaced personal statement on any subject of importance that he or she feels will assist the Admissions Committee in its decision. There is no minimum/maximum length.
Please prepare a resume describing: 1) schools attended, dates of attendance, and degree(s) awarded; 2) work experience, including employer, position, nature, of work and dates of employment; 3) extracurricular/community activities, including nature and length of involvement; and 4) scholastic honors including academic awards, scholarships or fellowships.
Georgetown Law only requires one letter of recommendation to apply to the JD program, although additional letters will be accepted.
If possible, recommendations should be completed by faculty members with personal knowledge of the applicant's academic work. Recommendations from employers are also acceptable. We recommend that letters be submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service, included with your LSDAS Registration subscription. Individual letters may, however, be sent directly to Georgetown Law.
Note: Georgetown Law only requires one letter of recommendation, although additional letters will be accepted. Consequently, an application is considered "complete" after receipt of all other required materials and one letter of recommendation and will be forwarded to the Committee at that time. If you would like the Committee to consider additional recommendations before rendering a decision, please contact the Admissions Office in advance at admis@law.georgetown.edu and ask the Committee to hold your application until any additional recommendation(s) are received.
