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. Applicants must submit the Law Center’s nonrefundable $85 application fee by credit card at the time they apply. Fee Waivers: Georgetown Law does grant need-based fee waivers on a case-by-case basis. Please note that the deadline to apply for a need-based fee waiver is February 1, 2012. To apply for a need-based fee waiver, the Georgetown Fee Waiver Application Form must be submitted directly to the Office of Admissions prior to the submission of your electronic application. Please submit the fee waiver form by e-mail to admis@law.georgetown.edu no later than February 1, 2012. Application fees will not be waived after this deadline. If approved, you will receive email notification with instructions on how to proceed with your electronic application submission. (Please allow up to 2 weeks for the fee waiver application review process.) Fee waivers are automatically granted to those who receive a fee waiver through LSAC. Georgetown Law waives the JD application fee for all active Teach For America corps members and alumni/a. Requires a letter of successful program completion or a copy of current Teach For America acceptance. Applicants who desire a fee waiver must contact the Office of Admissions prior to submitting their JD application to provide their LSAC account number and required Teach For America documentation. Georgetown Law waives the JD application fee for all Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Requires a description of service. Applicants who desire a fee waiver must contact the Office of Admissions prior to submitting their JD application to provide their LSAC account number and required Peace Corps documentation. Georgetown Law waives the JD application fee for all Truman Scholars. Requires submission of an award letter. Applicants who desire a fee waiver must contact the Office of Admissions prior to submitting their JD application to provide their LSAC account number and required award letter. Georgetown Law waives the JD application fee for all military veterans and service members. Requires submission of a DD-214 or personal service record. Applicants who desire a fee waiver must contact the Office of Admissions prior to submitting their JD application to provide their LSAC account number and required documentation. All applicants must register with Credential Assembly Service (CAS) at www.LSAC.org. A transcript from each college or university attended must then be sent directly to CAS, not to Georgetown Law as described here. 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 2012 admission must have taken the LSAT in or after June 2007. Although we will accept the February 2012 LSAT, taking an earlier exam is strongly encouraged. Further information can be obtained by contacting LSAC at the address above.
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 requires only one letter of recommendation or evaluation to apply to the JD program, although additional letters or evaluations will be accepted. If possible, recommendations/evaluations should be completed by faculty members with personal knowledge of the applicant's academic work. Recommendations/evaluations from employers are also acceptable. We recommend that letters be submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service, included with your CAS Registration subscription. Individual letters may, however, be sent directly to Georgetown Law. Note: Georgetown Law requires only one letter of recommendation or evaluation, although additional letters will be accepted. If you would like the Committee to consider additional recommendations before rendering a decision, complete the "hold request" section on the second page of our application. You are welcome to email us at admis@law.georgetown.edu to request that the Committee holds your application until any additional recommendation(s) are received. Please include the name(s) of your recommender(s) and/or evaluator(s). The Law Center recruits students from diverse racial, economic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds. The Admissions Committee encourages you to attach a brief statement that will enable the Committee to understand the contribution your personal background would make to the student body of Georgetown University Law Center. New Optional Supplemental Questions In the Office of Admissions, we take great pride in dispelling the myth that the admissions process is strictly a numbers game. While numbers are important, the Admissions Committee would like to give you the opportunity to express yourself, and us to get to know you, in another way. If you would like to provide us with additional information about yourself which the Admissions Committee will consider in evaluating your application, please feel free to choose ONE of the following 5 optional responses. (When we say optional, we really do mean optional. The Committee will in NO way hold it against you if you choose not to answer any of these questions.) 250 words maximum
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