Georgetown Law typically receives the most JD applications of any law school. For Fall 2022 admission, we received more than 11,000 applications.

Yes, and we strongly encourage you to complete your application as early as possible in the admissions cycle.

If you are an Early Decision applicant and your application is completed by March 1, you will typically receive a decision within approximately 4 weeks of your application being marked as complete.

If you are a Regular Decision applicant, you can typically expect to receive a decision approximately 8-12 weeks after your application is marked as complete.

Early Decision applicants who are deferred from receiving a final decision in the initial review or placed on the waitlist are released from their commitment to Georgetown Law and will be considered later in the cycle as Regular Decision applicants.

Although candidates admitted through the Early Decision process will be considered for merit scholarships and need-based financial aid in the same manner, and on the same timeline, as all other admitted students, they will not receive their financial aid information before their binding admissions decision. If you need to know your full financial aid package before committing to attend Georgetown, we recommend that you apply through the Regular Decision process.

Currently, Georgetown Law requires a valid LSAT, GRE, or GMAT score (except for applications submitted through the Early Assurance program for Georgetown University juniors).

The Admissions Committee continues to actively explore other application opportunities, such as JD-Next, for possible future use. Any updates will be posted here and incorporated into the application instructions, as appropriate, but are not expected prior to the 2024-2025 admissions cycle (for entry in Fall 2025).

We have no preference when it comes to which standardized test an applicant chooses to take and submit - LSAT, GRE, and GMAT are all treated equally.

No, we do not use a converter. Our review of any score is not mechanical.

No, we do not use numerical cutoffs, and there is no minimum GPA or LSAT, GRE, or GMAT score required for admission.

Due to our rolling admissions process, we strongly encourage you to take your preferred standardized test as early as possible, remembering that applicants typically require time for preparation in advance.

The Admissions Committee typically considers your highest score (or highest GRE or GMAT component scores as applicable, even if across multiple tests) while reviewing all available scores.

If you apply before the end of June 2024, LSAT scores earned in or after June 2018 are valid scores for your application. LSAT scores earned prior to June 2018 would not be reported and cannot be used to apply.

GRE scores are reportable and can be used for your application for five years following your test date. If you plan to apply with a GRE score approaching this five year-mark, please be sure to submit an otherwise complete application and ask ETS to send us your official score via the ETS portal. Our office must have enough time to receive and process the official score before it expires. (If timing is a concern, note that you can submit your request to ETS even before you submit your Georgetown Law application.)

There is no minimum or maximum length for the personal statement, but it should be double spaced. Most personal statements are approximately two pages.

The purpose of the application, and perhaps especially the Personal Statement and other essays, is for the Admissions Committee to learn more about you – how you think, what you value, how you write. While you can (and should) receive and incorporate feedback on drafts, the only person who may be engaged in the actual writing is you. Friends, family members, advisors, etc. – whether real or artificial – are not applying to Georgetown Law - you are.

There are countless ways you could choose to use external resources as you put together your application, and we cannot provide you with specific guidance on each and every scenario. But we urge you to reflect on how you would feel being completely open and honest with a member of the Admissions Committee about your process. If you would omit or downplay how you used an AI tool, or how much wordsmithing a trusted friend did in your draft, you should adjust your plan. Our only goal is to get to know you, and we are eager to hear your voice.

We only require one recommendation, but you may submit more if you’d like. Please note that once we receive one letter of recommendation, your application will be considered complete and sent to the Admissions Committee for review. You must let us know in advance if you would like your application held from review until we receive additional letters of recommendation. There is a section within the application where you can note that you would like your application held pending a specific letter.

Yes. Evening students learn from the same professors, take the same courses, and have the same opportunities as full-time students to pursue extracurricular activities, such as journals, clinics, and moot court.

The traditional Evening Program is designed to allow students to complete the J.D. requirements in four consecutive years, but Evening Program students may now pursue an accelerated program in order to graduate in 3 1/2 or 3 years. Please visit the Evening Program page for further details.

Yes. In the first year, evening students may take a day course during the spring semester. Beyond the first year, evening students may select any course, whether in the day or evening.

Yes. Students admitted to the evening program are considered for merit scholarships and need-based financial aid in the same way as Full-Time students.

You can review Georgetown's tuition and cost of attendance, along with other information on the Financial Aid website.