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Law School Admissions: To
be considered for admission , applicants
need to hold a bachelor’s degree from
an institution that is accredited by a
regional accrediting agency recognized
by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
score and undergraduate grades are
considered to be the most reliable
measures available, in most cases, for
predicting probable success or failure
in the study of law. Thus, most students
are admitted based on undergraduate
grades and LSAT scores in approximate
equal measure. However, all admission
decisions are discretionary and are more
complex than a mere rank ordering of
applicants based on a numerical formula.
Accordingly, some students who have
outstanding performance records and
exceptional aptitude for the study and
practice of law, not reflected by their
undergraduate grades and LSAT scores,
are admitted at the discretion of the
Faculty Admissions Committee.
Colleges are committed to a
broad inquiry into the role and function
of law in society and seek a diverse
student body as an integral part of
their educational program. Typically
colleges may consider variables in
addition to the applicant’s
undergraduate grade point average and
LSAT score:
• minority group status: African
American, Hispanic, American Indian, or
any other group significantly
under-represented in the legal
profession and in the student body
• ability to overcome unusual
educational or economic disadvantage
• significant improvement of grades or
unusually difficult pattern of courses
taken
• distinguished graduate study in
another discipline
• time elapsed since undergraduate
grades were earned
• extensive employment experience
• other factors that constitute a
positive contribution to the educational
experience and diversity of the student
body and of the legal profession, such
as leadership ability or potential
demonstrated in college or community
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