Pre-Law Quick Links Pre-Law Schedules FAQ for Junior and Seniors FAQ for Freshmen and Sophomores Pre-Law Checklist

Freshman and Sophomore Years

1. Select a major in a field, which both interests you and allows you to excel.
2. Begin to form relationships with professors, and instructors, so that they will know your work well enough to serve as recommenders in the future.
3. Expand your education by seeking summer jobs or internships in fields of interest.

Junior Year

1. Meet with a prelaw advisor to assess your academic, extracurricular, and work experiences.
2. Begin preparing for the LSAT; if you are ready, register for the June administration.
3. Secure a summer job or internship, if possible, in a law-related field.
4. Research law schools and compile a list of tentative schools.

Senior Year (or Year Before Entering Law School)

1. In the late summer or early fall, call or write law schools to request catalogs and application materials.
2. Make arrangements to have dean's letters sent to schools which require them.
3. Register for Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). Have transcripts from all undergraduate institutions you have attended sent to LSDAS after verifying their accuracy.
4. Make sure your LSDAS report is correct.
5. Attend the Law School Forum in Atlanta to personally meet with law school representatives.
6. Ask potential recommendation writers if they would be willing to write letters on your behalf. Provide them with forms and sufficient information for detailed letters.
7. Take the September/October LSAT if you did not take the test in June.
8. Begin drafting and revising your personal statement.
9. Meet with a prelaw advisor, who will help you to assess the strength of your application in relation to schools you are considering. Bring a draft of your personal statement for critiquing.
10. Complete applications by late November.
11. Take the December LSAT if you did not take it previously.
12. Check with schools in December to make sure your files are complete.
13. Complete the FAFSA and any institutional financial aid applications as soon after January 1 as possible.
14. Have financial aid transcripts sent to all schools to which you are applying.
15. Meet with a prelaw advisor in the spring as schools respond to your applications to assess your options.
16. Take appropriate action on acceptances, wait-list status, and financial aid packages.
17. Before leaving campus, have a final transcript sent to the law school you plan to attend and/or to any schools still considering your application.