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Admissions Criteria

• In keeping with the emphasis on the individual, the faculty Admissions Committee makes all admissions decisions after a careful reading of each application. No numeric index is used to rank applicants.
• The Law School admits students once a year for the fall semester. Those eligible to be considered for admission must hold or expect to receive a bachelor's degree from an accredited undergraduate college and must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Applicants must take or have taken the LSAT no more than five years before the date of expected enrollment. Fall 2008 applicants must take or have taken the LSAT between June 2003 and February 2008. The deadline to apply for admission is March 1, 2008.
• Applicants should refer to the Law School Admissions Council website www.lsac.org for greater details about the test.
• In selecting the entering class, the Admissions Committee makes difficult choices among a large number of qualified applicants. These choices are made by balancing a number of factors, including: the LSAT score; the type, breadth, and depth of college or graduate courses taken and the grades received; academic honors and awards; writing ability; letters of recommendation from persons who know the applicant well (academic letters of recommendation are the most helpful for fairly recent graduates); work record, including military service, Peace Corps, and VISTA; college and community activities; and character and motivation. Although performance on the LSAT and in college or graduate school is important, selection is made after a careful review of the entire admissions file.
• Every effort is made to admit students of high moral character to the Law School. To this end, the School reserves the right to question an applicant and resort to other sources to obtain information concerning the applicant's prior record and conduct, insofar as it may be indicative of the character of the applicant. Any information so obtained may be used as a factor, along with academic records and other pertinent matters, in making decisions about admission to the School.
• No particular undergraduate major is recommended, although an applicant's academic preparation should include substantive courses emphasizing critical reasoning and writing, essential skills for the study of law.
• As a public institution, the School gives special consideration, though not an absolute preference, to residents of Connecticut. Residents of New England states without publicly-supported law schools also receive some preference in admissions under the terms of the New England Higher Education Compact. Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis, and applicants are notified in writing as final decisions are made concerning acceptance.
• Students who have overcome physical, economic, cultural, linguistic, or educational obstacles may wish to provide additional information to the Admissions Committee. If you wish such factors to be considered, you are required to complete a separate, optional essay with your application, fully explaining your circumstances.