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First-Year and Sophomore Years

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

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Junior Year

  • Meet with the Director of Pre-Professional Advising to assess your academic, extracurricular and work experiences and to discuss the application process.
  • Begin preparing for the LSAT; if you are ready, register for the June administration.
  • Secure a summer job or internship, if possible, in a law-related field.
  • Research law schools and compile a list of tentative schools.

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Senior Year or Application Gap Year

  • Subscribe to the LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS), a fee-based service required to apply to law school.
  • Schedule a pre-law advising appointment with the Director of Pre-Professional Advising, who will help you construct an application timeline and assess the relative strength of your application.
  • Authorize the official release of your information to Haverford for statistical purposes.
  • Request that official transcript(s) from Haverford, as well as all other undergraduate institutions, are sent to CAS.
  • Request your CAS report and ensure its accuracy.
  • Subscribe to the LSAC Candidate Referral Service (CRS) for law school recruitment purposes, including possible application fee waivers.
  • Attend law school admissions information sessions and panel discussions offered by Haverford and by LSAC.
  • Ask professors and supervisors to write letters of recommendation on your behalf, providing them with appropriate instructions, information, and CAS forms.
  • Send Dean's Certifications to the law schools that require them.
  • Finalize LSAT test-taking schedule, including the October exam.
  • Begin revising your resume and drafting your personal statement and other application essays; critiques are available from the Director of Pre-Professional Advising
  • Complete the FAFSA and school-specific institutional financial aid applications, beginning on January 1.
  • Continue to meet with the Director of Pre-Professional Advising to assess your best options and questions in the decision-making process.
  • Take appropriate action on acceptances, waitlist status, and financial aid packages, paying attention to law schools' seat deposit deadlines.
  • Visit law schools (in person or virtually) to which you have been admitted, focusing on attending official Admitted Student Programs.
  • Send a final transcript to any law schools where you are still in consideration.

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