Applying to Law School

Understanding the Basics

The Components of a Law School Application

Law School Applicants, while unique for each school, all share the same basic components.

1) An application covering basic demographics and interests.

2) A personal statement which serves as a applicants primary opportunity to explain their desire to pursue law school.

3) Credential assembly service (CAS) report which includes a school report, all college transcripts, student grade point average and LSAT scores.

4) Letters of recommendation from faculty and/or professional relationships.

5) Additional materials such as an addendum, character & fitness responses, resumes, diversity statements and requested materials for special programs.

Each component of the application is considered in the holistic review of each applicants. One component, while having a strong influence, will not make or break your entire application. Before submitting any application, ensure that you review ALL instructions specified by the law school at hand.

*Review your materials for typos and grammatical errors; they will notice.

Harvard Law School - Application Toolkit

Application Toolkit - Harvard Law SchoolThe J.D. Admissions team knows how much work goes into preparing your law school application. We compiled the application resources, information, and advice from across our website to help you put together an application that best reflects your abilities and readiness for Harvard Law School. We look forward to reading your application soon!

The Harvard Law School Application Toolkit is an essential for understanding the application process. The toolkit covers the personal statment, resume, letters of recommendation, transcripts, interviews and even how to handle being waitlisted. We highly recommend listening to the Navigating Law School Admissions podcast which is hosted both Harvard and Yale Law's Deans of Admissions.

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