Law School Application Deadlines

Law School Application
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1) Yale University, New Haven, CT

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YALE: We accept applications from
September 1 through February 15,
and most applicants will receive a final
response by the end of April.

2) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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HARVARD: Law School J.D. program -
For the class entering in 2009:
Application deadline: February 1, 2009

STANFORD: Applications for
admission in Fall 2009 must be
transmitted no earlier than September
1, 2008, and no later than February 1,
2009 (11:59:59 PM, PST), to meet the
application deadline. *verify!*

2) Stanford University, Stanford, CA

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4) Columbia University, New York, NY

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5) New York University, New York York

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6) University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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7) University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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7) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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9) Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

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9) University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI

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9) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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COLUMBIA: The earliest that we begin to
accept applications for the 2008-9 admissions
season is September 1, 2008. For the entering
Class of 2009, the deadline for our binding Early
Decision Plan (EDP) is November 15, 2008 and
the Regular Decision deadline is February 15,
2009. *verify*

NYU: File and complete application by
February 1, Notification by late April

BERKELEY: Applications for
admission into the first year of the J.D.
program are accepted beginning each
October 1st. The deadline is February
1 of the following year.

CHICAGO: Your application must be
received by February 1, 2009.

PENN: October 1 Earliest date to submit an
application. By February 15* Application must
be received. By Mid-May All decisions on
completed files will be sent, though you may
receive a decision much earlier.

NORTHWESTERN: September 1 Online
request period begins for off-campus interviews.
October 1 Application for Admission filing period
begins. November 15 Deadline for completion of
mandatory on-campus interviews for Early Decision
candidates. December 1 Deadline for receipt of
completed Early Decision application. December
15 Deadline for completing application for Early
Application Period (including interview, if
applicable). December 31 Early Decision
candidates notified of decisions. February 1 Early
Application candidates notified of decisions.
February 15 Deadline for receipt of completed
application

MICHIGAN: We will accept applications for
the 2009-2010 academic year between September
1, 2008, and February 15, 2009. Filing of the
application form alone is sufficient to meet the
regular-decision deadline of February 15. (We also
have a binding Early Decision option, for which
the deadline is November 15.)

VIRGINIA: Early Decision applicants must
ensure that we have received a completed
application by November 16, 2007. A decision to
admit, deny, or hold for reconsideration will be
mailed by December 14, 2007. Regular Applicants
should ensure that we have received a completed
application by March 1, 2008. A decision will be
mailed by April 15, 2008.

**DOWNLOAD ** TOP 100 Law School Due Dates for 2009. This is for
informational purposes only. All dates must verified with the law school
admissions department in question. Some schools still have their 08-09
dates posted - in places we've modified 08-09 dates for 09-10 academic
year. This resource is merely a guide.

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