Application Timeline

SPRING (in year you are applying)

• Attend the Applying to Law School and Personal Statement workshops
• Open a free online account with the Law School Admission Council (www.lsac.org). Authorize the release of your LSAT score(s), biographical, academic, and application information to Dartmouth for statistical purposes.
• Prepare for and registrar for LSAT
• Conduct research on law schools

SUMMER

• Take the June LSAT administration OR prepare for the October LSAT
• Subscribe to LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service (CAS)
• Have official transcripts sent to the Credential Assembly Service (CAS)
• Research law school websites for applications and brochures
• Research, visit, and select law schools
• Prepare personal statement
• Check-in with your letter of recommendation writers

FALL

• Take October LSAT if necessary
• Request a Dean's Certification for schools that require it (if not yet requested)
• Attend Career Services Law School Information Sessions with admission officers from various law schools
• Apply to an appropriate range of reach and safety law schools
• Request letters to be mailed to LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service (CAS)
• Complete and submit your applications and all supporting materials by December 1st (recommended)
• Take the December LSAT (if necessary)

WINTER

• Check to be sure application file is complete, including letters of recommendation and Dean’s Certification
• Complete and file your financial aid applications
• Send an updated transcript with Fall term grades to LSAC

SPRING

• Pay your seat deposit by law school deadline