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Get the inside scoop on William & Mary School of Law admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
William & Mary is very selective. I believe they require two letters of recommendation and one essay. I believe they also allow applicants to su...   READ MORE
Current Student
The school is getting more selective.    READ MORE
Alumni
LSATs are the dominant statistic, followed closely by grades. Grades seem somewhat less important if one is a second career person. Second caree...   READ MORE
Alumni
The admissions process went smoothly, I thought. Their GPA and LSAT requirements are quite competitive but my scores and GPA were very high. Also,...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The quality of the classes overall was very high. While first-year classes were relatively large for the school (70 or so for certain classes), m...   READ MORE
Current Student
Great professors who take the time to talk outside of class whenever you need to. Good variety of classes. Some popular classes do fill up fast....   READ MORE
Alumni
The school is willing to balance "publisher" professors with "teacher" professors. As a result, we generally do not suffer through classes by pro...   READ MORE
Alumni
The law school has top-notch professors and a great program called the Legal Skills program (at that time--it may have been renamed since then) wh...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
William & Mary has a great office of career services. The Deans are very helpful and bring many high-level firms on campus for interviews. Many stud...   READ MORE
Current Student
Lots of on-campus interviewers makes it easy to find a job if you're near the top of the class; otherwise, it can be more difficult.   READ MORE
Alumni
The law school students are as bright as any out there. W&M enjoys a national reputation - one can compete for top jobs in every market. The list of...   READ MORE
Alumni
I had great opportunities--interned during law school with 2 Newport News Circuit Court judges and during third year with the Va. Court of Appeals. I...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Quality of life at William and Mary is very high. The small size of the school allows for students to know almost every student in their year. C...   READ MORE
Current Student
It's a small town, with colonial people running around. Not many distractions from studying.   READ MORE
Alumni
Williamsburg is a nice enough town and not terribly far from DC. It is a strange place because of the Colonial Williamsburg - it has a fair amoun...   READ MORE
Alumni
In spite of everything else I've said about the education and program, probaby one of the best qualities of William and Mary is the atmosphere and...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
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Current Student
There is one main bar to go to: the Green Leaf. Apart from that, thursday nights are "bar review" and allow students to try the rest of the bars ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The law school does not suffer the kind of cutthroat competitive stuff that is rumored in other places. The atmosphere really tends towards frien...   READ MORE
Alumni
Social life was wonderful--not so much for bar-hopping, but the law school fosters such a great atmosphere that most weekends, there is some socia...   READ MORE

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