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Admission & Application Survey |
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BC looks first at grades and LSAT scores. They publish a chart on your
likelihood of getting in based on the numbers. If an applicant meets
the criteria he/she is likely to be let in, pending a cursory look at
the essay and writing sample and assuming space allows. To that
extent, get applications in EARLY! Once the class is full, even a 4.0
Harvard grad will be on the waitlist.
If an applicant does not make the grade/LSAT cut, the application goes
to current 3L's who volunteer to be on the student admissions
committee. They read the entire application, including
extracurriculars, change in GPA over the college years, and work
experience (things that are ignored in the initial process). If the
reader thinks the applicant deserves a second look, the application
goes back to the admissions committee (administrators and professors)
for a final decision.
Applicants must pay attention to their LSAT writing sample. First, law
school exams are taken under pressure so people should be able to work
under similar conditions. Second, if the essay is much better than the
writing sample it sends out warning signals that the essay may have
been professionally written.
Applicants should also be sure to state why they want to go to law
school. It is not important to know exactly what one wants to do, but
even the best application can be denied if the reader gets no sense
that the applicant really wants to go to law school.
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Boston College Law School Admission & Application Surveys
