Admissions

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L. Camille Hébert

Student Profiles...

Jeanna Volp
Class of 2009
Westerville, Ohio

The Moritz College of Law is committed to enrolling highly motivated individuals who have excelled academically and who bring to the college a diversity of personal and professional backgrounds. Of the nearly 2,500 applicants who apply annually, approximately 220 enroll in the first-year class. Enrollment is limited to full-time study and new law students may begin only in the autumn semester. We do not offer a part-time program.

In selecting members of the entering class, the Admissions Committee reviews the applicant's academic record and considers the rigor of the courses taken, grade trends, letters of recommendation provided by faculty, and circumstances which may have influenced the applicant's academic performance.

Applications also are reviewed in light of the applicant's performance on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and any special skills or accomplishments the applicant may have developed that are relevant to the study of law.

Members of the committee seek to appropriately weigh both quantitative measures and qualitative information. The committee is aware that a candidate's undergraduate performance and the LSAT score do not provide a perfect correlation with law school performance.

Indeed, the Admissions Committee encourages all applicants to develop well-written personal statements that provide insights about such topics as the applicant's intellectual potential, career goals, leadership ability, analytical ability, and unusually time-consuming extracurricular activities or work experience during or after college.

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In selecting members of each entering class, the Admissions Committee seeks to enroll individuals who represent all segments of society, as well as those who, as attorneys, will respect the profession's public service obligations.

Consistent with this objective, the committee encourages applications from those who come from deprived backgrounds; who have unusual or extensive work experience before or after earning an undergraduate degree; who have overcome severe or unusual obstacles to obtain an education; or who plan to enter public interest work following graduation from law school.