​​Admissions Checklist
​​Copy and paste this checklist to use it for yourself. 
​​​🆕​ We made an all-in-one checklist, school list, and results tracker here. 
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​​LSAT Score(s):
​​LSAC GPA: 
​​Link to school list: (Here’s a template. Make a new spreadsheet with the template and paste the link here.) 
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​​Stuff to Do

​​Send transcripts and LORs to LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service:
  • ​​Transcripts
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​​Plan your attack:
  • ​​Create a school list with about three reach, target, and safety schools, respectively.
  • ​​Decide if you’ll apply early decision.
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​​Write your essays and other documents:
  • ​​Final proofread 
  • ​​Final proofread 
  • ​​Final proofread 
  • ​​Gap in employment addendum, if applicable
  • ​​Final proofread 
  • ​​Final proofread 
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​​Stuff to Think About

​​After you write your essays, take a minute to step back and consider your whole application. Ask yourself a couple questions:
  • ​​Do you have any major liabilities as an applicant? 
  • ​​What questions might an admissions officer have about your application?
  • ​​Is there anything else that the admissions committee should know about you?
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​​Fill out the application and double-check everything:
​​[School 1] (copy for each school)
  • ​​Fill out the application.
  • ​​Review the application preview. Make sure you…
  • ​​Haven’t made any typos in your responses to short answer questions
  • ​​Follow the instructions for the personal statement, including length limits.
  • ​​Accept all tracked changes on your documents before you upload Word files, or upload PDFs
  • ​​Attach the correct version of your personal statement, and not an essay addressed to the wrong school.
  • ​​Follow instructions for the résumé, listing hours for each job or specifying whether it was part-time or full-time if necessary.
  • ​​Add headers that show your name and LSAC number. (Your résumé doesn’t need a header with your LSAC number.)
  • ​​Answer the character and fitness questions correctly.
  • ​​Attach all necessary addenda.