HOW TO APPLY
We welcome your interest in the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
We require you to submit your application using the following method:
- Online Application through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
- To learn more about the use of the LSAC Electronic Application, please visit www.lsac.org
- To directly access the LSAC Penn Law electronic application, please click here.
- Supplemental Application Forms -
Note: LSAT/Credential Assembly Service Fee Waiver recipients and Teach For America Corps members and alumni receive an automatic waiver of our application fee. Please see the FAQs or Application Instructions [PDF] for further information.
To access the Online Status checker, please click here.
To request a copy of the Penn Law Viewbook, including Admissions and Financial Aid Information, please click here.
IMPORTANT APPLICATION DEADLINES
| EARLY DECISION (BINDING) |
| September 1 |
Earliest date to submit an application. |
| By November 15 |
Application must be received. |
| By December 1 |
Application must be complete. |
| By December 31 |
Decisions will be sent. |
| REGULAR NOTIFICATION |
| September 1 |
Earliest date to submit an application. |
| By March 1* |
Application must be received.
*If your application is submitted after March 1, we cannot guarantee a decision by a particular date. In this case, please allow up to 12 weeks for a decision from the date your application was received in the Admissions Office. Due to the rolling admissions process, applications submitted after April 1 are strongly discouraged. |
| By Mid-May |
All decisions on completed files will be sent, though you may receive a decision much earlier since decisions are sent on a rolling basis beginning in December. |
| JD/MBA (3 Year Program) |
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Application Deadline |
Decision Release Date |
| Round 1 |
October 3, 2011 |
December 20, 2011 |
| Round 2 |
January 4, 2012 |
March 30, 2012 |
| Click here for the JD/MBA website. |
| TRANSFER STUDENTS |
| May 1 |
Earliest date to submit an application. |
| By July 1 |
Application must be received. |
| By July 15 |
Application must be complete. All decisions on files completed earlier will be sent, though you may receive a decision much earlier. |
| Please click here for complete instructions and requirements for transfer applications. |
| NON-MATRICULATING OR VISITING STUDENTS |
| For the Spring Semester |
| October 1 |
Earliest date to submit an application. |
| By November 15 |
Application must be received. |
| By December 1 |
Decisions will be sent. |
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| For the Fall Semester |
| May 1 |
Earliest date to submit an application. |
| By July 1 |
Application must be received. |
| By July 15 |
Application must be complete. All decisions on files completed earlier will be sent, though you may receive a decision much earlier. |
| Please click here for complete instructions and requirements for visiting applications. Please click here for the application form. |
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First Year JD Admissions Checklist
Your application will be considered complete and will be put in the queue for the Admissions Committee for review when the following items are received by the dates specified in the Application Instructions:
- Completed application form with electronic signature
- Application fee in the amount of $80.00 or an approved Penn Law or LSAC fee waiver
- Undergraduate transcripts from all schools attended
- Graduate transcripts from all schools attended
- Credential Assembly Service Law School report
- Two Letters of Recommendation (must be submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service)
- Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement
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