Prelaw Timeline

Freshman/Sophomore Years

• Choose a balanced and diverse course of study.
• Select classes which encourage logical reasoning and writing skills.
• Participate in law related activities on or off campus.
• Develop a personal relationship with two or more faculty members.
• Participate in extracurricular activities.
• Join Tulane's free Prelaw Society.
• See the Freshman and Sophomore Timeline page for more details.

Junior Year

• Raise your GPA as high as you can.
• Prepare for the LSAT.
• Prepare faculty members to write supportive recommendations for you in the spring.
• Open a file in the Prelaw Advisor's Office.
• Register for the LSAT and LSDAS online at the Law School Admission Council web site.
• Develop a list of law schools (see How to Prepare: Choose a Law School).
• Draft your personal statement (see How to Prepare: Prepare Application Packet).
• Take the LSAT in June.
• See the Junior Timeline page for more details.

Senior Year

• Request application materials from law schools.
• Revise your personal statement.
• Conclude arrangements for letters of recommendation.
• Have your transcript sent to LSDAS.
• Obtain financial aid forms.
• Finalize and post applications during September, if possible.
• By mid-January, make sure law schools received applications, LSDAS reports, letters of recommendation, and dean's certifications where required.
• Thank recommenders and advise them of application results.
• Send your final transcript to the law school you accepted.
• Notify schools which offered admittance and which you will not attend that you have accepted another law school seat.
• See Senior Timeline page for more details