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  1. Application Requirements

    Georgetown Law grants merit- and need-based fee waivers on a case-by-case basis. Please note that we cannot grant fee waivers for the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Georgetown Law also grants fee waivers to active Teach for America corps members and alumni, Peace Corps volunteers, military veterans and service members, and Truman Scholars.

  2. How to Get Into Georgetown Law

    Seats get filled up. The last thing I would say is there are two different ways to apply to Georgetown Law School, early decision and regular decision. Regular decision is the typical way to apply and is 85% of our pool. But there are 10% to 15% for whom Georgetown is their first choice.

  3. How to Get Into Georgetown Law

    Georgetown Law is an excellent addition to your law school list. Gaining admission requires a perfected application, an understanding of Georgetown Law's requirements, and stellar essays. Juris Education can help ensure that all your application documents are edited to perfection and ready for submission on time.

  4. Guides and Handouts

    Creating Effective Rule Statements. A Guide to Reading, Interpreting and Applying Statutes. Guiding Legal Readers Through Your Legal Thought. How to Craft an Effective Case Comparison. Identifying and Understanding Standards of Review. Persuasive Writing. Using Cases in Legal Analysis. Using Secondary Sources and Persuasive Authority.

  5. Curriculum Essays

    Curriculum Essays. Georgetown Law offers the widest selection of law courses in the country. These Curriculum Essays are designed to assist Law Center students in planning their curriculum and selecting courses. For detailed information about degree requirements for the J.D. and graduate degrees, see the Academic Requirements page.

  6. J.D. Admissions

    At Georgetown University Law Center, learning the law while participating in the action at the nation's highest levels will prepare you for a future of limitless opportunities. Our J.D. students leave here ready to be superb lawyers who make a difference in public life and private practice — in fields that touch on all aspects of domestic ...

  7. Application Documents

    Please make an appointment with the. These are included as a PDF to preserve formatting, an essential element of effective résumé-drafting. 202-994-6210. Applying to law school requires you to showcase your writing skills in the form of statements, essays, short-answer questions and other documents.

  8. PDF Revising and Preparing a Writing Sample

    Choose a Piece of Writing: Before you can revise or prepare a writing sample, your first step is to think carefully about choosing a piece of writing that you will use as your writing sample. Check out Choosing The Right Writing Sample on the Georgetown Law Writing Center's "Useful Documents" webpage. Select a Timeline For Revising: It is ...

  9. The Writing Center

    Under the direction of a full time faculty member, The Writing Center is staffed by trained upper-level students known as Senior Writing Fellows who engage writers in a collaborative process. Through interactive, individualized conferences, the Writing Center provides all members of the Georgetown Law community with feedback on the writing ...

  10. GLJ Online

    The Georgetown Law Journal Online is published exclusively on our website. It is a separate publication from the Journal 's print edition. GLJ Online accepts short articles, essays, responses to published pieces, book reviews, and student work, such as case comments and notes. We accept submission on a rolling basis, and selections are made ...

  11. Georgetown Top 10 List Essay Advice : r/lawschooladmissions

    For what it's worth, I'm writing my GULC Top 10 List on my favorite dinner recipes for feeding a family on a budget. Cooking is a big part of my life, and I think the intersection of nutrition and economics is fascinating. This is great. Don't do the albums. I did favorite dishes to cook, but I made it a bit whimsy.

  12. Law School Personal Statements

    Read the law school application carefully. Most law schools allow you to choose a topic, but some may require you to address a specific question. Follow whatever instructions the law school provides. Tell a Personal Story Focus on a concrete experience (or related series of experiences) from your life, and the impact it has had upon you.

  13. Optional Essays and Addenda

    Optional Essays If a law school gives you the opportunity to submit additional essays, you should take it, so long as you genuinely believe you have something important to say. Consider these essays an opportunity to demonstrate your writing skills and particular interest in a school. The two most common optional essays are "Why X […]

  14. Should You Answer "Why Georgetown Law School" Even Though ...

    Andrew Cornblatt, the Dean of Admissions at Georgetown Law School, advises whether or not applicants should answer "Why Georgetown?" in their essays even tho...

  15. Office of Admissions

    The Georgetown University Law Center is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. (Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6739)

  16. How "optional" are GULC optional essays? : r/lawschooladmissions

    For the Top 10, do something that is really interesting or important to you, and that can help your personality to shine through an otherwise really serious application. During my group interview the dean said he really likes why x essays, either as an addendum or a paragraph in your personal statement. Georgetown's optional essays are super ...

  17. Georgetown Law Law School Application Essays

    College Application Essays accepted by Georgetown Law Diversity Lessons Laura Stafford Georgetown Law. In the past, whenever I have been confronted with a question on an application asking about "contributions of your cultural or ethnic background", I have always thought that such essay prompts were not written for me.

  18. Curriculum Guide

    Georgetown Law Curriculum Guide. Use the search panel on the left to find and narrow down courses of interest. Course Schedule Updates. Fall 2024 First Year Section Schedules. Spring 2025 First Year Section Schedules. Previous Course Schedules. Georgetown Law Curriculum Essays. 169.93.104

  19. Georgetown Top Ten List Essay : r/lawschooladmissions

    Georgetown Top Ten List Essay. Application Process. Hi all! Hoping to get some advice on Georgetown's Top 10 optional essay - did anyone do brief descriptions of each that weren't necessarily full/complete sentences? I need to explain each, but I'm battling with the 250-word limit. If anyone has any example top 10 essays that they'd be willing ...

  20. A Brief Look at the Implications of Artificial ...

    Essays Inaugural Report The Quality of Market Competition Events Expand Navigation Conversations For Students; Search. Georgetown Law. Menu. A Brief Look at the Implications of Artificial Intelligence on ESG ... Georgetown Law 600 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 202.662.9000. Georgetown Law. Close. Search submit. About Us Expand ...

  21. Georgetown Supplemental Essay : r/lawschooladmissions

    I wrote both the top 10 list and a why Georgetown. Dean cornblatt has said that a why Georgetown can help, though it isn't required and won't make up for lower scores. I loved the variety of options Georgetown provides for the supplemental essay, and I especially loved the freedom of the Top Ten essay. That's the essay I wrote, and the one I ...

  22. PDF CURRICULUM ESSAYS

    Curriculum Essays 1 CURRICULUM ESSAYS Georgetown Law offers the widest selection of law courses in the country. These Curriculum Essays are designed to assist Law Center students in planning their curriculum and selecting courses. For detailed information about degree requirements for the J.D. and graduate degrees,

  23. georgetown optional essays : r/lawschooladmissions

    stats: between 25-50 gpa (closer to 25 assuming the progression is somewhat linear) above 75th LSAT. edit; georgetown is actually a top choice (despite conventional wisdom saying I should have a shot higher) due to the fact I have a SO that will likely be in DC and a close friend/potential roommate already committed to attend. I too am watching ...

  24. Help with Georgetown Optional Essay : r/lawschooladmissions

    The Reddit Law School Admissions Forum. The best place on Reddit for admissions advice. ... Help with Georgetown Optional Essay Application Process Writing the PS and DS went great. But when it came to the optional statement, I am struggling to find a Top 10 list. I was thinking of writing a top 10 list of my fave taylor swift songs since I ...

  25. How to Start Writing a Law School Application Essay

    Kuris is a graduate of Harvard Law School and has helped hundreds of applicants navigate the law school application process since 2003. Got a question? Email [email protected] .

  26. Georgetown MBA Program Launches Applications for 2024 with Three New

    Georgetown MBA Admissions is now accepting Full-time, Flex MBA, and Flex MBA Online program applications for the fall 2024 semester. The application includes two new written and one new video essay prompt to provide prospective students with more opportunities to share their unique experiences, passions, and personal interests throughout the application process. "The new essay […]

  27. Who's behind Project 2025? Some have racist writings, background

    Michael Anton, a former senior national security official in the Trump administration, wrote in a pseudonymous essay published in 2016 that "The ceaseless importation of Third World foreigners ...

  28. As Opioid Deaths Plague Baltimore, the City's Strategy Is Silence

    The city has declined to divulge its plans or hold hearings on one of the worst public health crises in the United States, saying it does not want to jeopardize its lawsuit against drugmakers.

  29. Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones

    To comply with the new Indiana law, Franklin Township Community School Corporation, a small district in Indianapolis, recently adopted new rules barring students from using personal cellphones ...

  30. The race is on to control the global supply chain for AI chips

    A recent report from Georgetown University's Centre for Emerging Technology says GPUs remain 10-100 times more cost-efficient and up to 1,000 times faster than cpus when used for training models ...