Harvard Law School

Let’s face it –gaining admission to Harvard Law School is challenging. Remember, though, challenging does not mean impossible. While most successful applicants are at the top of their undergraduate classes and earned among the highest LSAT scores, the law school reports that: “Each application is considered in its entirety, including transcripts, extracurricular and community activities, work experience, personal background, letters of recommendation, personal statement, LSAT score(s), and LSAT writing sample. Through individual consideration, the admissions committee seeks not only to identify individual characteristics that are important to academic success in law school, but also other qualities that promote vitality, diversity, and excellence in the student body. The committee uses no computational methods for making decisions and no “cut-offs” below which a candidate will not be considered. Each year we admit applicants who believed they didn't have a chance. You don't have to fit a certain mold to fit in at HLS.” (Harvard Law Website)