Competition for the 210 spots in the entering class is high. When we review files, our question is this: is a candidate ready to meet the intellectual challenges of our program? The admissions committee evaluates each applicant's file, looking carefully at the candidate's undergraduate grade-point average and LSAT score as well as other, nonquantitative factors, such as level and difficulty of undergraduate course work, writing ability, and work experience. We offer a full-time program but are able to accommodate students who may require more flexibility in their class schedules.
Admission Policy
Our selection process, while rigorous, is not rigid. We insist upon diversity in our student body because we believe that the entire law school community benefits from it. We will consider with sensitivity any information about a candidate's special circumstances.
Admission Requirements
To enroll in the JD program, a student must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. We encourage undergraduates interested in law to gain a broad educational background and to choose challenging courses requiring critical thinking and logical analysis, such as history, economics, philosophy, and accounting. We particularly urge students to choose courses in which they will develop strong writing skills.
Standard of Truthfulness and Full Disclosure
As future members of the legal profession, we expect applicants to possess the highest standards of ethics and character. All applicants, including those who enroll in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, must certify that all responses in their application and on all supplemental documents are complete, true, and correct.
The failure to disclose an act or event such as the ones described in questions 21 through 29 on our application is often more significant and leads to more serious consequences than the act or event itself. Failure to provide truthful answers or failure to inform the admissions office of any changes to your answers may result in revocation of admission, disciplinary action and/or dismissal by the law school, and/or denial of permission to practice law by the state in which you seek admission.
All applicants and enrolled students are under an ongoing obligation to notify the School of Law if there is any change in the information submitted prior to and/or during their enrollment in the School of Law. Failure to accurately and completely disclose, or failure to continually update information, may affect enrollment status and/or result in disciplinary action.
Admission to a State Bar
Each applicant should secure information about the character and other qualifications for admission to the bar in the state(s) in which the applicant intends to practice law.