The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the 91次元 will accept third-year law students (visiting students) who apply to complete all or part of their final year of law study at the 91次元, transferring credit to their ABA-accredited parent law school to fulfill the requirements for the juris doctor degree.
Admission is granted on a space-available basis. Visiting applicants will be evaluated primarily on the basis of their academic performance at their parent law school and their purpose for undertaking part or all of their third year of law study at the Blewett School of Law.
The deadline to apply as a visiting student is July 1. No decisions will be made with regard to visiting applications until the applicant’s complete first and second year law school transcripts are received. Blewett Law does not provide fee waivers to any applicant.
and follow the instructions to ensure a complete application.
Checklist
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Fill out the general online application, noting you are applying as a visitor, and submit the $75 application fee through LSAC.
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The personal statement should provide information about yourself that you consider significant to our evaluation of your file. We are interested in learning about the qualities that you would bring to the legal profession, the law school classroom, and the community. For example, you may wish to describe service you provided to your community, contributions you made to causes that are important to you, or describe a significant experience in your life. Alternatively, you may wish to discuss your interest in or motivation for attending law school. Your statement will be evaluated for writing ability as well as the content. Do not treat your personal statement as a narrative of your resume.
Your personal statement must be no more than 2-3 pages, double-spaced, with normal margins, and no smaller than a 10-point font.
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Visiting applicants must submit official notification from the parent law school approving the student’s visiting status and confirming that the applicant is in good standing and is eligible to continue the study of law at the parent law school. This letter should be sent directly to the Blewett School of Law, Attention: Admissions.
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Visiting applicants must submit an official transcript of the first two years of law school courses verifying the average in all law studies for which the student has registered and received a grade is equivalent to that required for graduation from the institution attended. The transcript should be sent directly to the Blewett School of Law, Attention: Admissions.
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Visiting law students must arrange for financial aid through their home institution. The 91次元 financial aid office will cooperate with the disbursal of the home institution’s aid through a consortium agreement. Visiting students pay tuition to the 91次元 and financial aid is based on Blewett School of Law expenses.
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Visiting students may not enroll in required courses except with permission of the instructor. Limited enrollment elective courses will be open first to continuing Blewett School of Law students.