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Application Instructions for 2010

Our application form and instructions are available on September 1 and we begin reviewing applications on October 1. The 2010 application cycle will run from October 1, 2009 to the deadline of February 15, 2010.

We urge all potential applicants to submit their applications well before the deadline, as we will be admitting students as we move through the cycle.

Electronic Submission

To submit your application electronically:

1. Download the PDF application form at right and fill out the form completely.
2. Prepare your resume, personal statement and "Why UCI Law School" statement. You will be required to upload these documents on the electronic submission form.
3. When your application packet is complete, click here to submit it electronically.
4. SIGN the "Application Checklist/Certification of Information" (page 1 of the PDF application form) and mail via the U.S. Postal Service to:
   
   Admissions Committee
   University of California, Irvine
   School of Law
   401 East Peltason Drive
   Irvine, CA 92697-8000

General Information and Admission Standards

We are seeking to create a community of law students from among the most talented and intellectually skilled applicants who will help us build the ideal law school of the 21st century.

We are looking for applicants whose intellectual curiosity and collegial spirit will enable them to enter the School of Law with enthusiasm, dedication, and determination to become ethical lawyers in a profession that is diverse, demanding, challenging, and rewarding. And we seek applicants whose commitment to giving back to the community is an essential component of their educational goals as lawyers-in-training and, eventually, as practicing attorneys.

All applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in order to be eligible for admission as a full-time law student in the J.D. program.

All applicants must also have a valid LSAT score. The December 2009 LSAT exam, and its corresponding score, is the last opportunity for applicants who do not have a reportable score, or who wish to possibly improve on an existing score, to take the exam in order to be eligible for admission as a full-time law student in the J.D. program commencing in August 2010.

Currently, there is no evening or part-time study at the School of Law.

If you have any questions about the application process, please call (949) 824-4545 or email lawadmit@law.uci.edu.

> Faculty members' thoughts on the type of students who should apply.

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