Admitted Students Weekend
Registration
Any admitted student who would like to attend ASW, whether one day or both, must register in advance. The deadline to register is Friday, April 3, 2026. Space is limited so we encourage you to register early. Please also understand that there will be a limit to the number guests or co-decision makers that can join you. Policies will be included in the registration form, which will be available soon.
Agenda
ASW consists of two full days of programming and networking opportunities. Attending will give you an opportunity to fully immerse yourself into the UC Irvine Law Experience. During the weekend, you'll interact with faculty, learn about our experiential learning opportunities, including clinics and our pro bono program, and hear from current students so that you can get a glimpse of what it could be like if you choose to enroll at UC Irvine Law. While the 2026 agenda is still being worked on, past events have included things such as:
- Moot Court competition finals.
- Civil Procedure mock class led by Dean Austen Parrish.
- Panel discussions on experiential learning, curriculum, career development, and more.
- Programming geared specifically to your co-decision makers.
- Faculty led discussions. Past topics include "History of Race and the Law"; "Free Speech: Online, Offline, Global"; "Defamatory AI"; "Preserving Affordable Housing"; and more.
View last year's ASW schedule (PDF) >
Travel Stipend
We recognize that attending an event like this has a cost associated with it. To help facilitate your visit, we have a travel stipend program to help defray some of the travel costs. The travel stipend is a reimbursement up to $300 for airfare or hotel accommodations only. To be approved for a travel stipend, you must:
- Register for ASW; and
- Submit a travel stipend request form (coming soon); and
- Be an admitted student to our J.D. program; and
- Travel more than 100 miles one-way; and
- Attend at least one full day of our ASW program.
Before applying, we encourage you to review thoroughly our policies and application instructions. The deadline to apply for a travel stipend is Friday, April 3, 2026.
Travel Stipend Instructions (PDF)
Disability Accommodations
To request reasonable accommodations based on disability to participate in any of our admitted student’s events, please contact the Admissions Team as soon as possible at admissions@law.uci.edu. UC Irvine Law will certainly consider all requests, but accommodation requests received after April 3, 2026 may not provide enough time to put accommodations into place in a timely manner for these events.
Current Student Testimonials
Our students often say that it was ASW that convinced them to attend UC Irvine Law. Here are just a few of our students speaking about their ASW experience.
“ASW is an amazing place to connect and meet new people! It creates a safe place to meet other admitted students, ask questions, interact with staff while having fun!”
–Esther Esho, Class of 2025
“When I visited UCI Law, even though I could only attend ASW for one day, I was filled with a sense of possibility and hope for the future. I felt cared for by staff and faculty. The current students and other admitted students were so welcoming and inclusive, without any pretense. I was motivated…I am eternally grateful to say that everything I felt the first day I visited has remained true and, in many ways, I've been supported by an even friendlier and more optimistic environment than I imagined.”
–Kristin Henry, Class of 2026
ASW 2025 Photo Album
