Law School Accepting ‘Early Decision’ Applications Indiana Tech Law School announced in August that it had created a binding early decision application process for individuals who plan to apply only to the Fort Wayne program. Assistant Dean for Admissions Jessica Anderson explained that the early decision application streamlines the admissions process for many people.
first choice. Once they apply, we will render a decision within three weeks after the application has been completed.” An application is completed once the applicant pays the reduced application fee and completes the online application form, and Indiana Tech receives the Credential Assembly Service Report (CAS Report) from LSAC.
“For those who have said that they really want to attend Indiana Tech and do not plan to apply to any other law schools, we can speed up the process and reduce their application costs,” she said. To ease the application burden, the school has developed a process to identify and admit those applicants as quickly as possible.
The early decision also will require the applicant to commit to attend Indiana Tech Law School.
“We want to acknowledge that commitment to us by reducing their paperwork and the cost of applying to law school,” Alexander said.
For applicants who apply during the traditional application season, two deposits will be required. The first deposit is $100 due in April, and the second deposit is $300 due in June.
“If we grant someone admission through the early decision process, that person will have one week within which to withdraw any applications that were sent to any other law school,” Alexander explained. “They will Law School Dean Peter Alexander said the law school also have to pay a single deposit of $300 to secure their has received more than 800 inquiries already from seat in the fall 2013 charter class. Any applicant who acprospective law students, and some of those who have cepts his or her seat through the early decision program expressed interest have made it clear that Indiana Tech is is also representing that they will not submit a later their top choice for law school. application to any other law school.”
The application was available online with the Law School Admission Council (www.LSAC.org) beginning September 15, 2012, and will remain open until October 31, 2012. A reduced application fee of $25 was required at the time of application. The standard application fee is $50, and the standard application also was available beginning September 15. “Applying through our early decision process will allow us to assess an application within a smaller pool of applicants,” Anderson said. “It is intended only for those applicants for whom Indiana Tech Law School is their 16
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Both Anderson and Alexander believe that the early decision process is a win-win for the law school and for prospective law students. “We can use the early decision files to jumpstart our admissions process by admitting strong applicants who intend to attend our law school,” Alexander said, “and it reduces the admissions costs and shortens the timeline for those people who know that they want to attend law school only at Indiana Tech.”