Two Letters of Recommendation Recommended: Submit online through CAS Letter of Recommendation Service. This service is included as part of the applicants Credential Assembly Service fee through LSAC. Letters submitted using this service will be included in the applicant’s Law School Report sent to the College of Law. Recommendation letters are most helpful when they come from professors or employers who can discuss the applicant’s analytical abilities, writing skills, interpersonal skills, character, sense of responsibility and judgment.
$50.00 Application Fee The $50 fee may be paid online at the time of application using a credit card. Applicants with demonstrated financial need may apply for a fee waiver through the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) fee waiver program.
Admissions Policy In making admission decisions, the Admissions Committee attempts to identify as best it can those applicants who have the ability to compete successfully in a rigorous academic environment, to contribute to a diverse intellectual community, and to engage successfully in the career of their choice in an increasingly diverse society. Because these characteristics are not always captured by an applicant’s LSAT score or overall grade point average, the Committee considers any upward or downward trend in the applicant’s academic performance over time, the quality of the applicant’s undergraduate institution, the applicant’s major and activities, letters of recommendation, personal statement, educational or economic disadvantages the applicant has overcome to obtain an undergraduate education, status as the first generation in a family to graduate from college or university, commitment of future service to underserved communities, and any other information other than race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin supplied by the applicant. Neither the Committee nor the College seeks to obtain any particular number or percentage of diverse candidates, but they do seek a diverse mix of students to ensure that the College has a sufficient range of background and experience in its student body to permit a deep, broad, and vigorous intellectual environment. As this description indicates, the admissions process is flexible, no particular factor in itself determines admission or non-admission, and the Committee has sufficient discretion to consider each applicant individually on the basis of the entire file.
Schedule a Visit The faculty, students and staff at Nebraska Law look forward to hosting you on an upcoming visit. A number of visit options are available including: Nebraska Law Preview Days, Open Houses and Visits By Request. Make arrangements at: http://law.unl.edu/visit.
Tracy Warren, Assistant Dean for Admissions University of Nebraska College of Law Ross McCollum Hall P.O. Box 830902 Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0902
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