Assistant Dean’s Corner

Travel season is coming to a close, and we are all experiencing mixed emotions in the J.D. Admissions Office.

September is a busy and exciting time for the J.D. Admissions staff here at HLS. The Class of 2022 has finally begun classes, our summer projects have wound to a close, and we’re making final preparations to start accepting applications for the Class of 2023. We’re also getting ready to hit the road!

The Class of 2022 began 1L Orientation this week, which means that the 2018 – 2019 cycle has officially come to a close.

Our application for regular J.D. candidates opens on September 16, 2019 – one month from today – and will close on February 28, 2020.

It is only July, but our team is already looking ahead to the upcoming cycle, and we suspect you may be, too.

May 1st is a big day in our office.

When we tell you that the 1L section experience at Harvard Law School can be transformative, we’re usually talking about the intellectual engagement and the joy of getting to know seventy-nine incredible classmates.

This seems like the perfect time to feature one of my favorite spots on campus: the HLS “love bench.” 

We’re back in Austin Hall today, and excited to read the applications you submitted over the break.

A quick note to those admitted to HLS today – and for those still waiting to hear.

Recently, the admission team sat down with students, faculty, and staff to learn more about Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Program.

It’s Reading Period here on the HLS campus – time for long days snuggled up with your laptop in the WCC fireside lounge.

If you follow @hlsadmissions on Instagram, you may have noticed we spent quite some time this fall on the road. This week we are settling back into the office and reflecting on all the prospective students we met and what we learned.

Since it is Veterans Day, we wanted to pass along a few resources for prospective students with a military background.

Happy Tuesday, everyone.  As promised back in August, we started our interviews in October this year, with a round last week. We know that there have been some questions about when the next round of interview invites will occur.  You’re on to us – the interview schedule is changing this year.  We are adapting to […]

It’s that time of year for the HLS JD admissions team – when the pumpkins come out and the air becomes crisp, we know it's travel season.

It is the first day of class here at HLS, and the campus is buzzing.  Our campus can get quiet during the summer, and we're thrilled to have the 2Ls and 3Ls back, and to welcome our 1Ls – the Class of 2021!

We’ve received a few questions this week about the GRE from those who have been following the active discussions about the role of standardized testing in admissions.

Hello everyone, Summer is a time for beaches, flip flops, and for many prospective law school applicants, preparing for the LSAT.  Now that LSAC has moved its fall examination to early September, August is a key month for you to prepare for the LSAT. Let me take you back to October 2005, when I took […]

We get a fair number of inquiries from students who are thinking about law school in high school, or even earlier. You do not need to have it all figured out right now, but here are a few tips from our office if you think law school might be of interest to you in the future.