J.D. Admissions

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In Fall 2025, members of the J.D. Admissions team visited numerous college campuses and held a wide variety of webinars, many of which included current…

Harvard Law School welcomes applications from students who identify as first-generation and/or low-income college students. Below, you will find profiles of first-generation HLS students, along…

In Fall 2023, our team traveled to new college campuses, joined a range of fairs and forums, organized dozes of online sessions, and met thousands…

In Fall 2024, we continued our robust recruiting initiatives that included both in-person and virtual programming. We traveled to new college campuses, hosted expanded connection…

Be sure to treat each law school as its own entity when seeking out information. In many ways, Harvard Law School is reflective of larger…

Remember that prospective student events, Q&As, and forums are for you. This an opportunity for you to learn about what schools have to offer and…

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…

International students are a meaningful part of the Harvard Law School community. Meet Hussain and Mike, two Canadian citizens. Their experiences provide honest and helpful…

Imposter syndrome is a delicate dance between confidence and insecurity that many first-generation students often find themselves performing. As a 1L at Harvard Law School,…

Hometown: Prince George’s County, MD Branch/MOS: Army National Guard / 68W Medic Rank: Specialist What motivated you to apply to HLS?  I applied and was admitted to HLS…

Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA Branch/MOS: Army / 18E Rank: Staff Sergeant What motivated you to apply to HLS? Initially, I had no desire to…

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD Branch/MOS: Air Force, 1N0 (Operations Intelligence) Rank: Staff Sergeant What motivated you to apply to HLS? The opportunities available at HLS are…