J.D. Admissions

Hometown:  Mesa, Arizona Branch/MOS:  United States Marine Corps / 0352 Anti-Tank Guided Missileman Rank: Corporal What motivated you to apply to HLS? I wanted to…

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio Branch: Army / Special Forces Rank: Staff Sergeant What motivated you to apply to HLS? I was motivated to apply to HLS…

Hometown: Oakland, CA Branch/MOS: Army, 35P Arabic Linguist Rank: E5 What motivated you to apply to HLS? I was lucky enough to get a fee…

Hometown: All over, USA — I grew up in a Navy family Branch/MOS: U.S. Navy, Intelligence Specialist Rank: Chief Petty Officer (E-7) What motivated you…

Beginning with the 2023–2024 cycle, every applicant must submit both a Statement of Purpose and a Statement of Perspective. Each Statement must be one to…

I still remember my first visit to Harvard, for Admitted Students Weekend, and the many factors I was considering when deciding between law schools. Of…

Like all of the students here at Harvard Law School, military service members come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and with many…

Picture a rectangle filled with circles.  Some are larger than other, and put together, they fill the space of the rectangle.  The rectangle is your…

Like your test scores, your grades are a component of your application that we look at when we are trying to get a sense of…

In the spirit of demystifying our process, below please find our team’s high-level takeaways for the GRE. 1. The GRE is not an “easy” test.

Letters of recommendation can be one of the more challenging elements of the application to navigate. After all, it’s a piece of the file that…

Letters of recommendation are an important part of your application. We’ve compiled some tips and advice on how best to approach these letters to help…

A resume is a funny thing. One is meant to present one’s academic, professional, and personal self in a short document that charts a chronology,…

Each year at this time, we receive questions about how applicants should express interest in Harvard Law School. Include a “Why Harvard” essay? Talk about…

I still remember my first visit to Harvard, for Admitted Students Weekend, and the many factors I was considering when deciding between law schools. Of…

Community college students form an important part of the Harvard Law School community. Meet Josh and Saeed, two students at HLS who attended community college…

Waitlisted applicants often ask: what should you do between now and May 1?…

Congratulations, you received an invitation to interview with a member of our Harvard Law School Admissions Committee! At this point, you might start thinking about…

If you have been invited for an interview with a member of the J.D. Admissions team, you can rest assured that your interviewer will have…

Each year, several students who were not admitted to HLS through the Junior Deferral Program reapply and join the HLS community. We aim to clarify…

In August 2023, the J.D. Admissions Office introduced the Statement of Purpose and Statement of Perspective to the world, eager to see how applicants would…