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Harvard Law School is the world’s premier center for legal education and research. Featuring a renowned faculty at the cutting edge of legal theory and practice, an exceptionally talented, energetic, and engaged student body drawn from across the nation and around the world, and a global network of distinguished alumni in all walks of public and private life, HLS is a vibrant and inclusive community in which to study law.

Each application is considered in its entirety, including transcripts, extracurricular and community activities, work experience, personal background, letters of recommendation, personal statement, LSAT score(s), and LSAT writing sample. Through individual consideration, the admissions committee seeks not only to identify individual characteristics that are important to academic success in law school, but also other qualities that promote vitality, diversity, and excellence in the student body. The committee uses no computational methods for making decisions and no “cut-offs” below which a candidate will not be considered. Each year we admit applicants who believed they didn't have a chance. You don't have to fit a certain mold to fit in at HLS.

Although the number of well-qualified candidates is expected to greatly exceed the number of offers of admission available, the Law School invites all who would like to study law at Harvard to apply for admission.