September 29, 2008
A check today of the websites of the top 20 law schools as currently ranked by US News & World Report reveals this information about when they will start receiving applications for the 2008-2009 application period:
1. Yale Law School: September 1.
2. Harvard Law School: September 15.
3. Stanford Law School: September 1.
4. Columbia Law School: September 1.
5. NYU School of Law: Application available now.
6. University of California—Berkeley Law: Application available now.
7. University of Chicago Law School: September 1.
7. University of Pennsylvania Law School: October 1.
9. Northwestern University School of Law: October 1.
9. University of Michigan Law School: September 1.
9. University of Virginia School of Law: September 1.
12. Cornell Law School: Application available now.
12. Duke University School of Law: September 1.
14. Georgetown University Law Center: September 25.
15. Vanderbilt University Law School: October 1.
16. UCLA School of Law: Application available now.
16. University of Texas School of Law: August 2008.
18. University of Southern California School of Law: September 1.
19. Washington University in St. Louis School of Law: September 1.
20. George Washington University Law School: October 1.
For assistance in planning your applications to top law schools, please see my website, www.PrelawAdvisor.com, or send an e-mail to BradDobeck@aol.com .