Who makes admissions decisions and what do they look for in a successful candidate?
Admissions decisions are made by an Admissions Committee. This group comprises the dean of admissions, director of recruitment, several faculty members, and current students. Generally, the size and quality of the applicant pool forces the Admissions Committee to rely heavily on undergraduate GPAs and LSAT scores. However, numerical indicators are not the only considerations used in evaluating applications and the committee does not utilize an index or formula. Instead, they consider the quality of the applicants undergraduate institution; level and rigor of coursework; academic letters of recommendation; graduate work; employment history; extracurricular activities; potential for service to the profession; educational, geographic, and socioeconomic factors; and the personal statement.
