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UCLA J.D. Application Procedures wrote:Application Checklist

• Personal Statement
  • Separate essay not to exceed two double-spaced typed pages.
  • No less than 12 point font.
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school and the practice of law and any attributes, experiences or interests that would enable you to make a distinctive contribution to UCLA Law or the legal profession.
• Two Letters of Recommendation
  • At least one letter should be from someone familiar with the applicant's academic work, if at all possible.
• Résumé
• Official transcripts sent directly to LSAC
• Application for the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy (optional)
• Programmatic Contribution (optional)
  • If you believe you can make a distinctive contribution to a specific UCLA School of Law Specialization, Academic Program, Joint Degree, Law Review/Journal, or research in a particular subject area (as described at the website: http://www.law.ucla.edu), please identify one such specific area and explain your prior academic training, work, or extracurricular activities that enable you to make that distinctive contribution.
• We do not require a dean's certification

Application Deadlines

• Early Decision Deadline: November 15, 2012
• Application Deadline: February 1, 2013

Financial Aid Checklist

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); priority filing date is March 2, 2013.
• The FAFSA can be obtained on the Internet at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. UCLA School of Law Code: 001315.
• The Need Access Application, which can be found at: http://www.needaccess.org; priority filing date is March 2, 2013.

Admissions Office
71 Dodd Hall
Box 951445
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1445
310.825.2080
Fax: 310.206.7227
admissions@law.ucla.edu

Financial Aid Office
Room 1214 Law Building
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
310.825.2260
finaid@law.ucla.edu

Kurst wrote: [*]No less than 12 point font.

Psib337 wrote:Retaking in October but checking in anyway!

Jacktone wrote:Does anyone have information about the optional Programmatic Contribution essay? Is it UCLA's way of essentially asking for a "Why UCLA" essay? Would it look bad to just attached a "Why UCLA" addendum instead? Is there benefit to writing both?

Observant_Poster wrote:Anyone know where to find the Early Decision Program Agreement we have to fax or email to them?

3.59 - 160/166 - UCLA alum checking in

dsn32 wrote:Call from Dean Schwartz today, Accepted! Pretty excited about getting in this quickly, and the personal touch was awesome!

Mdenis1 wrote:Wow that was rly quick, congrats! is UCLA your first choice?

checking in! 168 3.92. Just sent my application today, fingers crossed.