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The J.D. Admissions Office will begin releasing decisions for Fall Term 2024 applicants in January 2024. We aim to notify all applicants of their admission decision by early April. Applications are reviewed approximately in the order in which they are completed.
Standards for Admission. Admissions decisions are based on the totality of available information about each applicant, and a careful evaluation of the candidate’s past accomplishments and future promise. We have no mechanical shortcuts or substitutes for careful consideration of each applicant.
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Jan 2, 2024 · Part 3: Harvard Law School admissions statistics. HLS is one of the larger top law schools. Drawing on the class of 2026 (JD candidates): Class size: 561. Harvard Law School acceptance rate: 9.5%. HLS publishes its class GPA spread: 25th percentile: 3.84/4.0. 50th percentile: 3.93/4.0. 75th percentile: 3.99/4.0. HLS also publishes its LSAT ...
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Applicants may apply for admission to Harvard Law School through the regular J.D. application no more than three times. Applications submitted via the Junior Deferral Program (JDP) and the J.D. Transfer pathways do not count towards this cap.