Criteria For Admission Into Law School: (in order of importance)
LSAT (Law School Admission Test) Score
Undergraduate GPA
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Data on EIU Students, 2005-2006:
88 Eastern Illinois University students took the LSAT during the 2005-2006 academic year
58 of these students completed 236 applications to law schools
81 of these 236 law school applications were accepted*
of these 58 students, 32 were accepted to one or more law schools
of these, 28 students registered at a law school for the 2006-2007 academic year
*The law schools accepting these applications were Ave Maria School of Law, Barry University School of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, DePaul University, Florida Coastal School of Law, Georgia State University, Hamline University School of Law, Hofstra University, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, John Marshall Law School - Chicago, Loyola University - Chicago School of Law, Michigan State University Detroit College of Law, New England School of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, Oklahoma City University, Pace University, Pepperdine University, Saint Mary's University, Saint Thomas University School of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Stetson University, Syracuse University College of Law, Texas Weslyan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Tulane University, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University of Dayton, University of Illinois College of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law, University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law, University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis, University of Wisconsin, Valparaiso University, and William Mitchell College of Law.
Eligibility criteria: Junior or Senior minoring in Pre-Law Studies; minimum GPA of 3.0; demonstrate outstanding scholastic achievement; person of outstanding character whose actions and conduct reflect credit upon EIU
Nomination letter from an EIU faculty member should be submitted to Karen Swenson
Award announced at Political Science Department Awards and Recongnition Dinner in April
Eligibility criteria: Junior or Senior; minimum GPA of 3.25; minimum 4 courses in the Pre-Law minor curriculum; minimum one PLS public law course; active membership for one full year in Phi Alpha Delta
Application and Nomination letter from an EIU faculty member should be submitted to Karen Swenson; see Swenson for application
Award announced at Political Science Department Awards and Recongnition Dinner in April
