University of Connecticut School of Law

Formatting: 'Your statement should be submitted in 12-point font, double spaced, and no longer than two pages in length.' Note that UConn folds a why-this-school element into the personal statement itself ('your interest in attending UConn School of Law') rather than asking for a separate Why X essay; no standalone why-X prompt appears anywhere on the JD admissions pages. The pages say nothing about generative AI use in application materials.

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Called the 'Community Values Essay (Optional).' Recorded as a single optional essay, not three, because the applicant submits ONE essay responding to one of the three prompts ('an essay based on one of the following three prompts'); the three numbered prompts are quoted in full above so the applicant can choose. The prompts are presented as a numbered list on the page; the '1.' / '2.' / '3.' markers here reflect that numbering, which the essay itself must cite ('indicate the number of the prompt you are responding to at the outset'). Two-page limit, 12-point font, double spaced. UConn Law publishes no separate diversity or perspective statement — prompt 1 (adversity, temporary or systemic) and prompt 3 (a community you support or identify with) cover adjacent ground, but the school does not frame this essay as one, so it is typed here as an optional essay rather than a perspective statement.

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The only addendum invitation UConn Law publishes is character and fitness, and it is mandatory when triggered: 'If you answered yes to any of our six (6) Character and Fitness questions, you are required to submit an explanation for each positive response. You may also be required to submit supporting documents related to each positive response.' The `required` flag is false because it applies only to applicants with a positive response. Ongoing duty to amend: applicants must disclose any new circumstance throughout the admissions process and any subsequent matriculation, by email to the address given on the page, with 'A brief explanatory essay and supporting documentation... sent within 10 days of the circumstance(s) that necessitate amendment. Failure to do so could result in withdrawal of your application and if admitted, rescission of our offer.' No length limit is published. The application-requirements page carries no GPA addendum, LSAT-score-disparity addendum, or general 'anything else we should know' invitation — recorded here as the page's silence, not as a prohibition; the page does tell applicants to 'read and follow all section-specific instructions contained within the body of the application' on LSAC, which was not inspected (it requires an LSAC login).

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'UConn Law requires two (2) and accepts up to four (4) Letters of Recommendation. LORs must be submitted through the Letter of Recommendation Service included in your CAS registration. LORs from academic sources (i.e., professors/graders who have reviewed/graded academic work for credit) are strongly preferred for recent graduates. LORs from professional sources are also acceptable.' The apply page separately lists letters of recommendation, 'especially academic ones for recent graduates,' among the factors the faculty admissions committee weighs.

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'UConn Law requires two (2) and accepts up to four (4) Letters of Recommendation. LORs must be submitted through the Letter of Recommendation Service included in your CAS registration. LORs from academic sources (i.e., professors/graders who have reviewed/graded academic work for credit) are strongly preferred for recent graduates. LORs from professional sources are also acceptable.' The apply page separately lists letters of recommendation, 'especially academic ones for recent graduates,' among the factors the faculty admissions committee weighs.

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'All applicants must submit a resume,' with published guidelines: entries up to date as of the submission date and in reverse-chronological order; include all relevant experiences such as military service, paid or unpaid internships, community involvement or service, and summer employment; include a complete list of all colleges, universities, and graduate or professional schools attended with dates of attendance, field of study, degree earned if applicable, and date awarded. Length: 'Please limit your résumé to 1-2 pages. If needed, applicants may focus on employment and activities from the past five years (note that all employment should be reported in the employment section of the application form).' page_limit records the 2-page ceiling of that 1-2 page range.

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'All applicants must register for a CAS subscription.' Transcripts: 'All applicants must submit transcripts from every college and university, graduate and professional school they have attended, however brief. Transcripts from international programs during a period of study abroad are not required as long as your grades are reported on your home school transcript. All transcripts must be submitted via CAS.' English proficiency: international JD applicants 'typically must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL' unless they hold the equivalent of a bachelor's degree or higher from a university whose sole language of overall instruction is English; minimum TOEFL scores are 100/250/600 (Internet/Computer/Written) — stated identically on the apply page and on law.uconn.edu/admissions/international-students/, which lists no IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo alternative for the JD (those appear only for the LLM and SJD programs). The pages do not state a minimum GPA, and do not say whether a bachelor's degree must be conferred before matriculation.

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LSAT only, and stated as an exclusion rather than a silence: 'All applicants are required to take the LSAT. The Law School does not accept the GRE or JD Next, and LSAT waivers are not available.' The application-requirements page repeats 'All candidates seeking admission to our J.D. program must take the LSAT.' Score policy: 'LSAT scores are valid for five years. While the Admissions Committee will review all valid LSAT scores, they will consider your highest score when making a decision.' The last administration accepted for fall 2027 admission is June 2027; June test-takers must submit everything else by the April 30 deadline. The 2025 ABA Standard 509 report is consistent — all 151 first-year enrollees are reported as LSAT admissions enrollees, with no GRE or JD Next column. International applicants are not exempt: 'All applicants, whether international or domestic, must take the LSAT.'

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'All applicants must submit a $60 non-refundable fee via LSAC' — the same $60 appears in the school's 2025 ABA Standard 509 report. 'Application fee waivers are available upon request. To request an application fee waiver, please submit this form' (an LSAC-hosted form at forms.lsac-unite.org/3915/appfeewaiver.html); the page states no eligibility criteria for a waiver. 'Please note that UConn Law does not provide fee waivers for CAS subscriptions or reports.'

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Recorded as a silence, not a policy. Neither the JD admissions landing page, the apply page, nor the application-requirements page mentions interviews in any form — invited, evaluative, optional, or informational — and the apply page's description of how decisions are made lists the factors the committee weighs without including an interview. The pages also never say the school does not interview. The only interview language anywhere in the admissions section appears at the end of the SJD English-proficiency section of law.uconn.edu/admissions/international-students/: 'The Admissions Committee reserves the right to deny an application or to require an online, phone, or in-person interview as part of the application process.' It sits under the SJD heading and follows a paragraph about English-proficiency testing exemptions, so whether it reaches JD applicants is unclear from the page; source_url points there because it is the only page carrying the sentence. The campus visits and information sessions linked from the admissions pages are recruiting events, not evaluative interviews.

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