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alternate summer admission program (ASAP)
The Alternate Summer Admission Program (ASAP) is designed to identify and evaluate those candidates for admission whose quantitative credentials, either LSAT or GPA, do not meet the requirements for direct admission to the law school, but whose personal statement and letters of recommendation reveal characteristics that meet the non-academic standards sought by the admissions committee. Especially valued in this process is evidence of important academic skills (analytical reasoning, writing, research, oral communication, logic, critical thinking and problem solving) that suggest strong potential of success in law school.
The admissions committee extends offers to enroll in ASAP to a limited and select group of applicants. Spaces are limited and candidates must be available to attend the 8-week program from the end of May through mid-July.
The program itself constitutes the only method of entry into the law school apart from the ordinary admissions process. While regularly admitted students matriculate in the fall, candidates admitted into ASAP take two specially designed courses and may gain admission into the regular program through their performance in the summer.
No separate application is required for consideration. All applicants not admitted directly to the fall program are considered candidates for ASAP.
