You may choose to write about any topic(s) you believe would be most helpful to the Admission Committee. There is no specific page limit bust most personal statements are about two pages.

You are invited (but not required) to submit up to two additional essays addressing the prompts below. Please be sure to include the number of the prompt you are responding to at the top of your essay. Optional essays should not exceed two pages.

Prompt One: Why is Emory Law the right the law school for you?

Prompt Two: Tell us why you might want to live in Atlanta for the next three years (or longer).

Prompt Three: Is there a lawyer whose career you wish to emulate?

Prompt Four: Tell us more about your greatest accomplishment.

Prompt Five: Tell us more about the hardest thing you've ever done.

Prompt Six: What was your most spectacular failure, and what did you learn from it?

Prompt Seven: Describe a situation in which you chose to advocate for someone who was different from you or for a cause or idea that was different from yours.

Prompt Eight: What kind of lawyer do you want to be and why?

Prompt Nine: What problem(s) do you hope to address during your legal career?

Prompt Ten: What is the most important thing in your life, and what makes it so special to you?

If there is additional information you wish to share with the Admission Committee that could not be addressed in other sections of your application, please attach it here. If you have taken the LSAT three or more times, or have a high LSAT score four points or more higher than your average score, you are encouraged to tell us about the circumstances of your testing history. Similarly, if you have ever paused or discontinued a degree program, please share the details with us.

Please submit an up-to-date resume, listing all of your professional activities since you graduated from high school. Please clearly indicate the month and year you participated in each activity or employment and the weekly hours dedicated to each.

1. American Bar Association Character and Fitness Statement: In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every US jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Please note our fitness and character questions may differ from other schools to which you apply. Consider them carefully and answer each question honestly and completely. Failure to do so may result in the denial or revocation of your admission, suspension or dismissal after matriculation, withdrawal of certification of graduation, or revocation of your degree.

We understand that these fitness questions are both unique to the admission of law school, and in some instances, unique to Emory Law. We have provided additional guidance and explanation regarding these questions at end of the instructions to this admission application. We require that you review this guidance before you submit your application to provide a more complete understanding on the fitness requirements of Emory Law and to assist in answering any concerns you may have. The guidance is located in the instruction section of this application.

By initialing here, you certify that you 1) read the additional guidance in the instructions to this application; and 2) understand that you have a continuing obligation to ensure that these responses are correct (and amend, if and when necessary) until graduation from Emory Law. 2. THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED:

Academic Conduct

Please see the instructions to this application for additional guidance on the following question. When in doubt, please disclose. Have you ever been subject to any academic disciplinary action while in college, or any educational setting since high school, regardless of the outcome of the action? This includes academic probation, warning, reprimand, suspension, expulsion or dismissal, or any type of academic discipline.

If yes, submit an addendum titled "Academic Conduct" to explain the situation. 3. Social Conduct Please see the instructions to this application for additional guidance on this question. When in doubt, please disclose.

Have you ever been accused of, reprimanded for, detained for, or charged with any criminal offense or school conduct violation, regardless of the outcome? This includes any criminal accusations, excluding misdemeanor traffic and parking offenses. This also includes any reprimands or social actions while in college, or any educational setting since high school (such as noise violations).

Please disclose even if any charges were dismissed, or if you were acquitted or allowed to plead nolo contendere, or if the conviction was reversed, set aside, or vacated, or if the record was sealed or expunged. You must disclose regardless of whether you have been told you need not disclose any such instance.

If yes, submit an addendum titled "Social Conduct" to explain the situation, including the background and circumstances of the situation as well as the outcome and resolution.

All applications should be received by LSAC no later than March 15 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. If you apply after the aforementioned deadline, we cannot assure you seats will still be available in our class. Questions about the application should be addressed to jdadmission@emory.edu.

FIRST-TIME LAW APPLICANT Emory Law's JD admission application consists of six parts.

1. Application for Admission ("E-App") An application is complete only if all questions are answered.

2. Letters of Recommendation Please have your letters submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service. This service is included in your Credential Assembly Service (CAS) registration. Your letters will be copied and sent to us along with your CAS report as soon as your file becomes complete. One letter is required, but we recommend you provide three or more from a mix of academic and professional sources. If you have been in a current employment position for three months or longer, we encourage you to submit one from your current employer. If you have ever worked in the legal field, a recommendation from an attorney who has supervised your work may be particularly helpful to our reviewers.

3. Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Report A complete CAS report consists of the following:

LSAT score You must provide a valid and unexpired LSAT score. Official transcripts from all post-high school institutions A transcript from each college and university attended should be sent directly to: Law School Admission Council, Box 2000-M, Newtown, PA 18940-0993. Please do not send this information to Emory Law. The Credential Assembly Service will analyze your transcripts and then send an electronic copy to Emory Law. At least one letter of recommendation Once we receive your "E-App" to Emory Law, we will request your CAS report from LSAC.

4. Graduate Record Exam (OPTIONAL) We are willing to consider an application complete with a valid Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score in place of an LSAT score if, and only if, the applicant is either a dual degree applicant simultaneously applying to Emory Law and another Emory graduate program, or if the applicant is a current graduate student and planning to begin the JD immediately after graduation from their current program. That being said, the evidence of the GRE's correlation with law school performance is questionable at best, and we encourage all applicants to submit an LSAT score.

Applicants applying with just a GRE score must designate school code No. 9684 for Emory Law to receive their scores.

In the LSAT section of the application, applicants should enter 0 for the test score. In the additional tests section, applicants should enter the following information: the month and year the GRE was taken. If applicants have taken the LSAT and the GRE, they must report their LSAT score. Applicants cannot withhold an LSAT score if they have one, regardless of whether they have a GRE score.

5. Personal Statement You may choose to write about any topic(s) you believe would be most helpful to the Admission Committee. There is no specific page limit, but most personal statements are about two pages.

6. Resume or Statement of Activities Please submit an up-to-date resume, listing all of your professional activities since you graduated from high school. Please clearly indicate the month and year you participated in each activity or employment, and the weekly hours dedicated to each.

7. Application Fee Please submit the $85 nonrefundable application fee through LSAC. We award need-based fee waivers only if LSAC grants the applicant a fee waiver to take the LSAT. If so, please email jdadmission@emory.edu a copy of the LSAC fee waiver, and an admission representative will respond.

REAPPLICANT To reapply, submit a new application through the LSAC electronic application service. On your application, indicate you are reapplying. We cannot reactivate previous applications. It will be necessary for you to submit all documents required of new applicants.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT In addition to the standard application, we require the following:

International Credential Evaluation (for those educated outside of the US)

International transcripts must be submitted through the LSAC Credential Assembly Service. If you completed any postsecondary work outside of the United States (including its territories) or Canada, you must use this service for the evaluation of your international transcripts. The one exception to this requirement is if you completed the international work through a study abroad, consortium, or exchange program sponsored by a US or Canadian institution, and the work is clearly indicated as such on the home campus transcript. This service is included in the Credential Assembly Service registration fee. An International Credential Evaluation will be completed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), which will be incorporated into your LSAC Law School Report. Questions about the Credential Assembly Service can be directed to LSAC at 215.968.1001 or LSACinfo@LSAC.org.

GUIDANCE ON BAR CHARACTER AND FITNESS REQUIREMENTS The Character and Fitness questions on Emory Law's application sometimes provide a bit of anxiety for applicants. This guide is intended to ensure your answers are complete and accurate, which will greatly assist you when you apply to be a licensed lawyer in your chosen state after graduation from law school.

When you apply for Bar licensure to practice law, you will undergo a rigorous character evaluation from the Bar Admission's Character and Fitness Committee in the state(s) in which you wish to practice. As part of the Bar application, many states ask you to submit a copy of your law school application. The committee will compare your answers to its questions with those provided in your school application.

If your answers are inconsistent, the Bar Committee will initiate a more intensive review of your file. For example, it may contact your law school to question whether you would have been admitted in light of this new information. You may suffer sanctions and revocation of law school admission for failing to disclose. The Bar Committee may schedule an in-person hearing to ask you why you failed to disclose information earlier. In some instances, the committee may delay your certification of fitness, which in turn may prevent you from becoming a lawyer as soon as you may like.

Each state's character and fitness questions are unique to that jurisdiction. Emory Law's questions capture as much information as possible to assist you when you apply to be a licensed lawyer in your chosen state(s) and when you undergo the evaluation by the state?s Bar Admission Character and Fitness Committee.

Below is specific guidance on the character and fitness questions found on Emory Law?s application for admission. Three principles govern you while completing this part of the application:

When in doubt, disclose. You have a continuing obligation to ensure that these responses are correct (and amend, if and when necessary) until graduation from Emory Law. If you have any questions, please email us at jdadmission@emory.edu. We understand that our character and fitness questions may be more rigorous than other schools to which you apply. As with all aspects of the Emory Law experience, your integrity, honesty, and character in answering these questions completely is fundamental to the community we strive to maintain.

1. Guidance on Academic Misconduct Question:

Have you ever been subject to any academic disciplinary action while in college or any educational setting since high school, regardless of the outcome of the action? This includes academic probation, warning, reprimand, suspension, expulsion, dismissal, or any type of academic discipline.

This question concerns any sort of academic misconduct or allegations of misconduct with which you may have been involved. Regardless of the resolution, you must disclose. Examples of academic misconduct include, but are not limited to, accusations of using internet research or AI inappropriately in a class assignment, allegations of inappropriate collaborations on a take-home exam, accusations of misbehavior during an assignment or exam, academic probation, academic suspension, expulsion, or any other academic irregularities.

You must disclose these allegations regardless of what an adjudicator, dean of students, professor or anyone else told you. We understand that at some schools allegations and sanctions may be removed from your file after a certain time. However, you still must disclose that they did occur. If you were found responsible/guilty, describe any sanctions levied against you (failing grade, grade reduction, community service, expulsion, etc.).

When in doubt, disclose. If you have any questions, please contact us at jdadmission@emory.edu. Sample Scenario: During his freshman year, Alex attended orientation at State University. During the program, he had to write an essay about the school's history. He and a friend worked together on their papers and shared research. The orientation coordinator discovered similarities in the papers and initiated academic proceedings against them. The dean of students met with Alex, verbally reprimanded him and sent Alex on his way. The dean said he would not make a notation on Alex's file and that this event would be between them unless Alex repeated the offense. Alex graduated four years later with a 3.9 GPA with no further issues.

Alex should report this incident to Emory Law.

2. Guidance on Social Misconduct Question:

Have you ever been accused of, reprimanded for, detained for, or charged with any criminal offense or school conduct violation, regardless of the outcome? This includes any criminal accusations, excluding misdemeanor traffic or parking offenses. This also includes any reprimands or social actions while in college or any educational setting since high school (such as noise violations). If yes, submit an addendum titled Social Conduct to explain the situation, including the background and circumstances as well as the outcome and resolution. Disclose even if any charges were dismissed, or if you were acquitted or allowed to plead nolo contendere, or if the conviction was reversed, set aside or vacated, or if the record was sealed or expunged.

This question should be viewed in two parts.

First, have you ever been accused of or sanctioned for any criminal conduct, regardless of when it occurred? This includes allegations of juvenile criminal conduct. It does not matter if the situation was sent to a diversion program or any other alternative resolution forum, was dismissed before court, was removed from your record after community service was performed, or was expunged or otherwise removed from your record. You must disclose the allegations. In addition, if you were punished, you must also explain the sanctions, including whether they were probation, incarceration, community service, curfew, or other punishment.

We understand that at the time of the allegations and dispute resolution, a judge, lawyer, adviser, or someone else may have told you the matter would be removed from your record or that your record would be sealed. You still must disclose the incident. The underlying point of this question is to disclose any interaction you have had with the criminal system, regardless of the outcome.

The second part of this question relates to social conduct allegations or violations. This deals with incidents that occurred while in college or other post-secondary education such as noise violations, alcohol citations, disruptive behavior, or other incidents that violated your school?s conduct policy. Even if the allegation, violation, citation, or other reprimand was removed from your record, and regardless of whether someone told you otherwise, you must disclose it to Emory Law.

Sample Scenario 1: Georgette shoplifted from a store when she was 13 years old. As part of the county's juvenile justice program, she was sent to an alternative juvenile court where a jury of high school peers sentenced her to write a letter of apology. All records of the incident were destroyed, and the incident never appeared on Georgette's criminal record. Moreover, the supervising attorney coordinating the juvenile court specifically told Georgette she would never need to tell anyone about this incident.

Emory Law requires Georgette disclose this incident.

Sample Scenario 2: During orientation, Sam was cited for playing his radio too loudly in the dorm. The floor RA told Sam never to do it again and required Sam write an email of apology.

Sam should disclose this incident.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).

Emory University School of Law adheres to the policies of the Association of American Law Schools on nondiscrimination.

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