Provide a personal statement as an electronic attachment. You may write about anything you deem relevant to your application for admission to the University of Georgia School of Law. Transfer and visiting applicants should state the reason(s) for desiring to attend the University of Georgia School of Law.

At the School of Law, we believe that students' experiences contribute to a dynamic and robust learning environment. We invite you to share how attributes of your personal experiences make you fit for the rigors of law school and how they would positively impact our student body and enrich our community. You may include aspects related to your background, perspective, or life journey, such as being a first-generation college graduate or veteran.

At the University of Georgia School of Law, we value understanding each applicant’s professional aspirations. Please describe your career goals, including the area(s) of legal practice you hope to pursue and the geographic region where you intend to work. Additionally, share any particular interests in experiential learning opportunities or clinics offered at Georgia Law, and how you envision these experiences contributing to your legal education and future career.

If there is any additional information you wish to call to the attention of the Admissions Committee, please do so in this attachment.

Submit a resume detailing your education, employment, skills, honors, awards, leadership positions, and accomplishments.

1. Have you ever been dropped, suspended, warned, placed on scholastic or disciplinary probation, expelled or requested to resign from any college, university, or law school, otherwise subjected to discipline by any such institution, or requested or advised by any such institution to discontinue your studies therein? Have you ever been formally charged with cheating, lying, or otherwise taking unfair advantage of fellow students at any college, university, or law school you attended or are presently attending? Regardless of whether the record has been expunged, cancelled or annulled, or whether no record was made, have you ever been subject to proceedings before a school honor court or council (or any similar body)?
2. Excluding only parking violations, have you ever been detained, arrested, formally accused, cited, or prosecuted for the violation of any law? You must disclose each instance, even if the charges were dismissed; you were acquitted; you pled nolo contendere; adjudication was withheld; your conviction was reversed, set aside, or vacated; or the record was sealed or expunged.
3. Have you ever been discharged from the armed forces other than honorably or are charges pending, which could result in such an outcome? (Check "No" if you have never been in the armed forces.)
4. Have you ever been subject to disciplinary sanctions while holding a professional license or are charges pending, which could result in such an outcome? (Check "No" if you have never held a professional license.)