Lakehead University
(Lakehead)
Lakehead University
(Lakehead)
Application requirements
How to get into Lakehead University
You must complete the Personal Statement within your OLSAS application.
The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is committed to the following 3 mandate areas:
- Aboriginal and Indigenous Law,
- Environmental Law and Natural Resource Law and
- Sole Practitioner/Small Town Law practice, including the IPC.
Discuss how any or all of our mandate areas fit in with your goals as a future lawyer. If applicable, also discuss any connection or previous experience you have with any or all of our mandate areas.
We recognize that it may be more difficult for Black and racialized applicants to situate their connection to the mandate areas given the long history of conceiving Indigenous-settler relations as a relationship between Indigenous people and white people.
In light of this history, we want to clarify that we invite reflections on Indigenous-Black relations and the role of racialized people in reconciliation and decolonization. We welcome the thoughts of applicants on the historical exclusion of Black and racialized communities from environmental protection and natural resource development. We also welcome applicants’ thoughts on the challenges and contributions of Black and racialized communities in small town practice or as sole practitioners.
The Personal Statement also provides you with the opportunity to discuss your strengths, capabilities and achievements that distinguish you as a desirable applicant. You may wish to include information about what led you to apply to study law, your preparedness for the study of law and your interest in the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law.
You may also wish to include information about any anomalies within your academic performance, highlight non-academic achievements and note any special circumstances that have contributed to, or adversely affected, your academic and non-academic success.
Your Personal Statement will be considered in the context of the rest of your application. It must be authored entirely by you and must not exceed 8,000 characters in length.
Autobiographical Sketch (ABS) The ABS is a detailed and comprehensive list of your activities since high school (do not include high school activities), within any of the following categories:
- Employment
- Volunteer Activities
- Extracurricular Activities
- Awards and Accomplishments
- Research
The ABS is meant to complement your Personal Statement by providing extra background information about your involvement in various activities. You will need to know the start and end dates of all your activities and provide verifiers.
An excellent command of spoken and written English is essential for success.
You are required to present proof of English-language proficiency by achieving appropriate standing on one of the tests listed under Lakehead’s English Language Proficiency Requirements if:
English is not your first language and you cannot verify having completed at least 1 year of full-time study at an accredited postsecondary institution where English is the official language of instruction.