The personal statement is the applicant's opportunity to tell the Admissions Committee additional information, including why he or she wants to study law and any information that would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in evaluating the application. Applicants may also want to clarify information regarding their Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores or undergraduate grades.

The University of Nebraska College of Law does not conduct face-to-face interviews; therefore, the personal statement is the applicant's best opportunity to convey information that he or she might discuss in an interview. Recommended length for your personal statement is 2 to 3 double-spaced pages.

This section is optional.

If you have overcome significant educational or economic disadvantages to obtain your undergraduate education, please provide an attachment with an explanation.

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If you anticipate a career that will focus on providing legal services to underserved communities after you graduate from law school, please provide an attachment with an explanation.

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If you are a permanent resident alien, please attach a copy of your resident alien card.

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If you are in the first generation in your family to graduate from College, please upload a separate document explaining how this has impacted you and/or your educational aspirations.

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If you have received Pell Grants as an undergraduate, qualified for reduced or free lunches in elementary and/or high school or qualified for other need-based assistance, please provide an attachment with an explanation

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Please use this attachment to upload any additional documents or addendums that weren't previously submitted.

This section is optional.

If you would like to provide the Admissions Committee with a copy of your resume, you may upload it in the Attachments section of the Application for Admission.

Answer the following questions "yes" or "no." If you answer any of the questions "yes," you must upload a separate document and provide the additional information requested (see Attachments section). Because of the high ethical standards to which lawyers are held, the failure to disclose an act or event such as the ones described below is often more significant, and leads to more serious consequences than the act or event itself. Failure to provide truthful answers, or failure to inform the College of Law of any changes to your answers, may result in revocation of your admission, or if admitted, dismissal from the College of Law or denial of permission to practice law by the state in which you seek admission.

In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. 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.

1. Have you ever been ticketed, cited, charged with or arrested for a crime other than a minor traffic violation? Check "yes" even if the offense was expunged from your record, you went through a pre-trial diversion program, your record was sealed or you were told you did not need to disclose the matter. If "yes," please explain in detail the nature of the crime, the circumstances surrounding the ticket, citation, charges or arrest and the disposition (see Attachments section).

2. Have you ever been dropped, suspended, warned, placed on academic or disciplinary probation, disciplined, expelled or requested or advised to resign from any postsecondary school, college, university, professional school or law school? If "yes," please upload a separate document with explanation (see Attachments section).

3. Have you ever attended law school?

If "yes," state the name of each law school you attended, the period of attendance and the reason(s) you left that school. Please request that each law school's dean send a letter indicating your standing as well as a transcript of all law school work directly to the Admissions office. (see Attachments section).

J.D. Application

Application Overview

• You may apply to be part of the Fall 2026 entering class between September 1, 2025 and March 1, 2026.
• The University of Nebraska College of Law does not participate in a binding Early Action/Early Decision program.

Application Requirements

• You must have completed all requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution before you begin your first year of study in the College of Law. There are no required undergraduate courses or majors as a prerequisite to admission.
• All states assess the character and fitness of applicants for admission to the bar. If you believe past conduct might affect your admission to the bar in a state in which you intend to practice you should contact the appropriate board of bar examiners. A directory of state bar examiners can be found here: http://www.ncbex.org/
• You must register for the Law School Admission Council's Credential Assembly Service (CAS) at LSAC.org. This can be done any time prior to or shortly after application is made. You will have all letters of recommendation and postsecondary transcripts submitted to the CAS. Once a completed application is properly submitted to Nebraska Law, LSAC will forward your CAS report to us. That report will contain your LSAT score(s), letters of recommendation and transcripts.

To apply to Nebraska Law you must submit:

• Application for Admission
• Personal Statement
• LSAT Score
• LSAT Writing Sample
• Transcripts from all Postsecondary Institutions (sent to the CAS)
• Two Letters of Recommendation (sent to the CAS)
• Resume (Optional)
• $50.00 Application Fee

Personal Statement

The personal statement is your opportunity to tell the Admissions Committee about yourself. Nebraska Law does not conduct interviews of applicants. Thus, we recommend treating the personal statement like a written interview. You can tell the Admissions Committee about why you want to study law, discuss what you will contribute to Nebraska Law, share what makes you unique or provide any other information that may help the admissions committee evaluate your application.

Recommended length for your personal statement is 2 to 3 double-spaced pages. To submit your personal statement upload it in the Attachments section of the Application for Admission.

LSAT Score

All candidates must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). In order to meet the March 1st application deadline, we recommend you take the test no later than the January administration. We will also accept February LSAT scores although we advise that you apply as early as possible for the best chance of admission and scholarship. The College of Law will see all of your LSAT scores but will consider the highest score in their evaluation of your application. If you have significant discrepancies between multiple test scores, you may provide the Admissions Committee information about the test scores. Such explanation should be presented in an addendum uploaded in the Attachments section of the Application for Admission.

Official LSAT scores will be provided to Nebraska Law as part of the CAS report sent to Nebraska Law by LSAC.

Transcripts from all Postsecondary Institutions

Official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions should be submitted to the CAS. This includes transcripts from your degree granting institution and any community colleges or other institutions where you took classes and for which you received credit towards your bachelor's degree. If you have discrepancies in your transcripts and you want to clarify information or present explanations regarding undergraduate grades you may do so through an addendum uploaded in the Attachments section of your Application for Admission.

Copies of all transcripts will be provided to Nebraska Law as a part of the CAS report sent to Nebraska Law by LSAC.

Two Letters of Recommendation

Nebraska Law requires you to submit two letters of recommendation. Recommendations are most helpful when they come from professors or employers who can discuss your analytical skills, writing ability, drive, character, and sense of responsibility.

Letters of Recommendation should be submitted online to the CAS. Letters of recommendation you assign to be sent to Nebraska Law will be provided to us as part of the CAS report sent to Nebraska Law by LSAC.

Resume (Optional)

If you would like to provide the Admissions Committee with a copy of your resume, you may upload it in the Attachments section of the Application for Admission.

$50.00 Application Fee

The $50.00 fee may be paid online at the time of application using a credit card.