The University of Toledo College of Law
Application requirements
A personal statement is your opportunity to share information with the Admissions Committee that is not readily apparent in your standard application materials.
Things you may wish to address in your personal statement include:
- Circumstances in your background that you wish the Admissions Committee to consider when reviewing your application, such as: history of overcoming disadvantage; special experiences or characteristics; history of high academic performance in spite of poor performance on standardized, objective tests.
- Additional information that you believe is indicative of future success in the legal profession.
This section is optional.
If you would like to include a statement on how you can offer a unique perspective to the entering class, please attach it here.
This section is optional.
If you would like to include any other kind of statement or information with your application for admission, please attach it here.
In your résumé, please include information about your employment history and all extracurricular and community activities.
- DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS:
Have you ever been reprimanded, suspended, dismissed, expelled, placed on probation, or received any other sanction for academic, disciplinary, or other reason by any school, college, university, or licensing authority?
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Are any disciplinary actions currently pending against you?
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CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS:
Have you ever been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of (either as an adult or as a juvenile) the violation of any law? Minor traffic violations, except those involving drugs and alcohol, need not be reported. NOTE: This should include matters that have been expunged, dismissed, sealed, subject to a diversion program, or otherwise set aside.
- Are any criminal or traffic violations (other than minor traffic violations) currently pending against you?
STATEMENT REGARDING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OR CRIMINAL OR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS:
If you answered "Yes" to any of the above character and fitness questions, please attach a detailed statement that includes the following information for each incident. Please be as specific as possible.
- Date of incident and your age at the time of the incident
- Parties involved
- Description of incident and initial charge
- Outcome: dismissal or conviction (state final offense if conviction); sentence (fine, probation, incarceration, etc.)
The University of Toledo College of Law reserves the right to require documentation related to any disciplinary actions or criminal or traffic violations, including court records.
NOTE: You are under a continuing obligation to notify the Admissions Office of any changes in your answers to these questions.
This section is optional.
If you have taken a graduate admission test such as the GRE, MCAT, GMAT etc., please upload a copy of your test results here.