Upload a personal statement that shares an insight into your life and experiences that may not be readily apparent from your academic record and resume. Your personal statement should be about you.

Examples of personal statement topics include, but are not limited to:

• why you want to become an attorney;
• aspect of your experience that is illustrative of your character and perspective, especially an aspect that demonstrates your courage, determination, ingenuity, and/or resilience;
• discussion of an academic, professional, or personal interest that matters deeply to you.

Formatting requirements:

• double-spaced
• one-inch margins
• text-only (do not include images or visuals)
• accessible font (e.g., Aptos, Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Verdana)
• black font color
• 10-point font size or greater
• 750 words or less

Upload a brief descriptive statement of a job, in terms of the job title and responsibilities, you envision holding (or hope to hold), a decade after graduating from law school and being admitted to the bar.

Formatting requirements:

• double-spaced
• one-inch margins
• text-only (do not include images or visuals)
• accessible font (e.g., Aptos, Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Verdana)
• black font color
• 10-point font size or greater
• 100 words or less

You may upload an optional statement describing any other information about yourself that you wish to share that is not included in your personal statement.

Examples of optional statement topics include, but are not limited to:

• interest or preference in attending Wake Forest Law compared to other law schools;
• describe how the ethos of Wake Forest University’s motto, Pro Humanitate (“for humanity”), applies to your past experiences and your plans for the future as a law student and attorney.

Uploading an optional statement is not required. There is a separate optional upload for an addendum related to test scores and academic performance.

Formatting requirements:

• double-spaced
• one-inch margins
• text-only (do not include images or visuals)
• accessible font (e.g., Aptos, Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Verdana)
• black font color
• 10-point font size or greater
• 750 words or less

Upload your current up-to-date resume. Your resume may include extracurricular and volunteer work.

If you are not currently employed or enrolled as a student, your resume should also list your current activity/activities which occupies a substantial portion of your time (e.g., volunteering, travel, taking care of a family member, etc.) and any relevant details.

Formatting requirements:

• text-only (lines, borders, and similar formatting-only visuals may be included, but do not include images, photos, graphs, maps, star rating scales, etc.)
• accessible font (e.g., Aptos, Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Verdana)
• black font color
• 10-point font size or greater
• two pages or less (A4 or 8.5" x 11")

Have you ever engaged in any conduct that, or were subjected to a situation which:

1. resulted in arrest, discipline, sanction, or warning;
2. resulted in termination or suspension from school or employment;
3. resulted in loss or suspension of any license or non-parking permit, including, but not limited to, professional, occupational, driver's, hunting, fishing, weapons;
4. resulted in any inquiry, any investigation, or any administrative or judicial proceeding by an employer, educational institution, government agency, professional organization, or licensing authority, or in connection with an employment disciplinary or termination procedure;
5. endangered the safety of others, breached fiduciary obligations, or constituted a violation of workplace or academic conduct rules (including honor code, academic probation, social/behavioral probation, and good standing policies);
6. resulted, during the past five years only, in being given a written warning, or taken into custody, or accused, formally or informally of the violation of a traffic law or ordinance, other than parking offenses;
7. resulted in failure to file any required personal federal, state, or local income tax return, or failure to pay any taxes due;
8. involved being a named party to any legal action, including, but not limited to, civil, equitable, family law, probate, guardianship, bankruptcy, or special proceedings; or
9. involved having organized or helped organize or become a member of any organization or group of persons which, during the period of your membership or association, you knew was advocating or teaching that the government of the United States or any state or any political subdivisions thereof should be overthrown or overturned by force, violence, or any unlawful means?

This question reflects information requested by the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners for the Bar Exam General Application. Answer "yes" if the answer to any of the above-numbered questions is "yes" with the following exceptions.

You may omit any arrest, charge, or conviction that has been expunged by a duly entered order of expunction. You may omit any non-criminal violations of traffic law or ordinance which occurred more than five years ago, if the non-criminal traffic violation did not involve driving under the influence of alcohol or another impairing substance and did not result in arrest or suspension/revocation of a driver's license. You may omit all non-criminal parking offenses, regardless of when such offenses occurred.