A personal statement, approximately one to three pages in length, is not required during application submission. If your personal statement is not attached here, you may send it as an email attachment directly to the Washington University School of Law Admissions Office at applylaw@wustl.edu. Successful applicants have written about significant experiences and sources of personal motivation.

Providing your race, ethnicity, and/or gender identity is always optional. These are not factors that we consider in the admissions and scholarship process. Unique perspectives, skills, and character qualities improve classroom discussion, education experience, and overall community. The committee invites you to share as much as you are comfortable about yourself and your experiences. Your answers help us better understand the variety of skills and perspectives developed through your experiences.

Please attach any additional addenda. This may include, but is not limited to, addenda regarding lived experience, financial need, unique perspective(s), grades, gaps in employment, and any other areas you feel best represent your background and tell your complete story. You may also attach GRE score reports (pdf) here.

In addition, you may submit addenda addressing your specific interest in WashU Law and its areas of expertise. For example, WashU Law is a national leader in legal AI education and became one of the first law schools in the country to provide formal AI training to students and faculty. As such, you may wish to submit a brief addendum addressing the use of AI in the legal profession.

A résumé is not required during application submission and may be sent as an email attachment directly to the Washington University School of Law Admissions Office at applylaw@wustl.edu.

1. Have you ever been denied admission to a law school on grounds of fraud, immorality, or improper or dishonorable conduct?

2. Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action for scholastic, judicial/code violation, or any other reason by any college, university, graduate or professional school, or trade or professional organization?

3. Have any disciplinary charges ever been brought, are currently pending, or are expected to be brought against you by any college, university, graduate or professional school, or trade or professional organization?

4. Have you ever been charged with and/or convicted of a criminal offense, including any matters that may have been expunged, or received anything other than an honorable discharge from the military? (Applicants do not need to disclose speeding tickets.)

5. Have you been a party to any noncriminal legal proceeding, including but not limited to any civil, administrative, family court, or domestic abuse proceeding, or any arbitration?

6. Were you ever investigated for misconduct, suspended, formally reprimanded, disciplined, fired, asked to resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of discipline or discharged by an employer?

7. Have you ever been charged with, convicted of, or pled guilty to a misdemeanor sex crime or felony criminal offense?