J.D. Program Application Instructions
LL.M. Program Application Instructions
Law School Application Cycle Podcast
J.D. Program
Applicants to Drake Law School must submit an application form accompanied by a personal statement. Applicants must also take the LSAT and subscribe to the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Visit
www.LSAC.org for more details. Letters of recommendation, while not required, are strongly encouraged. Drake Law School is a participant in the CAS Recommender Service.
The application priority deadline is April 1 of the year in which an applicant wishes to be considered for admission. Consideration for scholarship awards will be made on a funds available basis after this date. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. For this reason, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit application materials early. Because we do not evaluate an applicant’s file until the Office of Admission receives all the application materials, we highly recommend that applicants submit the application and make requests for supporting documents prior to the April 1 priority deadline.
Admission decisions are generally made within 4-6 weeks after an applicant’s file is complete. Late applications are considered for admission on a space-available basis; accordingly decisions on these applications may be delayed.
Separate application procedures are required of
international,
visiting, and
transfer students.
Apply Electronically
The $50 application fee is waived for electronic applications. Simply “request a fee waiver” during the
online application process.
Some required items are not included in the electronic application. The following items must be received by the Admissions Office before your application is considered complete:
* Your Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Law School Report
* Scholarship Form(s), if applicable
* Letters of recommendation (optional, but highly encouraged)
Request a Paper Application
To request a paper application, contact the Law School Office of Admission at 1-800-44-DRAKE x2782 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, e-mail
law-admit@drake.edu, or
download and print a pdf copy of the electronic application form.
Ethical Conduct in Applying to Law School
Applicants should comply with
LSAC's ethical standards.
LL.M. Program
*Separate application procedures are required of international students. Applicants to Drake Law School's LL.M. program must include the following items:
• Drake Law School LL.M.
application • Official law school transcripts
• Statement of Purpose
• Letters of Recommendation are strongly encouraged
Apply Electronically
The application priority deadline is March 1st for the fall semester and October 1st for the spring semester. There is a $50 application fee. Simply
download and complete the online application. Then save and email the application, statement of purpose and letters of recommendation to
crystal.nance@drake.edu. Official academic transcripts need to be mailed to the below address.
Apply Manually
To request a paper application, contact the Law School Office of Admission at 1-800-44-Drake x2782 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, or
download and print the application form. Then mail application, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation and official academic transcript to:
Drake Law School Office of Admission
2507 University Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50311
Ethical Conduct in Applying to Law School
Applicants should comply with
LSAC's ethical standards.
Law School Application Cycle Podcast
Click
here to listen to a podcast from Law School Interactive explaining the law school application cycle.
Nondiscrimination Policy
Drake University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran or veteran disability status in administration of its employment and personnel policies, educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs. Further, Drake University reserves the right to take affirmative action in connection with this policy in accordance with applicable law.
Drake University admits students, without regard to sexual orientation, to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at the University, and does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in administration of its employment and personnel policies, educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs, except when such discrimination is required by Federal or State law or regulations.
