LLM Applications – Early Review or Not?

Are you considering submitting your LL.M. application for “early review” or “early action” to one or more of your law schools of choice? Early review means that applicants who submit their LL.M. applications by a certain early deadline – for example by November 15 for Georgetown and (last year) November 1 for Columbia – are reviewed first and are notified early whether they have been admitted or not.

U.S. News has a helpful article on the pros and cons of applying early decision to law school. Although the article is geared toward J.D. applications, it’s worth having a look. The article mentions that earlier in the process, admissions committees “will likely be more open-minded when reviewing your application.” Query, however, if the opposite could also be true: The earlier in the process, the more selective committees could be. After all, they know that many more applications will come in after the regular LL.M. application deadline…

 

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