December

1. Finish up applications.
   
2. If you are applying for financial aid, obtain the FAFSA form from the Financial Aid Office or online, fill it out, and mail it in. Keep a photocopy of this form as filled out or a printed copy if online.

January-February

Either with a letter, or a phone call, monitor your files at every law school to which you have applied making sure all items, LSDAS reports, recommendations, etc. are in and your file is complete. If any item is not in, contact the appropriate agency/person. If you applied using the LSAC online account then you may check your file status online.

March

1. Wait
   
2. When you have been accepted to a school that you wish to attend, notify other schools that have accepted you that you will not be attending.
   
3. If there are problems or questions, or if you are waitlisted at your first choice school, see Dean Wilson.

April

1. Pay deposit to school you will be attending, or if you are on the wait list at your first choice school, make sure you have placed a deposit to hold your seat at your “second choice” school.
   
2. Order a final transcript from the Registrar's Office (showing graduation date) to be sent to the law school you will attend.

May-June

Please fill out and return the survey form emailed to you from the Pre-Law Advising Office.

Dean Gerald L. Wilson, Ph.D.
04 Allen Building, Box 90048
Durham, NC 27708-0048
Phone  919-684-2865  Fax  919-684-3414
prelaw@duke.edu

September-October

1. Get latest law school information from Pre-Law Advising Center, 04 Allen.
2. 
   Sign up for October LSAT by August 29, 2006 (late registration dates August 30-September 5, 2006 postmarked mail, August 30-September 8, 2006 (online and phone)
   
3. Sign up for LSDAS as per the instructions found at www.lsac.org.
   
4. Make an appointment to talk with the Pre-Law Advisor, Dean Wilson. Before seeing him, please
   • fill out the Pre-Law Information Sheet [ Word ] and return it to the Pre-Law Advising office;
   • prepare a tentative list of law schools you are considering;
5. Secure application materials (including financial aid applications if necessary). Please visit: www.LSAC.org for information about electronic applications.
   
6. Take the LSAT if you have not already done so.
   
7. Make appointments to see law school recruiters as appropriate. Check the Chronicle, your email, and the Pre-Law Bulletin Board outside of 04 Allen for recruiting dates. Appointments may be scheduled in 04 Allen Building.
   
8. After receiving your application forms, write your basic essay or essays. If you wish, Dean Wilson will read these essays and make suggestions. You do not need to make an appointment. Leave the essays with Dean Wilson's staff. Dean Wilson will read these overnight and you can pick it up the next day.

October-November

1. Give out recommendation forms to professors and Dean Wilson. You are strongly advised to use the Law School letter of recommendations service for all recommendations, except Dean Wilson’s. These are sent directly to the law schools.
   
2. Get applications in. Turn in stamped envelopes addressed to your law schools to Dean Wilson’s office. If you are applying to any school for early action/early decision make sure that you make this clear to Dean Wilson's staff.
   
3. After you receive your LSAT score (if taken in the fall) check briefly with Dean Wilson for additional suggestions, if necessary.