Timeline 2007-2008
Sept. 1 Yale begins accepting applications
Sept. 5 Classes begin; we recommend a visit
Oct. LSAT
Dec. Last possible date to take the LSAT
Dec. 21-Jan 8: Winter break
Feb. 15: Last day applications are accepted
March 15: Financial Aid deadline
Mid-April: Most decisions are made by mid- to late April
May 2: Deadline for deposits
May 9: Classes end
Sept. 5 Classes begin; we recommend a visit
Oct. LSAT
Dec. Last possible date to take the LSAT
Dec. 21-Jan 8: Winter break
Feb. 15: Last day applications are accepted
March 15: Financial Aid deadline
Mid-April: Most decisions are made by mid- to late April
May 2: Deadline for deposits
May 9: Classes end
Reapplication
Yale Law School receives around 3,400 applications for fewer than 200 spots in the first-year class. Each year we must turn away many well-qualified candidates. Applicants who are not admitted one year often choose to reapply.
Applicants who choose to reapply to the Law School need to follow the same steps that all first-year applicants to the J.D. Program must follow. No materials from prior applications are included in a reapplication and admissions decisions rendered in prior years will have no influence on a new application.