The regular deadline for all completed applications is March 1.

All of the following items must be in your file before the committee will consider your file complete and ready for review:

1. Law application
2. Payment of application fee
3. Personal Statement
4. Two letters of recommendation (academic letters strongly preferred)
5. Residency form IF YOU ARE CLAIMING MISSISSIPPI RESIDENCY
6. Supplemental information if you answer “yes” to any question on the back of the application.

Please note that you are responsible for seeing that your application file is complete, both with Law Services and with the School of Law.

You should not wait until you have received the results of the LSAT before filing your law school application. This could delay the admissions process and a decision on your file.

If you receive a fee waiver from Law Services to take the LSAT, we will also waive the application fee. You will need to provide our office with a copy of the approval letter that you receive from Law Services..

We take the highest LSAT score. Scores are valid for three years.

The median GPA for the entering class of 2009 is 3.48 and the median LSAT is 154. The 75th percentile is 157 and the 25th percentile is 151.

We enrolled 173 students for 2009. The class is divided into three sections.

Other factors include residency, undergraduate institution, difficulty of major, job experience, social, personal or economic circumstances, non-academic achievement, letters of recommendation and grade patterns and progression.

The majority of our decisions are not made until after March 1, however, the admissions committee does begin making some decisions in December based on the strength of the applicant's file.

Very few transfer students are admitted. However, a student who has completed the first year of law study and is in good standing at a member school of the Association of American Law Schools that also is approved by the American Bar Association may be considered for transfer to this law school. Applicants should be aware that admission as a transfer student is extremely competitive. A transfer student can receive credit here for no more than 30 credit hours of work on which the applicant has at least a C grade, based on the standard in effect at the previous law school. A transfer student must complete an application to this Law School and have the following items sent to the Law School Admissions Office: (1) an official transcript of the law school record of all prior work, (2) a photocopy of the LSDAS report submitted to the previous law school (including undergraduate transcripts), and (3) a letter from the dean of the previous law school stating that the applicant is in good standing and eligible to return to that law school. This letter also should include class rank. The admissions committee will be able to act upon such an applicant only when all of the above items are received by the Law Admissions Office. TRANSFER APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 30.

Yes, entering first-year students may take six hours during the summer. The courses that are usually offered are Criminal Law and Civil Procedure, both of which are three-hour courses.

No, we do not offer a part-time program. Our program is a full-time, day-time program only.

The personal statement is important to your file. Remember that you will never get to meet the admissions committee during this process, and so this is your opportunity to point out noteworthy academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and business or civic experiences. Your statement also enables you to demonstrate the ways in which you can contribute your talents and experiences to the Law School. Successful applicants have also elaborated on meaningful personal and intellectual interests, and challenges or disadvantages met and overcome.

Yes, the committee members are always interested in knowing why a non-resident applicant is applying here. Oftentimes, applicants have ties to Mississippi, grew up here or have family who still live in the state. You might want to incorporate that kind of information into your personal statement or you could provide an addendum along with your personal statement explaining your specific interest in The University of Mississippi.

Resident tuition for 2008-09 is $9,817.50 per year. Non-resident tuition is $20,907.50 per year.

Scholarships are available, however, you do not have to complete a separate application. Scholarships are awarded based on the strength of the applicant’s file, primarily focusing on the LSAT and GPA credentials. Applicants who feel that they might be in contention for a scholarship should file their law school application as early as possible because scholarship offers may be made as early as December. Acceptance of a scholarship still requires the payment of the seat deposit. Because we are a state-supported institution, the majority of our scholarships are awarded to Mississippi residents.

The majority of our students receive financial aid. Applicants should visit the financial aid website at www.olemiss.edu or contact them via email at finaid@olemiss.edu. or phone 1-800-891-4596.

Yes, and many of our non-residents do just that. After the first year of law school, a student can establish residency in this state provided the student has lived in Mississippi for twelve consecutive months (which means you could not leave the state during your first summer to live or work in another state), and obtains a Mississippi driver's license, car tag and voter's registration. Non-resident students can obtain a residency form from the law school registrar's office which must be notarized and turned back into her office for validation once all requirements have been met.

No, we do not.

Yes, we do require a $250 non-refundable seat deposit which will be applied towards tuition. Seat deposits are usually due by April 15, unless otherwise stated in the admission packet. Seat deposits will be applied toward the spring tuition.

Our Career Services Director is Kristin Flierl and she welcome inquiries. She may be reached at kfflierl@olemiss.edu. Ms. Flierl begins working with law students during their first year of law school to assist them with summer employment. She continues working with them through their second year for summer employment and through their third year for their first full-time legal or non-legal position. Current statistics on employment, types of employers, location of positions and salaries are available on the Ole Miss Law School webiste at www.law.olemiss.edu.

The National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law focuses on issues relating to the criminal-justice system. Advanced courses in criminal law and procedure are offered to law students who may choose a “criminal law concentration” and receive official recognition of that achievement upon graduation. Further information on the NCJRL may be obtained by visiting www.NCJRL.org.

Another concentration in Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law is available through the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law. Additional information about the Center and future opportunities can be obtained by visiting www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu

Our bar passage rate typically ranges in the 90th percentile and above.

Most law students live in rental apartments or houses in Oxford. Housing guides are available through the Admissions Office.

You do not want to buy your books until you know which section you have been assigned. Once section assignments are made and the professors have submitted their book lists (usually in July), all of the local bookstores are sent section lists and then you simply tell the bookstore which section you are in. They will know which books you will need. Books generally will run close to $600 per semester.