FREE LEARNING PATH · 7 CHAPTERS
Law School Application Playbook
Build a school list you can explain, write from your own experience, and turn each school’s instructions into a clear application plan.
For applicants organizing a JD application or revisiting an uncertain school list. Work through the foundations first; the Georgetown and GW chapters are optional branches for applicants considering those schools.
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Use every resource without signing up. Keep your notes as you go.
A PURPOSE FOR EACH STEP
Choose your next chapter.
01 / 07 · Checklist
Build a reliable school-research record
Give every figure a source, a year and a clear definition.
Put it to work: Create one school record covering requirements, cost, outcomes and open questions.
02 / 07 · Worksheet
Test the assumptions in your school list
Use evidence when your GPA and test score tell different stories.
Put it to work: Write a reason for each school without converting class medians into personal admission odds.
03 / 07 · Writing workshop
Write a statement with evidence
Make a real responsibility, decision and change in thinking visible.
Put it to work: Complete the before-and-after exercise, then revise one paragraph in your own voice.
04 / 07 · School checklist
Plan a Georgetown Law application
Map the relevant application route and each document’s purpose.
Put it to work: Check the official instructions for your intended cycle and build a final-file checklist.
05 / 07 · School checklist
Plan a George Washington Law application
Distinguish routes and organize the materials your route requires.
Put it to work: Record the applicable requirements, deadlines and questions in your school research sheet.
06 / 07 · Decision guide
Compare Georgetown and GW part-time
Make the schedule and budget concrete before choosing a program.
Put it to work: Map an ordinary workweek, commuting assumptions and cost questions side by side.
07 / 07 · Readiness checklist
Prepare for the work ahead
Bring reading, writing and practical planning into one next-step list.
Put it to work: Choose a small readiness task and identify the questions your future school must answer.
MAKE THE WORK USEFUL
Keep the evidence. Choose the next step.
Leave with a research record, a more specific writing draft, a school-by-school document map and a readiness checklist. Verify the current instructions for your application cycle with each school.