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Dec. 31: Minnesota ED
Jan. 15: U. Washington
Feb. 1: Chicago
Feb. 1: Harvard
Feb. 1: New York University
Feb. 1: Stanford
Feb. 1: UCLA
Feb. 1: USC Gould
Feb. 1: U. Texas
Feb. 2: Berkeley Boalt
Feb. 2: Georgetown
Feb. 15: Columbia
Feb.1 5: Cornell
Feb. 15: Duke
Feb. 15: Michigan
Feb. 15: Northwestern
Feb. 15: U. Penn
Feb. 15: Yale
Mar. 1: Boston College
Mar. 1: Boston University
Mar. 1: Emory
Mar. 1: Fordham
Mar. 1: Iowa
Mar. 1: Washington and Lee
Mar. 1: William and Mary
Mar. 2: U. Virginia
Mar. 15: Illinois
Mar. 15: Notre Dame
Mar. 15: Vanderbilt
Mar. 31: George Washington
Apr. 1: Minnesota
Apr. 15: Washington U. in St. Louis

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Columbia
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Duke
Emory
Fordham
George Washington University
Harvard
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
New York University
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Stanford
UCLA
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas-Austin
University of Virginia
University of Washington
USC / Gould
Vanderbilt
Washington and Lee
William and Mary
Yale

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Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Bucerius (Netherlands)
Cambridge (UK)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
IE (Spain)
Kent (UK)
Leiden University (Netherlands)
London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
Melbourne (Australia)
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Oxford (UK)
Sydney (Australia)
University of Edinburgh (UK)
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May 8, 2009

Application Periods at Leading Law Schools

Below is a list of the early decision deadlines (when applicable) and application review periods for the leading law schools:

Berkeley / Boalt
Application Period: October 1 - February 2

Boston College
Application Period: Mid-September - March 1

Boston University
Application Period: September through March 1

Chicago
Application Period: September 1 - February 1

Columbia
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period September 1er 15 - February 15

Cornell
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September 1 – February 15.

Duke
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September 1 - February 15

Emory
Application Period: September - March 1.

Fordham
Early Decision Deadline: October 15
Application Period: September 1 – March 1

Harvard
Application Period: September 15 - February 1

Illinois
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September 1 – March 15.

Iowa
Application Period: September 1 – March 1

George Washington
Early Decision Deadline: December 15
Application Period: October 1 – March 31

Georgetown
Application Period: September 25 – February 2

Michigan
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September 1 - February 15.

Minnesota
Early Decision Deadline: December 31
Application Period: September - April 1

New York University
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September - February 1

Northwestern
Early Decision Deadline: December 1
Application Period: October 1 - February 15

Notre Dame
Early Decision Deadline: November 10
Application Period: September 1 – March 15

Stanford
Application Period: September 1 - February 1

UCLA
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September - February 1

University of Pennsylvania
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: October 1 - February 15

USC / Gould
Application Period: September 1 - February 1

U Texas-Austin
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September - February 1

U Virginia
Early Decision Deadline: December 1
Application Period: August - March 1

University of Washington
Application Period: October – January 15

Vanderbilt
Application Period: October 1 - March 15.

Washington and Lee
Application Period: September 1 – March 1

Washington University in St. Louis
Application Period: September 1 - April 15 (recommended deadline is March 1)

William and Mary
Application Period: September 1 – March 1

Yale
Application Period: September 1 - February 15

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