The Application Process: An Overview
Most law schools have a variety of application requirements and deadlines that you must meet to be considered for admission. It will probably be helpful if you set up a detailed calendar that will remind you of when and what you must do to complete your applications. A checklist on this site illustrates the sequence of events in the law school application process.
The LSAC, in addition to administering the LSAT, centralizes and standardizes your undergraduate academic records and provides them to the law schools to which you apply. Our Credential Assembly Service (CAS) includes law school report preparation, letter of recommendation and transcript processing, and access to electronic applications for all ABA-approved law schools. Comprehensive information about both the LSAT and the Credential Assembly Service can be found on this website. To use all LSAC services, you will need to open an account with us.
NOTE: While Canadian law schools do not participate in the Credential Assembly Service, most do require an LSAT score. For more detailed information about Canadian law school admission, go to LSAC’s Canada website.
Your LSAC Account Number and Pin
When you register with our services, you will be provided with an LSAC account number. This is your primary identification number for our services and should be used on all subsequent forms, registrations, orders, and correspondence to LSAC. Your LSAC account number will appear on your LSAT Admission Ticket and other LSAC documents. You will use your account number at the test center to mark your answer sheet.
You will also be asked to provide a PIN when you initially register. If you do not provide a PIN, one will be assigned to you. You may review or change your PIN in your LSAC.org account.
If you do not provide LSAC with your Social Security/Social Insurance number at the time of registration, but do provide it on your test answer sheet, LSAC will automatically update your file with the number indicated on your answer sheet. You will be notified via e-mail when the change has been made. If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact us at 215.968.1001 or at LSACINFO@LSAC.org.
If you find an error, it must be corrected promptly in writing, bear your signature, and be sent to Law School Admission Council , 662 Penn Street, box 2000-C, Newtown, PA 18940-0994, USA; fax: 215.968.1119. Biographical data changes (with the exception of address changes) cannot be made by telephone. If LSAC becomes aware of a discrepancy in your file, you will be notified by e-mail or postal mail. In some instances, a reporting hold may be placed on your file, which will prevent all reporting to you and to law schools until the matter is resolved. You might also be asked to provide documentation to support your biographical data change.
NOTE: Your LSAC file can be changed only if you follow these directions and specifically request that your file be changed. (For example, an LSAC file cannot be changed based on correspondence submitted for other purposes.)
Keeping Records
Some state bar associations inquire about the law school admission records of those seeking admission to the bar. You should keep and maintain complete copies of all law school application records throughout the admission cycle and your law school career.
If a law school informs LSAC of your prior law school matriculation or intent to matriculate, the name of the school and the year in which the report was made will appear on the bottom right corner of your law school reports. If you find an error, contact the law school(s) listed. LSAC will alter matriculation information only if it has been corrected by the reporting law school. Schools to which reports have been sent will automatically receive revised reports.
