March 1 is the completion deadline, meaning that all items (including receipt of the LSDAS report, personal statement, two letters of recommendation, application fee and any supplemental information that we may request pertaining to your application) must be in your file at that time. Therefore, keep in mind that you must apply in advance of March 1 to assure that all required documents are received by the deadline. Applications completed after the deadline may be evaluated but cannot be guaranteed optimum consideration. OUR ADVICE IS TO APPLY EARLY AND SAVE YOURSELF THE ANXIETY OF WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING BEING MISSING IN YOUR FILE AND CONSEQUENTLY NOT COMPLETING YOUR FILE BY MARCH 1. We have a very friendly and helpful admissions staff and we encourage applicants to call us throughout the application process if they have any questions.

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

The average GPA for the entering class of 2007 was 3.52 and the average LSAT was 155. The 75th percentile was 157 and the 25th percentile was 152.

We typically enroll between 170-180 students which are then divided into 3 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 the March 1 deadline, 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 MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 1.

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.

Resident tuition for 2007-2008 is $9,376.50 per year and non-resident tuition is $18,996.50 per year.

Yes, scholarships are available, and no, 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, but are usually awarded by February. It is important to note that acceptance of a scholarship still requires the payment of your seat deposit, regardless of the date offered. 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.

Joyce Whittington has served as Director of Career Services since 1986, and she 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 all available at www.law.olemiss.edu, and by following the links to the Career Services Office.

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.