We do not offer any LSAT prep services. We recommend you reach out to the pre-law advising and/or career services office at your undergraduate institution for guidance. You can also learn more about LSAT prep from the Law School Admissions (LSAC) LawHub.

Yes! You can view our recruitment calendar on our website. Additionally, we offer virtual and in-person visits to the Law School. To learn more about our visit options and how to schedule, please visit our Contact Admissions webpage.

Focus on doing well in undergraduate coursework and on the LSAT/GRE to be competitive for top merit scholarships. Some students take a gap year, or several, to save money to pay for the cost of law school. If you plan on borrowing loans to pay for school, apply early.

We do not have a mailing list for prospective students, but you are welcome to explore our website and Instagram.

Our class size differs each year. You can learn more about our entering classes via our Wisconsin By the Numbers webpage and virtual Viewbook. Additionally, you can review our ABA Standard 509 Report which contains the latest ABA-mandated information.

We do not offer any distance learning or virtual program options, and we do not offer a hybrid JD Program. Students should expect to complete the majority of their courses Monday through Friday in person at the Law School.

We do offer a part-time enrollment option. You can learn more about our part-time option on our J.D. Curriculum webpage. If you are considering the part-time enrollment option, we encourage you to reach out to our office by emailing admissions@law.wisc.edu.  

Generally, we do not offer night classes. The majority of our courses are offered during business hours. Courses offered in the late afternoon and early evenings are not guaranteed and availability can differ on a semester basis.

Yes! You’re welcome to view our Student Ambassador webpage and reach out to a Student Ambassador to schedule a virtual meeting to learn more about their student experience here at Wisconsin Law.

We do! Tour availability differs per semester. To learn more about our visit options and how to schedule, please visit our Contact Admissions webpage.

You will need to send an official copy of your GRE score through ETS to be added to your application after submission. Our institutional ETS code is 1311. Once we have received your GRE score, your LSAT score requirement will be waived and your application can move forward in the admissions process. Please note that processing times can take up to a few weeks.

While you are welcome to submit your JD-Next score with your application materials, Wisconsin Law still requires an LSAT or GRE score from within the last five years in order to apply. Our Admissions Committee will look at your JD-Next score as part of your overall application package and consider it in our holistic review process. Please be advised that with limited data, we cannot currently provide statistics on our acceptance rate of those who submitted JD-Next scores.

You can review our required materials on our J.D. Application Process webpage. All materials are reviewed as part of our holistic review process.

Yes! You are welcome to submit addenda that touch on why Wisconsin is the right fit for you, your background, experiences, or qualifications not yet captured elsewhere in your application. We encourage you to use your best judgement as to whether optional addenda are relevant to your personal situation.

The latest LSAT/GRE exam that you may sit for is April as long as you have submitted your application by our April 1st deadline. Applications submitted without a valid test score will be marked incomplete and not moved into review by the Admissions Committee until a test score has been received.

If you are registered for a future test date and submit your application, your application will typically be placed in a “hold” status until the future test date has passed and the score has been released. The Admissions Committee may use its discretion and choose to proceed with review of your file even if you are signed up for a future LSAT. Applicants who have their applications placed in a “hold” status will notice the update on their application status checker.

We accept the highest LSAT score within the last five years.

We require two letters of recommendation, but you may submit up to four through your LSAC account. While we do not have a specific preference, we encourage students to submit letters of recommendation from someone who knows you well in a professional or academic setting.

While your application is in processing status, we are happy to add additional documents to your applicant file. However, once your application goes into review, we can accept only the following additions:

• official transcripts,
• standardized testing score reports (LSAT or GRE),
• additional letters of recommendation submitted through CAS, and
• character and fitness disclosures.

You may email admissions@law.wisc.edu to request more information about our fee waiver process.

Once your application has been moved to "In Review" by the Admissions Committee, a decision will take approximately 12 weeks. Please note, review timelines can increase later in the application cycle as we approach the application deadline.

Yes! Our Early Decision deadline will accommodate November LSAT takers.

We review applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage applicants to apply as early as possible.

You can access the status checker from our Admissions webpage. Scroll down to the red bar at the bottom of the page and click on the "App Status" button. You will be directed to login with your LSAC credentials.

After you submit your law school application, you will be invited to complete our scholarship application. You are not required to complete the scholarship application to be considered for law school scholarships, but we strongly recommend it.

The Admissions Committee automatically considers admitted students for law school scholarships based on their law school application and scholarship application.

While the majority of our students receive some scholarship funding from the law school, scholarships are finite. Students are encouraged to submit their application materials as early as possible.

If you are admitted before January 15 and selected to receive a law school scholarship, you can anticipate receiving a scholarship offer via email by February 1.

If you are admitted after January 15 and selected to receive a law school scholarship, you will receive a scholarship offer within 2-3 weeks of admittance.

The first step is to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), making sure to include the school code for the University of Wisconsin-Madison: 003895. Our campus Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) will begin to send out Financial Aid Offers to admitted students in mid-March for the following academic year.

If you are admitted after mid-March, you can expect to receive your financial aid offer within 2-3 weeks after your admission or your completion of the FAFSA, whichever is later.

Current and historical tuition and fee rates may be found at https://bursar.wisc.edu/tuition-and-fees via the “View Tuition Rates Workbook” link.

Cost of Attendance (COA) information may be found at https://law.wisc.edu/prospective/tuitionandcosts.html.

For questions about federal loans or other concerns about financial aid packages, students are encouraged to reach out to both our campus Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) and the Law School Office of Admissions & Financial Aid. 

The Law School Office of Admissions & Financial Aid serves as a first point of contact for UW Law students with questions about their scholarships, financial aid, or student budget. OSFA serves the entire UW-Madison campus community as the University’s main financial aid office. They award all federal loans as well as federal work-study funds.

Prospective students are welcome to contact either the Law School Office of Admissions & Financial Aid or OSFA with questions relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), as well as questions regarding the acceptance, disbursement, and repayment of their federal student loans.

While all admitted students are considered for scholarships, scholarship funds may be unavailable or more limited for students who are admitted later in the cycle, including those admitted off the waitlist.

We do not admit a set number of students off the waitlist. The number of students admitted off the waitlist varies on a cycle by cycle basis.

No. Our waitlist is not ranked, nor are our students "grouped" in any priority.

Additional ways to strengthen your application while on the waitlist can include sending an updated transcript from the spring semester (if applicable), retaking the LSAT, providing an additional letter(s) of recommendation, or providing an updated resume if you have a significant update to share. We also encourage applicants to complete the waitlist opt-in form and submit a Letter of Continued Interest by emailing it to admissions@law.wisc.edu.

We are unable to accommodate waitlisted applicant visits. If you have questions or would like to speak with an admissions counselor, you are welcome to schedule a Virtual Waitlisted Applicant meeting via Zoom through our Calendly Appointment Scheduler.