Hi folks,

I wanted to have some input from you of my chances of admittance for an LLM 2015-2016.

I had a TOEFL score of 110. I have worked for 2,5 years. I speak five languages fluently. I have worked both in law firms and in-house in France, Sweden and in the USA. I am a frequent writer at several large journals in Sweden and in the UK, my main area of law is IP.

I also did plenty of charity/volunteering during my law school studies. I have been a former top swimmer and now I currently row in my local sculling club.

I have spent one summer at HLS studying IP and I really LOVED that experience. The only downside of my application is my grades. They're not excellent but they're not bad either. Average, I would say.

What are the determining factors for admittance at the top 10 law schools?

any advice is appreciated!

Hi folks,

I wanted to have some input from you of my chances of admittance for an LLM 2015-2016.

I had a TOEFL score of 110. I have worked for 2,5 years. I speak five languages fluently. I have worked both in law firms and in-house in France, Sweden and in the USA. I am a frequent writer at several large journals in Sweden and in the UK, my main area of law is IP.

I also did plenty of charity/volunteering during my law school studies. I have been a former top swimmer and now I currently row in my local sculling club.

I have spent one summer at HLS studying IP and I really LOVED that experience. The only downside of my application is my grades. They're not excellent but they're not bad either. Average, I would say.

What are the determining factors for admittance at the top 10 law schools?

any advice is appreciated!

Those are good credentials but I've read that HLS puts quite a lot of emphasis on grades. Make sure you get great recommendation letters and write an excellent personal statement to compensate for those.

excellent for Columbia and NYU, average for Yale and Harvard. The difference is due to the size of each LLM program

excellent for Columbia and NYU, average for Yale and Harvard. The difference is due to the size of each LLM program

Harvard 150, CLS 220, NYU 400+

I'd say that, considering the amount of applications received, Harvard is still fairly selective, plus you should not forget the nationality factor... although there are no fixed quotas, they try to balance admitted candidates, so to avoid having a class with an overwhelming presence of students from a given country

Harvard 150, CLS 220, NYU 400+

I'd say that, considering the amount of applications received, Harvard is still fairly selective, plus you should not forget the nationality factor... although there are no fixed quotas, they try to balance admitted candidates, so to avoid having a class with an overwhelming presence of students from a given country

things have changed how? please share with other users, if you're aware of something we don't. According to their respective websites, Harvard LLM class is up to 180, and Columbia to 260. NYU doesn't disclose the exact number, but previous years its class ranged between 420 to 440...

things have changed how? please share with other users, if you're aware of something we don't. According to their respective websites, Harvard LLM class is up to 180, and Columbia to 260. NYU doesn't disclose the exact number, but previous years its class ranged between 420 to 440...

Hi. I'm from Pakistan. My law gpa is around 3.5/4.0 and my cumulative gpa is 3.1/4.0. Do i have a shot in any of these universities?