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University of Western Ontario - Western Law

updated: February 2011
sources: University of Western Ontario, wiki



Western Law is a public law school located at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.

Founded in 1959, its first Dean was former Supreme Court of Canada justice, the Honourable Ivan Cleveland Rand, who saw the school as developing "in the minds of its students the habit of thinking in terms of the dynamic tradition, in the broadest sense, of our law."

Location:      University of Western Ontario      Josephine Spencer Niblett Law Building      1151 Richmond Street      London, ON, Canada      N6A 4K7

General Reference

Applications Received	2700
First Year Law Students Accepted	175
LSAT	162 (86th percentile) median
GPA	84% A- (3.7 GPA) average
Application Deadline (Regular)	November 1
Last LSAT Accepted	February Test
Application Fee	$185 + $90/school (through OUAC)
Online Application	Ontario Universities' Application Centre - Ontario Law Schools
Tuition and Expenses	$14,326/year $1500 (books and supplies) source: LSAC.org
Regular Admission Requirements	"...at least a 3 year undergraduate degree (most admitted class has a 4 year degree)" Two reference letters (one academic reference is required)
Admission Committee Considerations	A- (80-84%) average (GPA 3.7), particularly for the last two full years of undergraduate study and an LSAT score above the 80th percentile LSAT and grades weighed equally, focus more on last two full years of an undergraduate program, graduate grades are reviewd separately other factors include success in community and public service, business, athletics, or the arts
Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards	List of Scholarships

Program Information

Combined Degrees	JD/MBA and JD/HBA programs with the Richard Ivey School of Business Combined BSc (Computer Science)/JD Four combined BESc (Engineering)/JD Combined BA (Kinesiology)/JD Combined Honors BA (History)/JD Combined Honors BA (MIT)/JD Combined Honors BA (Political Science) JD - UWO and l'Universite Laval offer four year common law degree and civil law degree UWO and University of Groningen in The Netherlands
Exchange Programs	Partnerships with law schools in Australia, Denmark, france, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Quebec, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom and the United States International Exchange
Transfers	Yes
Mature Student	Yes
Part Time Student	Yes (6 years)
Special Programs	Community Legal Services (CLS) Pro Bono program Western Business Law Clinic Sport Solution Clinic International Law Internship Program (ILIP)
Course Curriculum (1st year)	First Year Compulsory Courses Description