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he Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS), operated by
Law Services, is just what its name implies: a service that
assembles your law school admission information, compiles a
report about you, and forwards that report to each of the
law schools where you apply. Using the LSDAS is not
optional. If you want to attend an ABA-approved law school,
you must register with the LSDAS and follow its procedures.
If you plan to apply to law schools within a year after
taking the LSAT, then you should register for the LSDAS at
the same time you register to take the LSAT. On the LSAT
registration form, you simply check the LSDAS box, list
every undergraduate, graduate, and professional school
you've attended, indicate how many law schools you plan to
apply to (you don't have to name the law schools, just
estimate the minimum number to which you think you'll apply)
and pay the LSDAS registration fee.
If you're not sure when you will apply to law schools, or
you just choose not to sign up for the LSDAS when you
register for the LSAT, you can register for the LSDAS at any
time. A registration form is available in the Law Services'
Information Book, or you can register by telephone or via
the Law Services' web site.
Every undergraduate, graduate, and professional school you
have attended must send directly to the LSDAS an official
copy of your transcript. You are responsible for requesting
each transcript, and you can do so using index-sized
postcards that are included with the LSDAS registration
materials in the Information Book. Unofficial copies of your
transcript will not be accepted. You should request your
transcripts during the summer after your junior year of
college. If your GPA improves after the fall semester of
your senior year, have your university registrar send an
updated transcript to the LSDAS. An new report will be
prepared by the LSDAS and sent to the law schools where
you've applied.
Once you have registered for the LSDAS, had your official
transcripts sent, and taken the LSAT, the LSDAS compiles
your Law School Master Report. Your Master Report includes
this information:
- Your name and address;
- All of your undergraduate, graduate, and
professional school grades compiled in tabular format by
school and year;
- Photocopies of your official transcripts;
- Your most recent LSAT score, as well as up to 12
earlier LSAT scores;
- A photocopy of your most recent LSAT writing sample,
and photocopies of up to two writing samples from
earlier LSATs;
- A list of all law schools where you have previously
been enrolled;
- Photocopies of special documents, like records and
letters confirming your disability status, if
applicable; and
- Your admission index number for the law schools
where you've applied, if the law schools provide that
information to the LSDAS and ask the LSDAS to make the
calculation.
A copy of your Master Report will be sent to you. Check
it carefully to make sure it is complete and accurate. Each
of the law schools you apply to will contact the LSDAS and
ask for a copy of your Master Report. You are not required
to send a copy of it along with your application.
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