* An official statement of class rank from the institution at which you
earned or will earn your first degree in law; if such rankings are not
provided by your school, provide a statement to this effect along with a
detailed explanation of the grading system employed.
GPA
English Proficiency
TOEFL 79 (institution code 2098, department code 03)
GRE
GMAT
Recommendation Letters
×2
(表格請見下面連結)
SOP
SOP需包含以下兩點：
1.
Your purpose in obtaining the degree.
2. An
explanation of your research and study interests and their relation to
your previous education and professional goals.
Essays:
(第一題必寫，第二題和第三題可二擇一；格式：one
to two-page, double-spaced)
1. Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the
Northwestern Law LLM, LLM IHR, or LLM/Kellogg Program meet your
educational needs and career goals?
2. Please provide a statement addressing your personal and professional
achievements. You are encouraged to discuss your community involvement
and personal background.
3. Briefly discuss a professional or personal challenge and how you
resolved and/or addressed the situation.
Resume
Required.
OTHERS
1. Financial Statement.
2. Evaluative interview (encouraged but not required).
TOEFL iBT 100 (institution code 4833; department code 03)
GRE
GMAT
Recommendation Letters
×3
(with Form)
SOP
1. SOP
(No more than two pages, double-spaced):
(1)
Describe your legal interests and the particular area of study you
intend to undertake as an advanced law student.
(2)
Indicate your professional plans following completion of your study at
Berkeley Law.
(3) If
your decision to pursue advanced legal study at UC Berkeley School of
Law is based on a desire to work with particular members of the faculty
or to take particular courses, please indicate the names of the faculty
or the courses in your statement.
2. Personal Summary: Please provide a brief account of your personal
history, with emphasis on the development of your interest in law (who
are you? What are the life experiences you will bring to the program?)
*If
your transcript does not indicate a relative class standing or rank, and
such information is available, please have a school official indicate
class standing or rank, and include this notification with the
supporting materials you submit.
GPA
English Proficiency
TOEFL iBT 100 (School code 4837, Dept. code 03)
GRE
GMAT
Recommendation Letters
×2
SOP
SOP(Personal Statement)需包含以下兩點：
1.
Objectives in pursuing graduate legal studies at UCLA School of Law.
2.
Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school
and the practice of law, and any attributes, experiences, or interests
that would enable you to make a distinctive contribution to UCLA School
of Law and the legal profession.
(double-spaced in 12-point font; should not exceed three pages in
length)
Resume
Required.
OTHERS
1. Financial Statement.
2. Please do not send writing samples.
Name
of institutes
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Address & phone number
Office
of Graduate and International Legal Studies
TOEFL iBT 100 (institutional code 4852; department code 03)
GRE
GMAT
Recommendation Letters
×2
SOP
Personal Statement (no more than three pages): Include your personal,
academic and professional background and your reasons for seeking an
advanced degree.
SOP撰寫要點：Please
describe your background, primary area of interest, preferred LL.M.
track, practical or academic experience in the area, and how the LL.M.
will be used after graduation (your plan for using this degree to
contribute to their own legal system and society after graduation).
Required. (大學以上；各兩份，註明official
grading system document)
GPA
3.0
English Proficiency
1. 最低標準：TOEFL
iBT 86 (with no less than 20 in each component scores) or IELTS 6.5.
2. 一般錄取學生成績：TOEFL
iBT 100 or IELTS 7.0
(institutional code 0935; departmental code 03)
GRE
GMAT
Recommendation Letters
×2
SOP
SOP分為3個子題：
1.
Describe your overall academic performance, particularly in your
university studies in law. This is an opportunity for you to explain the
grading system in the university programs you have followed, to provide
an assessment of your relative standing throughout your university
education, and to explain any factors that may have affected your
academic performance in the past.
2. Why
have you chosen McGill in particular as a university and faculty of law
in which to pursue graduate studies?
3.
Briefly describe your tentative plans upon graduation from McGill.
This budget governs the total amount of aid (loans or a combination of
grants and loans) that is available to a student in any given year.
Students may not borrow in excess of the approved budget. Each year the
budget is adjusted to reflect changes in costs and expenses.
The 2010-11 Federal Student Expense Budget is:
Tuition
$38,980
Health/Registration/Computer Fees
$1,172
Room and Board
$18,957
Health Insurance - Basic Plan
$1,376
Books/Supplies
$1,000
Total
$61,485
Budget Adjustments
We realize that students come to the Law School from varied
backgrounds, experiences, and lifestyles; however, the student expense
budget allows for a simple lifestyle—that of a graduate student. If a
student has legitimate educational expenses that cause him/her to exceed
his/her student budget, the Office of Student Financial Services can
adjust a budget once appropriate documentation is reviewed and approved.
Students requesting a budget adjustment must complete the
Request for Budget Increase Form and submit it to the Office of
Student Financial Services for processing. This worksheet is required
and becomes part of your student financial aid file.
The Office of Student Financial Services will begin accepting requests
for budget increases beginning October 2, 2006.
One
academic letter of recommendation is required for the LL.M. program. You
may submit only one additional academic or professional letter if you
wish to do so.
Applicants to the part-time LL.M. in Taxation program may submit a
letter of recommendation but are not required to do so.
We
strongly prefer that your recommender submit his or her recommendation
using the NYU School of Law online recommendation form because this
allows faster processing of your application. Please read the online
application instructions carefully so that you may instruct your
recommender appropriately. Please note that recommenders using the
online recommendation service must submit their letters in English.
Alternatively, the recommender may attach his or her letter to the
recommendation form and return the form to you in a sealed envelope. Ask
your recommender to sign across the seal of the envelope to ensure
confidentiality. If a translation is required, the certified translator
may break the recommender's seal for translation purposes, and then
should seal all documents, including the translation, in a second
envelope and sign across the seal. If your recommender prefers to send
the letter directly to the Law School, he or she may do so.
Applicants will be able to confirm the receipt of a letter of
recommendation that is submitted through the NYU School of Law online
recommendation service. Given the large volume of mail received, we
unfortunately are unable to confirm the receipt of a letter of
recommendation sent through the mail.
SOP
Required
Please electronically attach to your application a brief statement of
no more than 500 words. You may describe your
professional interests and goals or, since the Committee on Graduate
Admissions does not grant interviews, you may use the statement to
describe aspects of yourself and/or your work that are not apparent from
your other application materials. You should include your reasons and
qualifications for applying for a particular program or specialization.
Resume
Required
You
must also electronically attach to your application a résumé; it may be
one to two pages in length. Due to the large number of applications that
we receive each year, the Committee on Graduate Admissions is not able
to read and consider writing samples, articles, or research papers
submitted with applications.
Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Applicants whose first law degree program was not taught in English must
take the TOEFL. Applicants whose law degree program was taught in
English but the school is located in a country where English is not the
primary language, must take the TOEFL.
You
should request that the Educational Testing Service (ETS) send your
TOEFL score report directly to NYU School of Law (institution code
2599). If you elect to use the LSAC Credential Assembly Service, you may
arrange for ETS to send your TOEFL score report to LSAC (institution
code 8395), and it will be reported in your credential evaluation. Under
no circumstances may an applicant submit a score report directly to the
Law School; only official reports issued by ETS are acceptable.
Photocopies or student copies are not permitted.
A
total score of at least 600 with minimum scores of 60 in each of the
three sections (listening comprehension, structure and written
expression, vocabulary and reading comprehension) is required for
consideration. Applicants who take the
computer-based TOEFL must achieve a minimum total score of at least 250
and minimum scores of 25 on each of the subsections.
Applicants taking the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) are required to achieve
a minimum total score of at least 100, a minimum score of 26 on the
reading and listening subsections, and a minimum score of 22 on the
writing subsection. Because the speaking subsection is new, we will not
set a minimum score for this subsection this year. However, the
Committee on Graduate Admissions will look for scores of at least 22.
The Test of Written English (TWE) portion of the TOEFL is also
recommended.
LL.M. Program
Eligibility
A candidate for the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) must hold the first
degree in law (J.D. or LL.B.) from a law school that is approved by the
Section of Legal Education of the American Bar Association or a bachelor
of law degree from a non-U.S. law school approved by its foreign
equivalent.
Admission to the LL.M. program does not guarantee or assure admission to
the J.S.D. program. In exceptional circumstances, the Committee on
Graduate Admissions in conjunction with the Committee on J.S.D.
Admissions may offer to a very limited number of students the
opportunity of direct admission to the J.S.D. program at the time of
LL.M. admittance. These students are admitted to the J.S.D. program
conditional upon excellent performance in LL.M. coursework during their
first year of study. Interested applicants should email
law.grad.moreinfo@nyu.edu for further details and additional
application requirements, including the proposal of study (approximately
10,000 words in length; please refer to the Proposal of Study section of
Completing your J.S.D. Application).
Standards of Admission
Admission to the Graduate Division for all LL.M. programs is highly
selective and is based primarily upon prior legal studies. Standards of
admission are equal across all specializations and for study in New York
City and in Singapore. For the Fall 2006 semester in New York City, the
Law School received nearly 2,000 applications for full-time programs for
a class of about 425 students. We expect the inaugural class in
Singapore to be comprised of 70 to 100 students. Though there are no
inflexible rules about class rankings or grade point averages, those
admitted have excellent law school records and strong academic and/or
professional recommendations. Evidence of significant professional
accomplishment is also taken into consideration.
Checklists
LL.M. Applicants
All materials for application to the LL.M. programs in New York City and
Singapore, including the online application and application fee, must be
submitted by the appropriate deadline (please refer to
When to Apply).
NYU School of Law 2007 Online Application
-submitted
electronically
Application fee ($75)
-submitted
electronically with a major credit card (preferred) or by mail with
Payment Identification Form
Official transcripts of all law degrees and translations
-submitted
to NYU
School of Law or the LSAC Credential Assembly Service
Official TOEFL score report
-submitted
to NYU
School of Law (institution code: 2599) or the LSAC Credential
Assembly Service (institution code: 8395)
Letter(s) of recommendation
-submitted
electronically (preferred) or by mail (Not required for part-time Taxation applicants)
Personal statement
-electronically
attach to the online application
Resume
-electronically
attach to the online application
Hauser Global Scholarship and Singapura Scholarship essays (if
applicable)
-electronically
attach to the online application
LL.M.-J.S.D. Program in International and Comparative Law essay (if
applicable)
-electronically
attach to the online application
Transitional Justice Scholar Program essay (if applicable)
-electronically
attach to the online application
Duke Law School
International Admissions
Science Drive & Towerview Road
Durham, NC, 27708-0365
USA (919) 613-7033
Fees
$70
non-refundable application processing fee
payable to Duke Law School. Payment must be sent with this application.
Acceptable forms of payment are 1) checks in USD drawn on a U.S. bank,
or 2) postal money orders in USD. Applicant’s name must be noted on the
face of the check. Credit card payments will not be accepted.
(FROM APPLICATION BROCHURE)
Tuition
BUDGET 2010 – 2011*
(This is for a single student only)
Tuition
$37,985
Health Fee (Mandatory)
524
Health Insurance
1,890
Housing
5,220
Food
3,690
Books & Supplies
1,080
Travel/Miscellaneous
4,540
Total
$54,929
*
Proof
of financial support for the candidate’s program of study must be
submitted before the visa application can be processed. It is estimated
that the total budget for a single student for the 2011 academic year
will be approximately USD $55,000. The financial guarantee must be in
the form of a letter from the candidate’s sponsor stating the specific
amount in U.S. dollars and from a bank on its official letterhead. New
financial support will not be provided by Duke once a student has
matriculated. Students are expected to be full-time students and should
not expect to be employed outside the University during the academic
year.
(From
brochure)
Transcripts
Required 英文2份，中文1份/每間學校
Provide official transcripts from all academic institutions previously
attended. All transcripts must include an English translation and an
explanation of the grading system.
Certificate of Degree
Required
Deadlines
Applications and all supporting material should be sent in one package
and should reach Duke by January 20, if
possible. Notifications of admission will begin in mid-February. Late
applications will be accepted but are not encouraged. Offers of
admission tend to decrease later in the admissions process.
What is
your LL.M. application deadline?
January 20,. You may send in your
application any time before the deadline. Late applications will be
accepted, subject to space availability. If you cannot submit all the
application documents before the deadline, send in all the application
materials that you have before the deadline. Your application will be
initially reviewed, but a final decision will not be made until your
application is complete.
Admission is for the fall semester only.
Candidates who wish to reapply to the LL.M. program or to defer
admission for a year will be asked to submit a statement of intent and
to submit a new application fee. To see the Duke Law School
academic calendar please click here.
Recommendation Letters
* 2
A minimum of two letters of recommendation for LL.M.
candidates and three letters of recommendation for S.J.D. candidates
should be submitted on behalf of the applicant. At least one letter
should be from a faculty member well acquainted with the applicant’s
academic ability.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Required
The personal statement should provide additional information, such as,
special areas of interest, previous overseas experience, career goals,
and any particular interest in the Duke LLM program. If possible,
enclose a resume, although it will not replace the personal statement.
Provide a statement about your professional and educational experience,
goals in studying law in the United States, future plans, previous
overseas experience, and anything else relevant to your application. If
you have a particular reason why you want to attend Duke, please let us
know.(from brochure)
Register for the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) at least two months
before the examination is given. Because it may take as long as two or
three months for score results to reach Duke, it is advisable to take
the test no later than October. Candidates who have received prior
academic degrees in the United States or from an English-medium
institution will be exempt from this requirement; all other applicants
must submit test scores in order to complete the admissions process.
Duke’s TOEFL institution code is 5156 and its department code is 03.
Students admitted to graduate study normally
have scores of at least 600 on the paper-based test and 250 on the
computer-based test.
Application is complete* when all of the following items have been
received:
❑
Application
❑
Personal statement
❑
Recommendation letters
from persons identified as best suited to judge applicant’s academic
ability.
❑
Official records
of previous law and other university study, including an explanation of
grading systems in English*.
❑
TOEFL score
as proof of proficiency in English. Duke’s institution code: 5156,
department code: 03. To request a TOEFL requirement waiver, include with
your application a copy of your most recent TOEFL score (if applicable)
and a short statement supporting why you feel you are English
proficient*.
❑
$70 non-refundable application processing fee
payable to Duke Law School. Payment must be sent with this application.
Acceptable forms of payment are 1) checks in USD drawn on a U.S. bank,
or 2) postal money orders in USD. Applicant’s name must be noted on the
face of the check. Credit card payments will not be accepted. * LSAC may
be utilized. In an effort to prevent duplicate information, please
provide LSAC number only if resulting documentation provided will
complete your application.
