Office of Admissions & Student Records 202 Law Center Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225/578-8646 FAX: 225/578-8647 admissions@law.lsu.edu www.law.lsu.edu All questions must be completed in full. Failure to answer any question may delay the processing of your application. Audit Only Application Have you applied to the Law Center within the last three years? Yes (Year) No YYYY 1. Full Name Last/First/Middle 2. Social Security Number LSAC ID number L 3. Home Street Address and City/State/Zip Telephone All correspondence will be sent to mailing address, unless specifically noted. Yes Please mail all correspondence to home address. 4. Mailing Address and City/State/Zip Telephone Expiration Date of Mailing Address (MM/DD/YYYY) 5. E-mail address 6. Date of Birth(MM/DD/YYYY) 7. Place of Birth (City/State/Country) 8. Gender Male Female 9. Instructions: (The U.S. Department of Education has requested that we collect the following information on race and ethnicity. Please answer both questions a and b.) A. Are you Hispanic or Latino? Please mark one. Yes No B. What is your race? Regardless of your answer to question "A", please mark one or more races. Black or African American American Indian/Alaskan Native White Asian Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander LSAC E-APP page 1 of 5 10. Country of Citizenship a. Questions 10B-10E must be completed by non-U.S. citizens only. b. Are you an immigrant? Yes No c. If yes, give "A" number and date issued (Submit front and back copy of Resident Alien Card.) Nonimmigrant Data: d. Type of nonimmigrant visa you presently hold or are applying to hold: If other, please specify:: e. Date you took or plan to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 11. Education List all colleges you attended or expect to attend, whether or not you received a degree or credit was awarded, beginning with current or most recent. DO NOT substitute a résumé in lieu of answering this question. (Include all semesters, undergraduate, graduate, and professional work. Use an electronic attachment if more space is needed.) Failure to acknowledge attendance at a college subjects one to dismissal from the University. Name of Institution City/State Period Attended (MM/YY-MM/YY) Major Degree Expected Graduation Date (MM/YY) 12. List all academic honors, awards, or other recognitions you have received and explain the basis upon which awards were made. 13. List extracurricular, community, or other activities and give a brief description of your involvement or any special responsibilities or positions you held. 14. Have you ever been enrolled in any law school? A. If yes, complete the following: Name of Law School City, State Yes No Period Attended (MM/YY-MM/YY) LSAC E-APP page 2 of 5 Academic Standing B. Explain the circumstances of your enrollment and departure, and your current status at the school. (Use a separate electronic attachment if necessary.) 15. Date(s) of LSAT MM/DD/YYYY NOTE: Questions 16–18. Because of the high ethical standards to which lawyers are held, failure to fully disclose information may result in disciplinary action or revocation of your admission offer or denial of permission to practice law by the state in which you seek admission to the bar. Applications to take state bar examinations ask similar questions and bar examiners often require that you include our law school application as part of your application for admission to the bar. Accordingly, we strongly urge you to fully disclose all incidents. If there is any question regarding whether you should fully disclose all incidents, you should err on the side of disclosure. It is also your responsibility to update your application by notifying the LSU Law Center Admissions Office if any disciplinary or criminal charges are filed or are expected to be filed against you between the date you submit this application and the date you enroll at LSU. 16. A. Have you ever been dismissed, expelled or suspended from any college, university, graduate, professional, or law school for any reason? Yes No (You must report all incidents, regardless of how minor; regardless whether the record of the incident has been sealed, expunged, or otherwise removed from the school records; and regardless whether you have been advised that you would not be required to disclose the incident.) B. Have you ever been placed on academic, disciplinary, or other probation for any reason? Yes No (You must report all incidents, regardless of how minor; regardless whether the record of the incident has been sealed, expunged, or otherwise removed from the school records; and regardless whether you have been advised that you would not be required to disclose the incident.) If you answered yes to either question, please attach an electronic attachment with a full explanation of the reasons for and circumstances surrounding each action and the relevant dates. 17. A. Have you ever been detained for, arrested for, cited for, charged with, convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to any crime, offense, or other violation of any law? Yes No (You are required to report all incidents, regardless how minor (except for parking violations, provided they are few in number); regardless whether you were a juvenile or an adult at the time of incident; regardless whether the case against you was dismissed or was otherwise disposed of in some manner other than by a conviction (e.g., by your participation in a “diversion” program); regardless whether the record of the incident was sealed, expunged, or otherwise removed from the public records; and regardless whether you were advised that you are not required to disclose the incident. If you are not sure about the nature or the disposition of a particular charge, you must make a diligent effort to discover it and, having done that, report the results of your effort.) B. Are there any criminal charges pending or expected to be brought against you? Yes No (You must report all charges, regardless how minor; regardless whether you were a juvenile or an adult at the time of the incident that gave rise to the charges; and regardless whether you were advised that you would not be required to disclose the incident.) If you answered yes to either of the two questions, please attach an electronic attachment with a full explanation of the reasons for and circumstances surrounding your arrest or conviction and the relevant dates. 18. As a member of any profession or professional organization, have you ever been disciplined for unethical Yes No conduct? (You must report all incidents regardless how minor; regardless whether the record of the incident has been sealed, expunged, or otherwise removed from the organization’s records; and regardless whether you were advised that you would not be required to disclose the incident.) If you answered yes, please attach an electronic attachment with a full explanation. LSAC E-APP page 3 of 5 19. Employment Employer City/State Dates of Employment (MM/YY-MM/YY) Part-time Full-time Residency Information: This section on residency must be completed by applicants claiming Louisiana residency for admission and tuition purposes. If either you or your spouse may be classified as a Louisiana resident under Permanent Memoranda #31 (refer to our website at www.law.lsu.edu), you may be eligible to be considered as a Louisiana resident for admission and tuition purposes. If so, please check here Documentation will be required upon admission. 20. Home State 21. How long have you resided in this state? Month/Year (MM/YYYY) 22. Family Background Father's Name Email Address Address City/State/Zip Telephone ( ) Level of Education (Degree) Institution Employer Occupation Mother's Name Email Address Address City/State/Zip Telephone ( ) Level of Education (Degree) Institution Employer Occupation 23. How long have your parents/guardian resided in the state listed? Month/Year (MM/YYYY) LSAC E-APP page 4 of 5 24. If at the present time you are not residing in Louisiana but have resided in Louisiana previously, please provide the following information: Dates of Louisiana Residence: / From: Month/Year MM/YYYY To: Month/Year / MM/YYYY 25. High School Name City/State/Zip Date of Graduation Month/Year 26. How did you learn about the LSU Law Center? Alumnus Name Current LSU Law Student Name School Friend/Family Member Name Law/College Fair Pre-Law Advisor Name To how many schools are you applying?(exclude LSU) Website LSAC Forum Other 27. Has anyone in your immediate family graduated from the LSU Law Center? Yes No If yes, please provide the name, relationship to you, and year of graduation. (This information will not be used to determine admission status.) Name Relationship School Attended Year of Graduation 28. Has anyone in your immediate family graduated from LSU A&M? Yes No If yes, please provide the name, relationship to you and year of graduation. (This information will not be used to determine admission status.) Name Relationship LSU School Attended Year of Graduation 29. You are required to submit a personal statement. The personal statement should not exceed two typed pages. This statement will provide you the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee any factors you would like considered in addition to your academic record. It is a time to allow the Admissions Committee to get to know you personally, what assets, interests, or experiences you will bring to law school and what you hope to take away from your law school experience. 30. Résumés. You may attach a résumé for consideration. Résumés are optional. Certification By submitting this application electronically, I certify that I have read this application and instructions and that to the best of my knowledge the information given is correct and complete. I understand that if it is later found out to be otherwise, my application may be invalid, or in the event that I am enrolled, I may be subject to dismissal from the University. Date LSAC E-APP page 5 of 5