Admissions
Admissions Decisions
Entering JD Applicants
The admissions committee makes final fall decisions for priority applicants in late March/early April. Decisions for secondary pool applicants are made between April 1 and June 15. Applicants are immediately notified in writing upon final decision.
The college begins notifying applicants from the time the first decision is made until the class is filled using a “rolling admissions” process based on the credentials of the applicant, not on the order in which applications are received. Decisions are not made on a “first-come first-served” basis.
Transfer/Visitor Applicants
Decisions for transfer and visiting students are made based on their credentials and overall file. The Admissions Committee will evaluate transfer/visitor requests based on the following:
- Space availability
- Applicant’s current law school record
- Applicant’s reasons for requesting a transfer/visiting
Decisions are not made on a “first-come first-served” basis. Applicants are immediately notified in writing upon final decision.
PETITIONING FOR RECONSIDERATION
Per Florida Board of Education and University of Florida Board general admissions standards, denied applicants can request reconsideration of their final decisions. Reconsideration must be requested within 30 days of denial. A written request must include an explanation of the new information as well as valid reasons warranting reconsideration. Applicants must submit with their petition significant new information that was not available at the time of the original application for admissions. Information about events, such as grades or awards, occurring after the file completion deadline cannot be considered.
Petitions should be submitted to the Assistant Dean for Admissions, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 141 Bruton-Geer Hall, P. O. B ox 117622, Gainesville, FL 32611-7622. The top should be plainly marked “Request for Reconsideration.”