School of Law Admissions Blog

Applying for law school can be stressful, but with the right checklist you won’t miss a thing! No need to make your own - we did it for you.

What does it take to leave a mark at UB Law? Well, recent alum Shakierah Smith ’22 took the time to share how she did it in our recent blog post. Check it out!

Ever wonder how the Law School Admission Council calculates your undergraduate GPA for your law school application? In this blog, we break it down for you.

The bad thing about bar exam preparation? The stress, the anxiety, the time-crunch, or is it the…well, all of it? The good thing is all of your student colleagues are suffering through the same process! Okay, those might be some gross generalizations, but the fact of the matter is that bar exam preparation is as difficult—and as much a rite of passage—as any other part of law school, and there are plenty of helpful leaders, mentors and resources to make sure you are fully prepared to take the exam when the time comes.

Choosing the career path of an attorney is an honorable one, but there’s no denying it can be a difficult one. For starters, you need good grades and a determined mindset to want to tackle the legal field, but alongside a solid GPA and work ethic there is also something else to consider: the Character & Fitness (C&F) process. Some states, including California, Massachusetts and New Jersey, start this process as part of the application to take the bar exam, while other states like New York wait until you’ve completed the bar exam. In either case, it’s important to familiarize yourself with these processes, as law school admissions routinely contain similar forms as part of the application.