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Admission Resource Sheet

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UVic Law site
  • Contains extensive information about our Faculty, program and admissions procedures
  • Apply online to UVic Law
  • Download a copy of the application form

 

UVic Law's Career Development Office site
  • Research prospective legal employers, various legal careers and job opportunities

 

Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) site
  • Contains information about the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
  • Register online for the LSAT
  • Order Prep-Kits and old exams
  • Links to Canadian and US law schools

 

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

 

Lexpert
  • Provides descriptions and definitions of areas of legal practice
  • Identifies leading Canadian law firms and lawyers by practice area

 

Council of Canadian Law Deans (CCLD) site
  • Contains links to all Canadian law schools and provincial law societies

LSAT Prep Seminars

NOTE: The following list of resources is provided solely for the convenience of potential law school applicants. UVic Law does not endorse any of the resources listed on this document other than its own. In particular, the listing of LSAT preparation seminars and manuals does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any of them, and should not be taken to imply that such courses or materials are necessary to achieve a successful LSAT result.

Kaplan Inc.

PowerScore

Princeton Review

Renert Seminars

  • 1-800-567-3239

 

Richardson Exam Preparation

Top Marks Learning Centre

  • Victoria
  • 250-812-7080

LSAT Prep Manuals

  1. 10 Actual Official LSAT Preptests
    Law School Admission Council
    additional single preptests are also available for purchase
  2. Cracking the LSAT 2004
    Princeton Review
    includes diskettes
  3. LSAT PremierProgram
    Kaplan
    Book, software and on-line companion
  4. Master the LSAT
    Arco
    One edition comes with CD
  5. Mastering the LSAT
    Richardson
  6. Mcgraw-Hill's Conquering LSAT Logic Games
    Curvebreakers
  7. The PowerScore LSAT Logic Games Bible

Books

  1. Law School Bound - Everything you need to get into law school in Canada and U.S.!
    Written by John Richardson
    ISBN: 0-9696290-2-8
    available at Chapters/Indigo, Amazon, your university bookstore or lawschoolbound.com
  2. So, You Want to Be a Lawyer, Eh?: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Prospective and Current Canadian Law Students
    Written by Adam Letourneau
    Available at campus bookstores and Amazon
  3. THE LAW SCHOOL BOOK - Succeeding at Law School
    Written by Allan C. Hutchinson and Pam Marshall
    Published by Irwin Law
    ISBN 1-55221-001-4


GPA Table

4 Point Scale
9 Point Scale
Letter Grade
Percentage Range
4.33
9
A+
90 - 100 %
4.00
8
A
85 - 89
3.67
7
A-
80 - 84
3.33
6
B+
75 - 79
3.00
5
B
70 - 74
2.67
4
B-
65 - 69
2.33
3
C+
60 - 64
2.00
2
C
55 - 59
1.00
1
D
50 - 54
0.00
0
F
0 - 49

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