Hello from Georgetown

Welcome to the first installment of our admissions blog at Georgetown Law Center. I'm Andy Cornblatt, the Dean of Admissions.  My goal in doing this is to open the window a little bit on the admissions process and to try to keep you posted on developments here at Georgetown. For the most part, I will be checking in but we will also ask our students to contribute to let you know what law school is like through their eyes.

Classes started here on Tuesday and you can really feel the place come alive. Next week, I will be meeting with our Student Ambassadors, a group of first year volunteers who help me with admissions stuff and student life events. It's a great way for them to get involved and one of the favorite parts of my job.

This is the time of year when all of us are busy organizing our Fall travel schedule. Our plan is to be at the Law Forums and to visit many campuses throughout the country. Our schedule is posted at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/admissions/visits.html and I hope you will be able to come to these events so we can get the chance to meet you personally.

Which leads me to this final point: I suspect many of you think- or are sure- that law school admissions is all about GPA and LSAT and the rest doesn't matter. A couple of centuries ago when I applied to law school, I thought the same thing. Though that is our starting point, I can tell you, as someone who reads every file, the process is much more complicated, thorough and interesting than you think.

So, that's it for now. The weather has gotten beautiful here in Washington and we are looking forward to a new Supreme Court session, the start of the football season and the upcoming elections, in no particular order. For those of you taking the LSAT on September 30, very best of luck and we do hope to get the chance to say hello to you either here at Georgetown or on the road.

Andy Cornblatt
Dean of Admissions