George Mason University

VA · Public · South Atlantic

Acceptance rate: 16% (2,792 applicants)
Median LSAT: 169 (middle 50%: 162–171)
Median GPA: 3.93 (middle 50%: 3.55–3.98)
Tuition: $40,978 (per year, nonresident)
Bar passage: 86.3% (+3.0 pts vs. state average)

Deadlines

Priority / Regular: March 1, 2027
Priority / Regular: April 30, 2027

Essays

Personal statement (2 pages, double-spaced)

The application requires submission of a personal statement not to exceed two pages, double-spaced. This is the opportunity for the applicant to provide the Admissions Committee with insights into himself/herself as an individual, over and above what is reflected in the other parts of the application.

Mason Statement (2 pages, double-spaced)

The application requires submission of an additional statement not to exceed two pages, double-spaced, that discusses the applicant’s particular interest in Scalia Law.

Editor's notes

If Scalia is your first choice, look hard at early decision. The school says it treats an ED application as a positive in your file, and you'll hear by Feb. 5. It's binding, and your test has to be done by November, so plan backward from that.
Admissions are rolling from Sept. 17, and the priority date is March 1 with the application complete by March 4. April 30 is a real deadline, but waiting that long means competing for whatever seats and scholarship money are left.
Follow the help rules to the letter. Scalia Law prohibits generative AI, and its instructions say that aside from basic proofreading, no one else may assist in creating the personal statement. Write every draft yourself and keep them.
Plan the two essays as a pair. The personal statement is about you; the Mason Statement is about you at this school. If both open with the same story, you've wasted two pages.