University of Akron

Acceptance rate: 59% (762 applicants)
Median LSAT: 154 (middle 50%: 151–157)
Median GPA: 3.51 (middle 50%: 3.22–3.76)
Tuition: $22,359 (per year)
Bar passage: 70.2% (-7.8 pts vs. state average)

OH · Public · East North Central

Deadlines

The personal statement may expand on your application or reveal a side of yourself not expressed on your application.

If there is anything else you would like to include with your application, you may do so in an addendum.

Apply early and treat March 31 (fall) and Nov. 15 (spring) as your deadlines. Akron says late files depend on space. There's no scholarship form, so an early, complete file is your scholarship application.
The personal statement is your only essay here, and the prompt is wide open. That makes it easy to write something generic. Akron says it weighs obstacles you've overcome, work experience and community service, so pick one story that shows the side of you your numbers can't.
If you're working, look hard at the part-time, blended online, spring and summer options. The class skews older on the part-time side (median age 28), so a nontraditional path is normal here. Say in your statement why the schedule you're choosing fits your life.
Letters aren't required, but Akron's tips page says a letter that is essentially personal carries little weight whoever writes it. One letter from a professor or supervisor who has graded or managed your work beats three from family friends.