Ateneo Law School Exam: Application Process

]The Ateneo Law School entrance exam is usually held on Saturdays from the month of November to March. The schedule of your exam doesn’t have any effect on the exam results. The day you submit your requirements will determine the day that you will take the exam. The requirements are the following:

1. Applicant should be a graduate of Bachelor’s degree and should have earned 18 units of English, 6 units of Mathematics, 18 units of Social Science and 3 units of Rizal course. If you lack units in English, you’ll be asked to sign a waiver during enrollment stating that you are to take those units before you graduate from the J.D. program.

For those taking the UP LAE: Exam Tips

UP LAW APTITUDE EXAMINATION

The UP LAE is divided into seven parts which is expected to be finished in five hours. Each part is timed strictly and sometimes even unmanageable to be finished. Don’t worry if you don’t finish all questions just make sure to try your best to answer them all. Bring a watch since it might come in handy in taking note of the time.

For those taking the UP LAE: Registration Process

 UP COLLEGE OF LAW

The UP LAE exam will most likely be held on November in Malcolm Hall or Bocobo Hall(the law buildings of UP). Before being eligible to take the test, you are required to fill-up the given application form that can be downloaded online(http://law.upd.edu.ph/files/LAE%20Application%20Form%202014-2015.pdf) and comply with the necessary documents asked for. The complete list of requirements can be found below.

1. A duly accomplished REGISTRATION FORM. This can be downloaded online.
2. Proof of payment of TESTING FEE. For early registrants, the testing fee is  P1,500.00; for late registrants, P 2,000.00.

Before Taking the Law School Entrance Exam

There are many who dream of becoming lawyers someday. Yearly, there is always a big number of applicants for law schools. These applicants have to undergo and pass entrance examinations to be admitted in the law schools they desire. The UP Law Aptitude Examination and Ateneo Law School Entrance Examination are among two of the most challenging and competitive of these entrance examinations since there are only a few slots(around 200 to 300) open yearly.

And since many of you are currently anxious on how to deal with these two exams, I will share some tips from observations, stories, and some personal experiences that might help you find your best personal plan of action to conquer such exams.