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.
2. The applicant must accomplish the application form online. (http://ateneolaw.ateneo.edu/als/applicants/verifyapp.php)
3. He/she should pass the school’s entrance examination. For admission to the examination, the following must be submitted.

a.       photocopy of collegiate transcript or records showing compliance with eligibility requirements stated above. If graduation is not yet reflected, a certification of candidacy for graduation prior to entrance in the law course must be appended to transcript.

b.      3 copies of I.D. picture, size 2″ x 2″ with red background. This will be your I.D. picture when you become a student of ALS.

c.       payment of testing fee of PhP1,600.00.

4. He/she must submit two recommendations: one academic recommendation from the dean or faculty member of his/her school, and one recommendation from a reputable source.( http://ateneolaw.ateneo.edu/www/SiteFiles/File/recommendation.pdf)
5. For submission of requirements, please see the DATE printed on your confirmation page. (The confirmation page to be printed after the completion of application online).
6. Submit all requirements at the Dean’s Office, 3rd Floor Ateneo Professional School Building, #20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City, Philippines. Office hours are from Monday to Friday,1:00 – 7:00 p.m.

For more details regarding the requirements and application process, check http://law.ateneo.edu/?page_id=72.