Assessment is two-thirds academic record and LSAT, one-third personal information. Multiple readers evaluate each file, and the personal profile is weighed heavily because it conveys what academic performance alone cannot.
There is no numerical index or cutoff. The school states plainly that “it is not possible to predict the probability of admission using numerical indices.”
Who it's forApplicants completing at least three full-time years of an approved undergraduate degree by the end of May in the year of entry.
Nearly all admitted students have completed four-year degrees. Assessed on academic record and LSAT alongside a holistically reviewed personal profile.
Who it's forApplicants with at least five full years of non-academic experience by September of the entry year — not necessarily consecutive.
Qualifying experience includes paid employment, caregiving, and raising children. The committee looks at your ability to organize your life and work, your reasoning and analytical skills, your engagement in intellectual inquiry, and your past experiences.
Less emphasis falls on academics where significant time has passed or where personal or socio-economic challenges affected academic progress. Applicants with fewer than two years of undergraduate study are weighted more heavily toward other evidence of capability.
Who it's forFirst Nations, Inuit, or Métis applicants who can substantiate membership, citizenship, or enrolment.
Identify as Indigenous in the OLSAS School Submissions section and submit substantiation documents through OLSAS. These are reviewed by U of T’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives — not by the Law Admissions Committee.
Personal statements should outline your interest in, identification with, and connection to your communities.
Who it's forBlack applicants in any category — general, mature, or Indigenous — may opt into this stream.
BSAP applicants meet the same academic and LSAT standards as everyone else. The personal profile is reviewed by members of the Jackman Law Black community — alumni, faculty, students, and staff.
The BSAP Essay should describe your strengths, accomplishments, vision for your legal education, your motivation for selecting the stream, and your connection to issues affecting Black communities or the practice of law.
The $115 university fee is waived for eligible Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, Protected Persons, and Convention Refugees who have received an LSAC fee waiver dated January 1, 2023 or later.
LSAC also offers LSAT test registration waivers, which entitle eligible candidates to one or two free sittings.
All information on this page is drawn from University of Toronto’s official admissions pages. Requirements and deadlines change — always confirm with the school before applying.