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ONLINE APPLICATION STATUS NOTIFICATIONS

Within 24 hours of receiving your application,* we will email you with instructions to log in to your online status page. You will need to log in with your LSAC credentials. Until your current status indicates that your application is “Complete,” we cannot forward your application to the Admissions Committee for review. We will email you when the Admissions Committee has made a decision and update your online status.

*Please also check your email Spam folder for the email from lawadm@hawaii.edu.

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ReceivedWe have received your application. We sent you an application acknowledgment email with a link to your online status page. Please give us several weekdays to process your application and update your current status to “Complete” or “Incomplete.”
IncompleteYour application is incomplete. Please check the requirements list below or on your online status page to determine which items are missing.
CompleteYour application is complete and will be (or has been) forwarded to the Admissions Committee. This status may not change for several weeks as your application is being queued for review or is actively being reviewed.
Hold for Future LSAT or GRE ScoreYour application is complete, but you have asked us to wait until we receive a future LSAT/GRE score to review your file. We will not review the application until the score is received from LSAC/ETS. If you change your mind, please email lawadm@hawaii.edu.
Withdrawn by ApplicantAt your request, we withdrew your application from consideration.
Incomplete & WithdrawnYou did not complete your application before the posted final deadline. The Law School may exclude from consideration any application that remains incomplete after the posted final deadline.
Admitted, Waitlist, DenyThe Admissions Committee made a decision about your application. Please check your email for a message from us. See Reapplying for more information.

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We will check off requirements on your online status page  as you meet them. Empty boxes indicate missing requirements.

Electronic ApplicationComplete the electronic application via LSAC.
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 Review your application in your LSAC account. If you previously attended another law school, you must: 1) email a detailed explanation of why you interrupted your studies to lawadm@hawaii.edu (if you did not include one with your application); 2) have your law school transcript sent to LSAC; and 3) have a letter of standing sent directly to our Law School.
Initial CAS Report from LSACLog into your LSAC account to find out why we have not received your initial CAS report. NOTE: Your CAS report must be complete before LSAC will forward it to us. Complete CAS reports include all bachelor’s level transcripts, at least one reportable LSAT score, and two or three letters of recommendation. See LSAC Credential Assembly Service.  If you are applying with a GRE score instead of an LSAT, we will request your CAS report from LSAC (all bachelor’s level transcripts, two or three letters of recommendation).

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