About the Program
Emory Law's Early Decision program is a binding decision program designed for applicants who are confident that Emory is their first choice and who are committed to enroll at Emory Law if admitted under this admission option. Those admitted through Early Decision will receive a minimum merit scholarship of $50,000 per academic year at Emory Law. Although merit-based scholarships may be awarded at the time of admission, the Early Decision program is not recommended for those who need to know their full financial aid package before paying a deposit.
Applicants who apply through the Early Decision program agree to abide by the following:
- An early decision applicant must enroll at Emory Law if accepted under this program.
- An early decision applicant may apply for admission to other law schools, but once admitted to Emory Law through this program, he or she must withdraw all other law school applications and may not apply to any other law schools.
- An early decision applicant may not apply for another binding early decision program at another law school.
- Candidates admitted under the Early Decision program may not defer admission.
- Candidates must submit a nonrefundable deposit of $500 within 14 calendar days of admission.
Emory Law reserves the right to provide other law schools with the names of applicants admitted under the Early Decision program. Early Decision applicants who are not admitted through the Early Decision program but are transferred to the regular applicant pool can keep admission applications to other law schools open and initiate new applications. These Early Decision applicants are not bound to enroll at Emory Law if offered admission later in the admissions cycle as part of the Regular Decision process.
Please contact the Office of Admission and Scholarships with any questions.