UofT Law School Access Program (free LSAT prep)

About the LSAT

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized test designed specifically for admission to law schools. It may be written globally for use toward Canadian and USA law school admission. It is administered entirely by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), a nonprofit organization located in the USA. It is the LSAC, and not any law school, that creates, schedules, conducts and scores the LSAT.  Therefore, to understand the format and content of the test please go to the official LSAT website.

Free LSAT preparation open to everyone

1. Khan Academy Official LSAT Prep®
    Available daily, anyone may take the personalized, online Khan Academy Official LSAT Prep® program offered by LSAC.
   
   
2. Official LSAT Prep®
   Available daily, using a laptop/desktop, anyone may practice two past official tests using the Law Hub test platform provided by LSAC. 

The annual UofT Law School Access Program (LSAP)

1. The UofT Faculty of Law offers the LSAP, a free LSAT preparation program for certain high-potential undergraduate students and recent degree graduates. 
    
• The program is held once each summer, from early May to late August to prepare for LSAT tests that follow immediately in the autumn. Classes are held twice a week on weekdays. 
   
• All participants must commit to attend at least 95% of the lectures, attendance will be checked throughout the program. 

UofT LSAP Specifications 2025

Applications Open	February 1, 2025 Review the eligibility and application instructions on this webpage before applying
Application Deadline	March 31, 2025
Selection notification	April 30, 2024
Program Duration	Tentative: early May to mid-August 2025
Days	Tentative Mondays and Thursdays Where a holiday falls on a Monday, the class will be held the day after, on Tuesday Select Tuesdays and Wednesdays for special programming/exams Select weekend day for an exam
Times	Tentative Tutorials 5:00-6:00 pm Lectures 6:00-8:00 pm
Format	In-person program delivery
Fees	$0.  Free for participants
Class size	No more than 25

 UofT LSAP Features 

• Comprehensive preparation and training for writing the LSAT test in the autumn immediately following the LSAP
  • Taught by an experienced LSAT instructor
  • Includes all study materials and practice tests, and additional study group support
  • Program participants from low-income families will receive a waiver of LSAT test registration fee
    
  • We are grateful to LSAC and its Diversity Matters initiatives for the license to use Official LSAT past tests
     
• Law school admissions and financial aid information and support, including information about:
• The admissions process and the impact of your LSAT and GPA
• How to draft an effective personal statement; how to choose the right law school
• How to finance your legal education

• Exposure to law school and the legal profession
• Opportunities to hear from current law students and practicing lawyers
• We are grateful to law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP for its partnership and support

• Ongoing support and mentorship
• Optional mentoring with current law students
• Ongoing access to individual advice from law school admissions staff

UofT LSAP Success 

UofT LSAP Eligibility (must satisfy all of A-D)

[A]  LAW SCHOOL START DATE

• You are fully committed to writing the LSAT in Fall 2025 (September-November), for admission to start law school in Fall 2025.
   

[B]  EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• You are currently in the 3rd, 4th or final year of an undergraduate degree program at an accredited university/college
  or
• You graduated with a university/college degree in, or after 2023
   

[C]  ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

• Your cumulative average on all undergraduate courses completed to date, from all years of study is at least a mid-B (on your school's grading scale)
   

[D]  YOU SATISFY ONE THE FOLLOWING APPLICANT CATEGORIES (one of 1-4):

1. Your immediate FAMILY is a low-income family in Canada
   
   
• Your immigration status in Canada is one of: Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person or convention refugee.
   
• The criterion is the income-level of the family, not the individual. See Table 1 of the Federal Income Scales (Quebec only | rest of Canada) to determine if your family may be low-income.
   
• In order to be considered for the UofT LSAP you must also apply for, and obtain a LSAC Fee Waiver.
  We advise that you apply for the waiver immediately, ideally by March 15, 2024 since it can take 3 weeks for a complete waiver application to be processed. The fee waiver application will require the submission of financial documents for Canadians such as government student loan assessments and tax assessments of parents/guardians.
   
2.  You are an Indigenous person of Canada
   Persons with Indigenous heritage including First Nations, Inuit, Métis etc.
   Indigenous persons who are in low-income families must also apply for, and obtain a LSAC Fee Waiver (see #1 above). 
   
   
3. You are a graduate of the LAWS high school program
   LAWS graduates who are in low-income families must also apply for, and obtain a LSAC Fee Waiver (see #1 above). 
   
   
4. You are a current or former member of Black Future Lawyers (BFL)
   BFL members who are in low-income families must also apply for, and obtain a LSAC Fee Waiver (see #1 above). 
   

Instructions for Applying to UofT LSAP (complete all of A-D)

[A] SIGN UP FOR  A LSAC ACCOUNT 

• In order to be considered for UofT LSAP, everyone will need to obtain a LSAC account.
• If you do not have one, please obtain an account BEFORE you fill out the UofT LSAP application form, since the form will ask for your LSAC account number (L number).
   

[B] UofT LSAP APPLICATION DEADLINE

• The completed online LSAP application form and supporting documents must be received at the law school by March 31, 2025
   
• ALL applicants from low-income families (regardless of Indigeneity, affiliation with BFL or LAWS), must BOTH:
  
  
1. Apply for the LSAC Fee Waiver, immediately, ideally by March 15, 2025
   Candidates will have until April 1 to submit proof of receipt of the LSAC Fee Waiver. Do not delay with obtaining the fee waiver since it can take 3 weeks for a complete waiver application to be processed
   
   
2. Apply for LSAP by March 31, 2025
    

[C] SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

• After completing and submitting the online LSAP application form, submit SEPARATELY all requested documents to JD Admissions Office by email to admissions.law@utoronto.ca
• Unrequested documents such as references, letters of support, diplomas, certificates, coursework samples will be ignored.

1. Academic Transcripts
• One up-to-date transcript of grades from EACH and EVERY post-secondary institution you have attended
   
• Not Acceptable: Photos/images of transcript documents
• Not Acceptable: Documents sent by standard mail (Canada Post etc.)
   
• Acceptable: PDFs of unofficial transcripts taken from student record online portals
• Acceptable: PDFs of hardcopy transcripts
• Acceptable: Official transcripts emailed directly from the school's transcript office
  
  
• Transcript documents must include both the grades obtained for each course AND the overall grading scale (transcript legend) for your program of study.
• For unofficial transcripts from student portals, the grading scale is located in the academic course calendar (hardcopy or online). Provide the PDF of the grading scale, and not the URL of the website.
• On hardcopy official transcripts, both sets of information are provided, typically with grades on one side of the sheet, and the grading scale on the reverse side.
   
2. A current Resume in WORD or PDF format
    
3. A Personal Statement in WORD or PDF format
• In your own words, write a 500-word description of all of:
  - your interest in the law/becoming a lawyer
  - what makes you a strong candidate to obtain a legal education
  - a life-lesson that has impacted you personally  
  - if applicable, any obstacles (personal, financial, etc.) to achievement that you may have faced
   . 
4. Regardless of applicant category, ALL applicants in low-income families will also need to submit by April 1, 2025 proof of receipt of the LSAC Fee Waiver
   

[D] UofT LSAP APPLICATION FORM 

• The online 2025 form is expected to be available on February 1, 2025 at this web page.

Please contact the JD Admissions Office
email:  admissions.law@utoronto.ca