Campus Visit
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Complete Schedule of Information Sessions, Tours and Class Visits
Information Sessions are held on most Mondays and Fridays (Jan. 21- May 4). These sessions are led by an admissions representative and a current law student. Sessions address the admissions process, financing your legal education, locating housing, academic opportunities, and student life. These sessions are open to both prospective and admitted students. Depending on space availability, one guest of prospective/admitted studetns may attend the information session and or tour.
Student-led Tours are offered on most Mondays (9:30 am and 2pm), Wednesdays (1pm) and Fridays (9:30am and 2pm)
Class Visits are offered Monday–Friday from 1/23-4/19 with the exception of Spring Break (3/12-3/16). Please click the Complete Schedule link above to see the class visit options. Only prospective/admitted students may attend class visits (we can not accommodate guests for this option).
Waiting List Sessions are offered on most Mondays and Fridays (March 5- May 4) from 3:00-3:30pm. These sessions are open only to applicants currently on our waiting list and will discuss the waiting list process. Attendees may also participate in the 1pm Information Session and/or 2pm tour that precedes this session. The waiting list will not be discussed in the 1pm sessions so candidates with specific waiting list question should attend the 3pm session.
Due to space limitations for all activities and schedule updates, prospective/admitted students must RSVP in advance. Please RSVP to our Admissions Reception Desk (wcladmit@wcl.american.edu) with your name, LSAC ID (if available), mailing address, phone number, date you wish to visit, and for which activities.
If you will be in the Washington, DC area during a time when we do not offer a student-led tour, you are welcome to take a Self-Guided Tour. Printed copies are available at the Security Desk in the lobby or in the Office of Admissions in Suite 507.
To be fair to all applicants, we do not offer evaluative interviews. Our Committee on Admissions expects candidates to detail the
ir achievements, challenges, and academic abilities in their application materials.
Visitor Information
Information about traveling to Washington, D.C., hotel accommodations, shuttle bus transportation to WCL:
- Accommodations
- Driving directions to the Washington College of Law
- Map of the law school neighborhood
- Map of American University main campus
- Map showing the WCL Direct Shuttle stop at the Tenleytown-AU Metro Station. (The WCL Direct Shuttle runs Mondays-Fridays every 30 minutes between 8 am-12:30 am, with additional shuttles every 15 minutes between 8:00 am-Noon and 4:00 pm-8:00 pm during the fall and spring semesters)
Admissions Reception Desk, Suite 507
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Phone: 202-274-4101
Email: wcladmit@wcl.american.edu
Upper-level law students staff the reception desk and main phone line of the Office of Admissions. They are a great resource for prospective students and can answer questions about student life, class offerings, extra-curricular opportunities and studying law in Washington, DC.
Spring Semester Student Assistants:
Mike, third-year student, graduate of Cornell, from Niskayuna, NY
Sarira, third-year student, graduate of University of Northern Colorado, from Orange County, CA
Bethany, second-year student, graduate of UC-Berkeley, from Moreno Valley, CA
Chazmon, second-year student, graduate of University of Arkansas- Pine Bluff, from Dallas, TX
Jessica, second-year student, graduate of Lee College, from Cleveland, TN
Sean, second-year student, graduate of Syracuse University, from Verona, NJ
