
{"id":559,"date":"2015-06-18T15:36:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T19:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=559"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:00:17","slug":"jd-first-year-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/admissions-aid\/jd-admissions\/jd-first-year-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Admitted JD Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to BU Law and congratulations on becoming a member of the Class of 2029\u2014the 157th class to graduate from the school. We look forward to preparing you for the excitement and demands you\u2019ll encounter throughout your career. Learning the law is a challenging and absorbing lifelong pursuit. Here, we\u2019ll guide you through a disciplined first-year curriculum that lays the foundation for your future professional success.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll learn to examine a problem from a variety of angles and begin to \u201cthink like a lawyer.\u201d You\u2019ll also develop the sophisticated research and communication skills necessary to remain apprised of changes in the law and to communicate with colleagues, clients, and judges clearly and persuasively. Finally, you\u2019ll acquire the theoretical and practical base that will help you develop confidence in your ability to practice and grow in your chosen profession.<\/p>\n<p>You will need the password provided in your admission folder to access some of the content below. If you have questions at any time, please contact the Admissions Office at <a href=\"tel:617-353-3100\">617-353-3100<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:bulawadm@bu.edu\">bulawadm@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/gateway.liaisoncas.com\/app-gateway\/#\/login\/517727\/11019\">Deposit Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc98RlNRDvCvOSLk7KeUouAMVrip_RZfgtoYcQaSBVX6SzKIQ\/viewform\">Update Your Address<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to BU Law and congratulations on becoming a member of the Class of 2029\u2014the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10500,"featured_media":0,"parent":135,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10500"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121118,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/559\/revisions\/121118"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}