Admissions - Visit NESL - New England School of Law

Visiting New England School of Law

We are delighted that you are interested in learning more about New England School of Law. We feel the best way to learn about a law school is to visit it! If you will be in the Boston area, we encourage you to stop by to give yourself an opportunity to see what life is like here at New England.

Guided Tours

Guided tours of New England School of Law are offered on an individual basis and are led by either a student ambassador or an admissions representative.

Tours are available on the following days at the specified times:

Monday	9:00 - 10:00 am; 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 - 10:00 am; 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 - 10:00 am; 1:00 - 3:00 pm; 4:00 - 6:00
Thursday	9:00 - 10:00 am; 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Friday	9:00 - 10:00 am; 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Tours are also available on some weekends or evenings when student ambassadors are available.

Advance notice of at least ONE WEEK is requested to schedule a date and time for a tour. Without an appointment, we cannot guarantee a tour guide will be able to assist you. Please note that self-guided tours are always available.

To maintain a quiet environment for students during finals, we do not schedule any tours between April 24, 2008 - May 17, 2008. Thank you for your understanding.

To schedule a guided tour, please:

Sign up for a guided tour online.
Contact the Admissions Office at 617-422-7210 (admit@admin.nesl.edu), or

Self-Guided Tours

If we are unable to accommodate your request for a guided tour or if you happen to stop by the law school without an appointment, you may take a self-guided tour of the building. Simply sign in with the security guard in the lobby of our 154 Stuart Street building and pick up our self-guided tour manual at the circulation desk in the law library.

Self-guided tours of the law school are allowed:

Monday-Friday	9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday	10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday	11:00 am - 9:00 pm

If you would like to take a self-guided tour of New England School of Law, all the information and direction you need is located here:

Self Guided Tour (pdf)

Feel free to print it and bring it with you.

Please Note: We suggest that you contact our office to confirm the law school will be open before you come. Hours change slightly during holidays and summer vacation.

Class Visits

A class visit to a first-year class can be arranged whether you are taking a guided or self-guided tour of the law school. Most first-year day division classes take place in the morning or early afternoon Monday - Friday. First-year evening division classes take place Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Classes usually meet for 50 or 70 minutes. To avoid disruption, we ask visitors to remain until the end of class.

Class visits will be available on the following dates:

2007 Fall Semester	Monday, September 10 – Wednesday, November 20
2008 Spring Semester	Monday, January 14 – Friday, April 11

Please note: These dates are subject to change with inclement weather, school holidays, and school vacation. Advance notice is REQUIRED to sit-in on a class. Professors have requested advance notice due to the possibility of in-class quizzes, review days, or class cancellations.

To schedule a class visit, please:

Contact the Admissions Office at 617-422-7210 (admit@admin.nesl.edu) or
Sign up online.

Information Sessions

New England School of Law is now offering information sessions designed for individuals interested in applying to the law school. The sessions review application requirements, the process of applying, and include a panel of current students to provide information about New England School of Law, a class visit (optional), and a tour (optional).

Each session has the same format (see below) and lasts one hour and fifteen minutes, not including tour and/or class visit.

Information Session Format
5:15 – 6:00 pm	Early Bird Tour of the law school (optional)
6:00 – 6:45 pm	The Admissions Process & Requirements presented by an admissions representative
6:45 – 7:15 pm	Learning about New England School of Law: Q & A session with current student and admissions representatives
7:15 – 8:00 pm*	Tour of the law school (optional)
or
7:25 – 8:40 pm*	Class visit (classes listed under Schedule)
	*for those attendees who would like to have a tour of the law school, but are not able to make the early bird tour and would like to attend the class, we will have self-guided tours available at the session.

Please check back in the fall 2008 for our next sessions

Interviews

New England School of Law does not grant interviews to prospective students or applicants. Although the law school does not interview candidates for admission, applicants are encouraged to visit the school, tour the facilities, attend classes, and talk with students and staff.

Area Accomodations

If you are looking for a place to stay in the Boston area, please see our area accomodations page for the nearest hotels to the New England School of Law.