New Student Information

This page will be updated continuously throughout the spring semester and summer to bring the most up-to-date information about events, procedures, and other matters of importance to our incoming students for fall 2008. Please be sure to check back frequently for updates.

Second Seat Deposit Form

To reserve your seat in the fall 2008 entering class, please download our Second Seat Deposit Form and follow the instructions for completing and submitting it with your second seat deposit of $500.

2008 Housing Survey

If you would like to share housing with another Mason Law student in the fall, please fill out the housing survey online, print it, and mail or fax it to the admissions office. Completed surveys will be duplicated and sent to you to help you identify potential roommates. Details are on the survey form.   

Change of Address Update Form -- IMPORTANT!!

Help us get important information to you in a timely manner this summer by keeping us updated as your address and contact information changes. Fill out this form online, print it, and mail or fax it in as soon as there is any change to your information.

Recommended Reading for Summer 2008 

Print out a list of recommended reading for summer 2008.

Letter from the Dean of Career, Academic and Alumni Services

To learn more about CAAS, opportunities for practical experience and judicial clerkships, placement statistics, and recruiting, read an important letter from Associate Dean of Career, Academic and Alumni Services Victoria Huber.

Health Insurance Information

Health insurance is available through the university, and the information is updated periodically online.

Syllabi

Information about syllabi will be available online. Each syllabus will be posted when it is submitted by the professor of the course. Check back for links to the information

See The GMU Bookstore Website for textbook information for the current semester.

Computing and Email Information

View the current computing recommendations for new students. Any changes for 2008-09 will be added as they are made.

For information on how to activate and configure your GMU email account, see Activating Your GMU Email Account.

First Seat Deposit Form

To reserve your seat in the fall 2008 entering class, please download our First Seat Deposit Form and follow the instructions for completing and submitting it with your first seat deposit of $250.

Patriot Web

We have had many questions about Patriot Web. Each student receives an access number when admitted to facilitate dealings with the Financial Aid office. However, you are not eligible to access Patriot Web right away. Once all seat deposits are made and posted to accounts, the Law School Admissions Office will activate records in Patriot Web. At that point, each admitted student will be able to view financial information, biographical information, and eventually class schedules. Scholarship dollars will not be posted to accounts until late July.

Until the data is moved to Patriot Web in July, admitted students should call the Office of Financial Aid directly at 703-993-2353 regarding all financial aid questions.

Events of Importance

Open House for Admitted Applicants, April 5-6, 2008

(NOTE: This event is over - reference only)

Saturday, April 5

Join us for the Kick Off Reception
Meet current faculty, staff and students
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Hazel Hall, Levy Atrium

Optional Activities Before the Reception 

Around Town:

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Frogs! A Chorus of Colors at the National Geographic Museum

August Wilson's 20th Century: Gem of the Ocean at The Kennedy Center

Smithsonian Museums

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Tour the DC Monuments and Memorials

Arlington House—Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

Pentagon

Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia

At the Law School:

Questions?
Stop by the Information Table in the Levy Atrium
Noon to 5 p.m.

Tours of Arlington
Leaving from the front of Hazel Hall
2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
*Please preregister for tours by email to lawadmit@gmu.edu

Panel Discussion
"Life in Arlington: Life outside of law school, where to live, how to find roommates, and other burning questions"
4:00 p.m.

Semi-Final Rounds of the First-Year Moot Court Competition
Moot Court Rooms
Beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Buffet Breakfast
Meet the Dean and current students
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Hazel Hall, Levy Atrium

For Admitted Students:
Mock Lecture
9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Hazel Hall, Room 120

For Families and Significant Others:
Panel Discussion: "What to Expect From Your 1L"
Meet current faculty, staff and students
9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Hazel Hall, Room 121

Rotations for All Guests
9:50 a.m. to noon

• Student Panel Discussion
  "Life as a Mason Law Student"
  
• Alumni Panel Discussion
  "What to Expect Once You Graduate"
  
• CAAS Presentation
  "Career, Academic and Alumni Services at Mason"

You should be aware that the event will take place during the Cherry Blossom season in Washington. It's a great opportunity to visit the nation's capital at a most beautiful time of year. It is also a time to plan ahead for accommodations, if you will be staying in a hotel! There follows a listing of nine hotels with locations convenient to the law school.