A student's grade point performance during the first year composes the majority of the weighted score. The actual proportion will be announced in the spring. The remaining 20 percent of the new members will be chosen solely on the basis of performance in the writing competition. Transfer Student Competition During the Labor Day weekend, a writing competition is held for new transfer students. Only the written product and no grades are considered.
Further information is available at the beginning of the school year.
In late January or early February, the current editors conduct a competition for members interested in serving on the editorial board for the following year. The competition assesses primary editing, note editing, proofing, work-up editing and bluebooking skills. After the competition, each competing member is interviewed by the editorial board to assess his or her fitness for each position. Grades are not a factor in the competition process. In deliberation, along with competition scores and response to interview questions, editors will consider work completed for the Law Review by accumulating and reviewing evaluations of work by editors.