The U.P. Law Aptitude Exam - November 22, 2009

UPDATE: CLICK THIS TO SEE THE UP LAE 2010 RESULTS

The University of the Philippines College of Law has announced the holding of the Law Aptitude Exam on November 22, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. Deadline of submission of forms, without fine, is on Friday, November 13.

Taking the LAE is one of my most memorable experience. Although I would like everyone to pass the LAE, the College will only admite about 200 students from the more than 3000 examinees who will take the LAE. Passing the LAE is the first step in entering the prestigious U.P. College of Law.

If you are taking the LAE and need help and/or advice, feel free to post a comment or send me an email at pinoygossipboy@gmail.com.  I have review materials which I can lend to you for photocopying. I can also give you tips on testmanship, etc pro bono. Just so you are aware, having relatively lower grades will not bar you from passing the LAE. I know a bunch of people who have magna and cum laude standing grades who failed the LAE and I also know a handful of students who had a GWA of 2.2 and below but passed the LAE and are doing great in laws chool.

As early as now, welcome to Malcolm Hall.

See pertinent information about the UP LAE and downloadble application forms after the jump!

The LAE is a requirement for admission to the U.P. College of Law. For school year 2010-2011, the LAE will be administered on Sunday, 22 November 2009, in U.P. Diliman, U.P. Cebu, U.P. Baguio, U.P. Davao and U.P. Visayas.

Admission to the U.P. College of Law is on a competitive basis and based solely on merit. The Admissions Committee shall base their decision on the applicant’s LAE Examination Grades and General Weighted Average (GWA) in the undergraduate course.             

The LAE consists of objective tests designed to measure certain abilities and skills necessary to succeed in the U.P. College of Law. The test subjects include Communication Skills, Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary, Critical Thinking, and Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning.

Who may take the examination?

Anyone planning to enter the U.P. College of Law who is a Filipino citizen and who has finished or is finishing at least a bachelor’s degree in the arts or sciences from a recognized college or university, is qualified to take the examination upon prior application, proper identification and registration.
 

An applicant seeking to register for the LAE must submit the following to the Office of the College Secretary, 1st Floor, U.P. College of Law, Malcolm Hall, Diliman, Quezon City not later than 13 November 2009 (without fine) or 20 November 2009 (with fine):

1. A duly accomplished REGISTRATION FORM.

2. Proof of payment of TESTING FEE. For early registrants, the testing fee is  P1,300.00; for late registrants, P1,700.00. Applicants with annual gross family income of P130,000.00 or less are exempted from payment of the testing fee (submit latest original or duly certified Income Tax Return or a BIR certification that the taxpayer is exempted from filing a Return). Postal Money order must be payable to the U.P. College of Law. Company and Personal checks are not accepted. The testing fee is non-refundable.

3. Proof of graduation or senior standing. For a holder of a bachelor’s degree, he or she must submit a OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (OTR). For a candidate for graduation of a bachelor’s degree, he or she must submit a CERTIFICATION from the Registrar of the school where the applicant is enrolled that he is a candidate for graduation for the current year and that he has completed at least 75% of the units required for his course together with a certified TRUE COPY OF GRADES AND GENERAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE in the first three years of college undergraduate work and attach a copy of the CURRICULUM. (N.B. For enrollment in the U.P. College of Law, a successful applicant must already be a baccalaureate degree holder.)

4. For applicants who are currently enrolled in another law school, a CERTIFICATION OF GOOD STANDING and OTR.

5. Three (3) passport size recent photos.

6. A self-addressed stamped envelope.

7. Other requirements as may be imposed by the Admissions Committee.
 

The following are grounds for disqualification/disapproval of an application or expulsion in case admitted: (a) Concealment or falsification of any material fact; (b) Serious misconduct resulting in disciplinary action (suspension/expulsion and at anytime of the proceeding) in any of the schools attended; (c) Disqualification for academic reasons in another law school, including probation status; (d) Conviction of an offense involving moral turpitude.

An applicant who qualifies for admission must enroll for the Academic Year 2010-2011, and will not be allowed to defer admission to another year, or to file an application for a leave of absence in the first semester of the AY 2010-2011.          

LAE Application Form 2010-2011( DOC Format )

UPDATE: CLICK THIS TO SEE THE UP LAE 2010 RESULTS