Application Components

The following is a brief summary of the information that is required to complete each section. Review instructions thoroughly as you are responsible for submitting correct and complete information. Instructions can be found in the help windows provided in most sections of the online application.

Title headers	The headers at the top of the screens contain three buttons – “Main” (includes information about the application process),”Submit” (allows you to review the information that you have entered, notes missing information and then is used to submit the completed application) and “Logout” (to be used any time you wish to log out of your application).
Personal information	This section collects your identifying information which is fundamental to the application process. You must provide your full legal name, date of birth, citizenship, and language information.
Address information	Home, mailing and email details are gathered in this section.
Questions	The law schools require answers to two questions concerning your previous academic experience.
Choices	Select the law school programs to which you are applying.
School submissions	Some of the schools require you to answer additional questions or to submit an essay. All of these requirements are found within OLSAS. It is important to note that there are limits to the length of your answers.
Sketch	This section collects detailed biographical information about you and your activities since secondary school, organized into seven different categories.
Referees	You may be required to ask individuals (aka “Referees”) to provide a reference on your behalf using the Confidential Reference Form. You must provide their names and addresses.
LSAT	Record your LSAT scores and/or test dates in this section.
Institutions attended	You will be required to enter information about the universities and/or colleges that you have attended or are currently attending.
Transcripts	If you have attended universities in Ontario, you must request your transcripts by completing this section. Since 1997, the OUAC has been processing transcripts “electronically” with the Ontario universities.
Info	The OLSAS Instruction Booklet is available for reference at this link. The booklet is also broken down into subsections for quicker access to specific information that you might want.
About OLSAS	This section contains a brief description of the OLSAS service and its governance.
Confidentiality	Information on the security of the OUAC website and the use of data collected by the OUAC is recorded here.
Applicant Responsibilities	Read this section for an overview of your responsibilities.
Contact Info	This section contains contact information and links to the Ontario law schools, as well as information on contacting OLSAS.