There are three parts to submitting an application to the King Hall Outreach Program: the online application, the supporting documents applicants submit, and the letter of recommendation, which must be submitted by the letter’s author.
Online Application
The online application is hosted on a platform called Qualtrics. Applicants simply provide answers to the application questions as though they are completing a survey. The application takes time to complete, and applicants may wish to prepare their answers in advance. Applicants seeking a preview of application questions are advised to refer to this document.
Supporting Documents
In addition to completing the online application, applicants must also submit the following documents in PDF format. Applications will not be evaluated until all of these documents have been received. They should be sent to outreach@law.ucdavis.edu and attached to a SINGLE email with the subject line "KHOP Application Supporting Documents."
- Personal Statement
- Please discuss how your background, attributes, experiences, interests, or perspectives would enable you to make a distinctive contribution to the King Hall Outreach Program, law school, and the legal profession. Examples of matters to discuss may include any of the following: significant economic, familial, educational, cultural, physical or other hardships and challenges overcome, unusual life experiences, evidence of potential for leadership, demonstrated commitment to serving underrepresented communities, and reasons for your pursuit of a law degree. The document should be one to two double-spaced pages using twelve-point font and one-inch margins, and you must save it as a PDF file.
Please name your personal statement file: Last Name-First Name-Personal-Statement.pdf - Résumé
- The résumé should be one page and list your relevant educational, extracurricular, and professional experience and accomplishments.
Please name your résumé file: Last Name-First Name-Resume.pdf - Transcripts
- Please provide unofficial transcripts in PDF format from all postsecondary institutions you have attended or are attending (junior/community colleges, universities, etc). Your name must appear on all transcripts. If you are admitted to the program, official transcripts may be requested.
Please name your transcript files: Last Name-First Name-School Name-Transcript.pdf - Income Documents
- To demonstrate eligibility for KHOP, we require financial information. For the 2025 King Hall Outreach Program Winter Session, please provide the first two pages of your 2023 Federal Income Tax return in PDF format. If you were claimed as a dependent on another person's 2023 Federal Income Tax return (e.g., a parent or guardian), submit the first two pages of that income tax return as well. If you, or your parent/guardian, did not file taxes in 2023, submit the 2022 return. If neither your parent/guardian nor you filed taxes in the past two years, submit a copy of your financial aid award letter from the most recent academic year. Your name must appear on the financial aid award letter. If neither your parent/guardian nor you have filed taxes in the last two years and you have not received financial aid in the past two years, submit a brief explanation of how you have paid for your college education. Note: Do not send copies of your W-2 forms. Please redact (black out) all social security and tax-ID numbers on tax documents.
Please name your tax documents: Last Name-First Name-Tax Document.pdf
Letter of Recommendation
We require one letter of recommendation but will accept two. One letter of recommendation must come from a professor who taught you at the college or university level. If you submit a second letter, it can come from another professor or an employment, internship, or volunteer supervisor. Once you’ve identified the author of your letter of recommendation:
- Fill out and sign a waiver form and send it to your recommender.
- Share with your recommender that letters of recommendation should describe in detail your academic and personal qualifications and accomplishments.
- Instruct your recommender to send their letter and the waiver form in PDF format as attachments to an email addressed to outreach@law.ucdavis.edu.
Applicants may not submit letters of recommendation on their own behalf. They must be sent to us directly by their authors with the accompanying waiver form.