Do I need to use American spellings when applying for US law schools?

[Bluelike]

Words like honour, offence, centre, etc. Should I use American spellings? Or is it okay to stick with the way I like as long as I keep it consistent throughout the entire application?

[BlockedQuebecois]

The most important thing when writing is to write for your audience. That means using terms and spelling conventions they are likely to use rather than ones you personally prefer. 

[Dood]

While I don’t think it would be the reason a school potentially rejects you, I would use the American spelling. 

I have a hard time doing this in reverse currently and just update my auto-correct settings in word or my browser to Canadian English to catch the typos.

[bigtruss]

I would write in American English if you can help it but it honestly shouldn't matter. I wrote all of my apps in British English and got accepted to a bunch of T14s last cycle, you'll be fine either way.

Edited January 26, 2022 by bigtruss

[Dood]

7 minutes ago, bigtruss said:

I would write in American English if you can help it but it honestly shouldn't matter. I wrote all of my apps in British English and got accepted to a bunch of T14s last cycle, you'll be fine either way.

Fellow Ravens fan checking in.

[bigtruss]

8 minutes ago, Dood said:

Fellow Ravens fan checking in.

Let's hope we can stay healthy next year 😂