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Must be the Season of the Waitlist
It’s still winter, and that means plenty of people have already been admitted to law school. (Jerks). For those of us not touched by angels, this also means that declinations abound. (Please pass the tub of chicken). Then there’s that special third group of people in their own little circle of hell. The waitlisters.
This post, all of you waitlisted and in law school limbo, is for you.
What to do when you’re waitlisted for law school:
1. Read the instructions you’re given.
Some schools explicitly invite waitlisted applicants to send additional materials. If this is the case, you’ll want to submit a letter of continued interest, along with any updates you have.
Some schools may expressly ask you NOT to send additional information.
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Feb 17, 2012 - 10:30 am - By Jodi Triplett
Tags: law school, law school admissions, letters of recommendation, LSAT, LSAT prep
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University of Illinois Law School in Hot Water (Again)
Illinois is a troubled state. In July, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted of corruption for selling Barack Obama’s vacated senate seat. He will be the fourth Illinois governor in 35 years to go to prison. The fourth. And that doesn’t count the plethora of other politicians who brushed up against the law without being imprisoned.
So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise to an Illinois-jaded public that the University of Illinois Law School is dealing with its share of negative publicity, as well. The Chicago Tribune reports that the school is conducting an internal investigation into whether the school inflated LSAT test scores and GPA’s under Dean Paul Pless.
If this sounds familiar to you, there’s good reason.
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Sep 16, 2011 - 4:46 pm - By Jodi Triplett
Tags: law school, law school news, LSAT, lsat news, lsat scores, us news rankings
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LSAT Scores: To Law School and Beyond
Do prospective employers care about your LSAT score? Career social networking site LinkedIn thinks they might.
Digital Trends reports that last month LinkedIn added a service targeted for students to enhance their member profiles. These include places for students to list any organizations to which they belong, coursework, honors and awards, and (cue the dramatic pause) standardized test scores.
I get that students don’t have much work experience to put on their résumé beyond “Starbucks Barista” or “Manager of Customer Service Relations at Hot Dog on a Stick,” so additional information can be extremely useful. However, do prospective employers really care about your LSAT score? Doesn’t the importance of your LSAT fade away after law school admissions?
For the most part, no and yes.
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Sep 6, 2011 - 4:41 pm - By Jodi Triplett
Tags: LSAT, lsat in real life, lsat score, lsat scores, most strongly supported
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Villanova Scandal Shows LSAT Scores Matter to Schools, Too
There’s a lot of buzz going on right now about Villanova’s Law School. Diverse Education reports that “Villanova’s average LSAT scores were padded by two to three points between 2005 and 2009…The median GPA was raised by up to 0.16 points.”
While the law school didn’t lose its ABA accreditation, it certainly could have. Instead, the bar association issued a public censure that the law school must display on its web site for two years. Not exactly great for the law school’s image.
As a student you’re probably interested in a high LSAT score to get into the best law school possible. But why would a law school care enough about its average LSAT scores to lie about it and run the risk of losing its accreditation?
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Aug 26, 2011 - 1:23 pm - By Jodi Triplett
Tags: law school, law school rankings, LSAT, lsat scores, most strongly supported, us news rankings
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Le Tour de France of LSAT Studying
The Tour de France officially ended this week. Comprised of three grueling weeks over varied terrain including the French Alps and Pyrenees, it is the most prestigious bicycle race in the world. You might be familiar with the tour from one Lance Armstrong, who won the tour a world-record seven times with only one testicle. Which is why he’s such a badass. (Also because he dated Sheryl Crow).
Anyhoo.
I find watching the tour every year a riveting experience, and this time around was no different. From Dutch cyclist Hoogerland getting hurled into a barb wire fence to the first time stage win by America sprinter Tyler Ferrar, it was packed full of excitement.
So what does the Tour de France have to do with the LSAT, you might wonder?
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Jul 29, 2011 - 4:52 pm - By Jodi Triplett
Tags: lsat in real life, LSAT Study, lsat studying
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These Go to Eleven.
Every three years or so, we survey our spring classroom students for the Blueprint score increase study. We do this to make sure that we’re doing a good job of teaching our students. After all, if your students aren’t improving their performance on the LSAT during the course, then you’ve failed as an LSAT prep company.
In spring 2008, our average practice exam score increase was 10 points. We were a smaller company then, with classes throughout California and an outpost in New York City. Since then, we’ve been adding locations and this spring expanded into five new cities – Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Austin, and Phoenix (in addition to our extant California and New York classes).
The big question became: was it possible to become a national company and still maintain our massive score increase of 10 points? So many companies grow and lose all quality control. (You know what I mean, Starbucks – you actually served good coffee, once upon a time).
So what are the results?
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Jul 14, 2011 - 3:40 pm - By Jodi Triplett
Tags: blueprint, blueprint lsat prep, LSAT
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Why You Should Take a Prep Course, and Also Shop at Ikea
This weekend I moved. In the past, I moved perhaps twice a year for roughly five years in my twenties and had it down to a science. One U-haul, some hastily packed boxes that eventually gave way to drawers emptied into garbage bags, and voila! I was done.
Then I moved from a condo where I have been residing for approximately seven years. Using inductive reasoning, I thought the condo move would be the same as the numerous apartment moves I had experienced in my (relative) youth. Right? Wrong. Three days, one very sore back, and two workers who weren’t amused that an 8 hour work day stretched into 12 hours later, I learned my lesson.
Where is the LSAT in all this, you may wonder. Don’t worry; it’s tied to the lesson. Here’s the deal.
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Jul 1, 2011 - 2:43 pm - By Jodi Triplett
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Logical Reasonings/Birther Edition / 4.27.11
A) The Obama birth certificate controversy explained. Yep, it’s as lame as you’d think it would be. CNN. B) Trump unable to produce certificate proving he’s not a festering pile of shit. The Onion. C) Afterbirthers demand to see Obama’s … Read Entire Article…
Introducing Blueprint’s New LSAT Website
Hello everyone out there in LSAT land.
The folks over at Blueprint have an exciting announcement: the unveiling of their new and improved web site. Why should you care? First, any excuse to take a few minutes away from LSAT study is a good thing. Second, the site is much more attractive and easier to navigate. Third, there’s a fair amount of lime-colored accenting going on that should be explored.
So head on over and check it out!
Logical Reasonings / 3.29.11
A) Getting arrested for pot isn’t such a big deal when you’re in Texas. If you’re Willie Nelson that is…Daily Mail. B) Attention convicts. Don’t use the phone from jail to continue to commit crimes. CNN. C) Here’s an alum … Read Entire Article…