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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Law School Applications Down 13%
It’s to the point now where sounding like a broken record is giving me déjà vu.
Yet again, law school applications are down. Over 13% this time. Yet again, we here at Blueprint LSAT Preparation are repeating the news. Yet again, I sit to write an LSAT blog article on the impact of these decreases.
By now, everyone reading this LSAT blog should be aware of the general trend; of the issues in the legal profession stemming from the education system; of the employment issues for grads. If not, please take the time to check out some of my old articles on law school debt.
So what does the continuing decline in law school application numbers mean for you, the prospective law student?
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Jun 13, 2013 - 6:48 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law, law school, law school admissions, law school applications, law student, LSAT, LSAT blog, scholarships
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Matt Shinners’s 2013 June LSAT Predictions
June LSAT predictions are tough. I’m trying to get as close as possible to the actual exam, but I’m a bit rusty. I don’t get to see the February LSAT, so this is the longest period without fresh data. Additionally, everyone taking this test is type-A and high strung; the smallest hint that it will be a hard test will send people running for the October exam.
So let’s start thinning the herd.
2013 June LSAT Prediction I: Logic Games
LSAT Logic Games in February were fairly straightforward, according to most reports. Don’t expect that to last.
After a section of relatively easy difficulty, expect this section to feature a hard game.
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Jun 5, 2013 - 6:02 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: february lsat, june lsat, logic games, logical reasoning, lsac, LSAT, lsat curve, LSAT logic games, lsat predictions, reading comprehension
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What to Do Tonight While the LSAC Website is Down
LSAC down! LSAC down!
Between 8 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. EST tonight, most of the relevant portions of the LSAC website will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance. So no sitting there, finger on the “Withdraw” button for the June LSAT. Which is a good thing since you shouldn’t be making that decision yet anyway.
So what should you be doing during this LSAC.org blackout? Several ideas come to mind:
1) Study. Duh.
2) Head over to CVS and get your picture taken. You need to have a passport-style photo with a blank background attached to your ticket on LSAT test day.
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May 29, 2013 - 6:35 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: june lsat, lsac, LSAT, lsat test, lsat test day
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Looking at the New Harvard Law School Admissions Program
Harvard Law School is launching a new program that will allow Harvard College juniors to send in law school applications early and hear a decision by the summer between their junior and senior years. Then, if admitted, they’ll have a two-year deferral during which they will gain work experience.
Interesting.
So what do I think? Generally, I think it will be a good thing.
First, after going straight from undergrad to law school myself, I strongly believe most students would benefit from a few years working before heading back to law school. That way, it isn’t a decision made to avoid the real world. Work experience is also invaluable in the search for employment.
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May 21, 2013 - 6:39 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: Harvard Law School, law school, law school admissions, law school application
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Tags: Harvard Law School, law school, law school admissions, law school application
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Law School Letter of Recommendation Writers are Wingmen
You’re at a bar and you have three options:
1) Go up to that cute guy/girl and tell them exactly how awesome you are.
2) Cry into your appletini because you’re too shy to approach a stranger (and if this applies to you, I assume you drink appletinis).
3) Send over a friend to talk you up.
No. 1 will result in you coming across as arrogant, and no. 2 will result in your appletini being watery and salty, neither of which will make it any better.
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May 16, 2013 - 6:51 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law school, law school admissions, law school letters of recommendation, letters of recommendation
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The Lowdown on LRAP: Magical Law School Debt Reliever?
Loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs) are magic wands that make debt disappear for students who are good-hearted enough to enter public service. Sure, you’re earning a quarter of what your classmates are making, but you’re making the world a better place, and karma repays you for that. With your loan repayment, you get a unicorn to ride to work and a lifetime’s supply of free candy canes. Oh, and you officially get to celebrate your half-birthday, which means more presents!
There are many students who enter law school every year with dreams of entering public service after they graduate. The salaries aren’t nearly as high as those in the private sector; your loans, however, will be. So how do most students expect to cover the gap?
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May 8, 2013 - 6:54 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: aba, big law, law firm, law school, law school advice, law school debt, paying for law school
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What Matt Shinners Would Do if He Were a Law School Dean
Big news from Blueprint LSAT Prep today: After nearly a decade of prepping kids for law school, we’re prepping for law school ourselves. Only we’re not attending one. No, dear LSAT blog readers, we’re forming one. And yours truly has been tapped as dean. Be it my pedigree, experience, or the way my profile will look on marketing materials, we’re planning to hit the ground running.
How will our law school be different? I’m glad you asked.
First, we’re going to get you some work experience. But not just in an area you pick. We’re implementing a rotation between different clinicals your first year. Much like law firms will have new/summer associates “try out” different practice groups before assigning them to one, we’re going to have you rotate between different areas of law in that first year of law school.
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Apr 30, 2013 - 6:23 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: blueprint, blueprint lsat, blueprint lsat prep, JD, law, law firm, law school, Lawyer, LSAT, LSAT blog, LSAT prep
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Law School Admissions Trend to Watch For: Lower Tuition
It was only a matter of time before a law school did it, and Arizona decided to be the trailblazer.
After years of falling application numbers, a law school finally cut its tuition.
Many law schools have frozen increases, and other have upped their scholarship offers, but no one has taken the step of lowering tuition — all in the face of far-above-inflation tuition raises over the past decade coupled with a decline in law school applicants.
At the University of Arizona, tuition will drop 11% in-state and 8% non-residents, bringing the tuition to $24,381 and $38,841, respectively. Completely reasonable.
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Apr 10, 2013 - 6:10 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law, law school, law school admissions, law school applicant, law school application, law school tuition, law student, pre-law
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3 Keys to an Effective Law School Letter of Continued Interest
It’s a magical time of year in law school admissions. Acceptance letters (and, sadly, rejection letters) are rolling in. Seat deposit deadlines loom. And soon-to-be law students are looking for apartments for the upcoming school year (because dorms are for undergrads).
And you’re still waiting to hear if you can get in off of the waitlist of your top choice.
You’re in good company. Very few people will run the table with acceptances (or rejections). And a waitlist means that you applied intelligently — you hit a law school that might be interested in you, but you’re on the cusp. You weren’t overqualified, yet you weren’t underqualified, either. You threaded the needle. Good for you.
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Apr 2, 2013 - 6:34 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law, law school, law school admissions, law students, letter of continued interest
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What Shrinking Class Sizes Mean For Law School Applicants
There are many ways law school admission deans are dealing with declining applicant numbers. Some find themselves weeping uncontrollably at MasterCard commercials. Others have turned to the bottle. And, finally, a few are deciding to decrease the number of admitted applicants.
The most recent of these is Loyola Chicago, following close behind Northwestern, it’s more prestigious neighbor. Both announced a 10% reduction in their incoming class sizes, citing the smaller law school applicant pool and the shifting legal market.
I, for one, applaud these law schools for taking the initiative. While I’m sure their motivations are less than magnanimous (after all, it’s a lot easier to maintain your medians when you’re admitting significantly fewer students), it is definitely a step in the right direction.
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Mar 25, 2013 - 6:30 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law school, law school admissions, law school applicant, law student, LSAT
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