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Category Archives: Law School
Law Schools in the News: Cooley Losing Its Cool
Here’s a fun tidbit to start your week off with.
Have you heard of The Thomas M. Cooley Law School? You should have, as they’re the second best law school in the country, according to The Thomas M. Cooley Law School. They do their own rankings, putting themselves above schools such as Stanford and Yale. This is quite different from where US News and World Report ranks them, which is right in the fourth (or “worst”) tier. To be fair, Cooley’s rankings count the important things that USNWR tends to ignore, such as number of chairs in the library and total square-footage. What good is a law school like Yale if there’s nowhere to sit?
What’s the point of all this?
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Jul 18, 2011 - 12:04 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: law school, News, us news rankings
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Tags: law school, News, us news rankings
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Is a 1L Law School Prep Class Worth It?
I’ll be heading off to law school in a few short months, and my mailbox certainly shows it. Over the last three months, I have received admissions responses from law schools (mostly acceptances, I am happy to report), followed by daily credit card offers, followed by a persistent bombardment of brochures from a company called Law Preview. I was happy to hear back from law schools, and as far as the credit card offers go, if a brotha’ is going to take out a $60,000 loan, he might as well earn some frequent flyer miles when he buys his top ramen and SpaghettiOs, am I right?
Apr 20, 2011 - 4:37 pm - By Todd
Tags: law school, law school admission
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Tags: law school, law school admission
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What Should I Look for in a Law School?
In writing this particular post, I’m going to assume a few things. Firstly, I’m going to assume that you’ll be choosing your law school based largely on ranking. After all, it’s what law firms care about and it’s what you should care about too. Secondly, I’m going to assume that you’ve narrowed your choices down to the three or four highest-ranked schools to which you’ve been accepted. Thirdly, I’m going to assume that you were awed that I was able to avoiding ending that last sentence with a preposition. Yes, grammar is cool.
With all those assumptions in place, we can now discuss what you should be looking for when you visit your prospective law schools.
Mar 30, 2011 - 4:26 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: law school
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Tags: law school
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Does the LSAT Matter in Law School?
March Madness is in full swing and I am reminded anew that there are few who enjoy sports metaphors more than I. I am also reminded how much I like the expression “in full swing.” With at least one of those facts in mind, I embark humbly upon this blog post expedition.
While studying for the LSAT, or considering the undertaking, you may find yourself wondering whether or not the test and the score you receive will have any significance past the law school admissions process. The answer, as you’ll find in law school, is that it depends. If you’re considering an application to Mensa, then yes, the LSAT may matter after you’re already going to law school. That’s assuming you manage to pull a score above the 95th percentile.
The Second Year of Law School: Smaller Books, Smaller Hernia Chance
If you’re a 1L right now, finals are probably about two months away. This means a couple things. Firstly, you’re probably lamenting the fact that you didn’t start outlining sooner. But who can blame you? We all know that no one starts outlining until after the finale of The Bachelor. Secondly, you’re no doubt wondering what you can expect when you return for your 2L year.
For one, your classes will be completely different. Gone will be the days of the school cramming a predetermined schedule down your unsuspecting throat. Believe it or not, you’ll actually get to take classes of your choosing. If you’re anything like me, those classes will not meet on Fridays and none will meet before noon.
Mar 16, 2011 - 10:57 am - By Alex Davis
Tags: 1L, 2L, featured, law school
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June: the Month of Weddings, Roses, and Really Late Law School Deadlines.
June: the month of weddings, roses, and really late law school deadlines.
We’ve told you time and again to get your applications in early. Most of you listened. However, some of the questions we’ve been getting recently have shown us that many of you, unfortunately, have not. A lot of people want to know which schools will accept a June LSAT score… for a Fall 2011 start. The answer isn’t a list of schools. The answer is that there are only a few instances in which you should care.
To get a better idea of why this is the case, let’s take a look at some schools and their deadlines. Because of the lag time between the LSAT and when scores come out (approximately three weeks) law school with deadlines around August will accept the June LSAT; those with a deadline of, say, March 1st will not.
Mar 11, 2011 - 10:17 am - By Matt Shinners
Tags: june law school deadlines, law school
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Tags: june law school deadlines, law school
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Waiting to Hear From Law Schools
Everyone you know is at least mildly perturbed with you right now. They’re tired of hearing about how “So-and-so already got into Law Schools ‘X,’ ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ and I haven’t even heard back from any of them yet!”
Unless you want to lose all those much-needed non-law school friends* before you even get to law school, you need to quit your bellyaching.
To help you on the road to temporarily ignoring the emptiness of your mailbox, we bring you an SEO-friendly list of things to do while waiting to hear from those bastar- . . . law schools:
Mar 10, 2011 - 10:40 am - By Alex Davis
Tags: law school, law school life, waiting for law school
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The LSAT pays off in law school, too. And other Thundercat lessons.
First things first: I just got a set of Thundercats DVDs and they are rocking my world even harder than DuckTales did. Aside from the seemingly unnecessary and sometimes annoying inclusion of Snarf, the series is an animated pièce de résistance. In addition to allowing me to recapture the action figure-playing glee of my childhood, those DVDs got me thinking.
When Lion-O (leader of the Thundercats for the uninitiated) sees a challenge, he doesn’t back down. Quite the opposite. He views the challenge as an opportunity to prove himself and triumph. When Snarf sees a challenge, he becomes a sniveling ball of fear and high-pitched snorting sounds. Aside from the fact that making such noises will probably get you ejected from a testing center, you want to be more Lion-O than Snarf when it comes to preparing for and taking the LSAT.
Mar 3, 2011 - 10:30 am - By Alex Davis
Tags: importance of the LSAT, law school, LSAT
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Tags: importance of the LSAT, law school, LSAT
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Getting in Shape for Law School
If you were a good little applicant, you ate all your vegetables, did your dishes, made your bed and got your law school applications finished as early as possible. If you weren’t a good little applicant, you needn’t read any further. This post isn’t for you. Go slip on the cone of shame and stare at the corner while you wait to hear back from law schools.
To those of you remaining (i.e. those who are currently cone-less), August is but a twinkle in your unsuspecting eye. Sure, you’ve gotten an acceptance letter or two (or perhaps more), but you probably haven’t even decided which law school you’re going to attend yet. And that’s fine . . . for now. But be forewarned, if you combine a nasty case of “last semester ever” senioritis with a summer on the beach, a false sense of security will sneak up on you like Chris Hansen on a would-be predator. So don’t be lulled into complacency by sweet tea and cookies. Follow these steps to get yourself ready for law school:
Feb 25, 2011 - 10:47 am - By Alex Davis
Tags: how to get ready for law school, law school, what you should do before law school
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Tags: how to get ready for law school, law school, what you should do before law school
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2011 Law School Application Timeline
Ah, that magical twilight period. The time when we don’t know whether you’re reading our blog to see what’s going on with this application season or to gear up for the next one. Good thing I’ve got you covered either way. Here’s a timeline for those of you finishing up your application season (lucky bastards) and those who still have a long road ahead (and that’s not even counting law school).
FEBRUARY
You’re in one of two boats: still applying, or getting ready for next year.
If you’re still applying, now is the time to get on it.
Feb 21, 2011 - 10:33 am - By Matt Shinners
Tags: applying to law school, law school, law school admissions, law school applications
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Tags: applying to law school, law school, law school admissions, law school applications
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