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Category Archives: Law School Admissions
Fewer LSAT Takers = Less Competition
The number of LSAT test takers is at its lowest in years. You’ve probably already read what the New York Times thinks this means for lower-tier law schools. You may read that article and think that the legal profession in America is dead. You may see gloom, doom, and any number of other cold pricklies. Well, here’s a warm fuzzy: your competition pool just got smaller.
In other words, if you are among those who still have a strong desire to enter the legal profession, and thus also go to law school, the ball is now more than ever in your court. And your incentive to be a stellar LSAT test taker is thus also greater.
As many of us know, the LSAT comprises a large chunk of the U.S. News and World Report rankings. Schools, for better or worse, care a lot about these rankings. The better your LSAT test score, the more desirable an applicant you become. Read Entire Article…
Mar 26, 2012 - 2:36 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: law school, Lawyering, LSAT, New York Times, U.S. News & World Report
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The Wait Begins for Law School Applicants with February LSAT Scores
So LSAC finally pulled the trigger and released February LSAT scores a day before they were expected to come out. Another curve ball, as LSAT test takers have become accustomed to LSAT scores being released several days early. Those folks in Newtown, PA, sure like to keep us guessing.
Some of you are understandably elated at your LSAT score. Some of you are understandably upset.
Some of you are way ahead of the game and already have an LSAT score for the upcoming law school application season (this article isn’t for you). Some of you are a little behind and are relying on this LSAT score to update your law school applications for next fall (this article is for you).
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Mar 7, 2012 - 12:51 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: february 2012 lsat, february lsat, law school, law school admissions, law school application, lsac, LSAT, lsat scores, lsat test
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What to Do When the Law School Offers Start Coming In
The February LSAT has come and gone. Now it’s time to talk law school. More specifically, law school admissions. Even more specifically, law school admissions offers.
Let’s assume all your law school applications are complete (and if they’re not, stop reading and go take care of that, pronto). You’ve no doubt wondered to yourself (or possibly aloud to strangers) whether you’ll get into a top tier school. You’ve probably worried about what your recommenders put in their letters. The possibilities for anxiety are endless.
I’m going to attempt to soothe your worry-addled mind. How you ask? By telling you not to worry. It won’t do you any good at this point anyway. There is nothing more you can or should do at this point (except perhaps pick up a hobby to take your mind off of things).
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Feb 23, 2012 - 6:55 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: law school, law school admissions, law school applications, law school offers
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6 Things You Can Do Now if Applying to Law School Next Year
Really? You’re already prepping for your law school applications for the 2013 school year? You realize some of your law school brethren are still getting out applications for 2012, right?
There’s a name for someone like you: Gunner. But you don’t care, because those people are just jealous, right?
Kidding aside, starting your law school application process this early is a great decision. While you won’t have a looming deadline to get you to finish that Personal Statement (which is something that motivates me like no other), you will have plenty of time to finish everything you need.
What are those things? What can you start now?
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Feb 21, 2012 - 6:56 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: applying to law school, june lsat, law school, law school admissions, lsac, LSAT, personal statement
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Weighing Options in the December LSAT Score Aftermath
Well, December LSAT scores are released. You’re either sleeping off the most delightful or most painful hangover of your undergrad career. If you’re in the latter camp, it’s time for some tough decisions.
The December LSAT score isn’t necessarily the last chance for those of you who want to start in Fall 2012; after all, there’s still February. However, as law school admissions are done on a rolling basis, applying essentially in March puts you at a huge disadvantage. Add on top of that a deadline for most schools in February, and you have yourself a tipping point in the next few days.
The big decision you’ll have to face is to postpone, or not to postpone.
Each have positives and negatives, so let’s look at each one.
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Jan 5, 2012 - 6:43 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: december lsat, law school admissions, LSAT, lsat score
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Last-Minute Tips While Awaiting Your December LSAT Score
December LSAT scores are going to be out… NOW. No, wait… NOW! Not yet? Crap. Now? No? Well, hopefully they’ll be out sometime today. Although they’re not scheduled to come out until Friday, so you might be doing even more waiting. So instead of sitting at your computer refreshing your email every eight seconds like a madman, you could be doing something productive. Such as…
Double Checking all Application Elements – Ideally, you want to apply as soon as you get your LSAT score back (fingers crossed for today!). To do that, you have to make sure you have every element of your application in to LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service. Double check that they’re all there! Today! All of your grades, your personal statement (or personal statements if you’re using different versions), letters of rec., etc.
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Jan 4, 2012 - 12:18 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: december lsat, law school admissions, LSAT, lsat scores
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What Happens Now if You Applied to Law School Early
For those of you who applied regular decision, I’d skip today’s blog post. You’re either going to get jealous of the Early Action/Decision people I’m talking to today, or you’re going to enjoy it on a schaudenfreude level that will only result in later feelings of guilt (don’t worry, law school will cure you of that).
To everyone who applied EA/ED, you should know shortly whether you’re in or you’re, well, not quite out yet.
ACCEPTANCE
Congratulations! If you applied through a binding ED program, your future is all set. Get your seat deposit in, send in your transcript after graduation, but mostly just enjoy the rest of your senior year on a completely non-scholastic level.
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Dec 13, 2011 - 6:55 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law school, law school admissions, law school early admissions, LSAT
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Gambling With a December LSAT Score in Law School Admissions
If you’re looking to start law school in 2012, I hope you took the December LSAT this past weekend. Well, I really hope you took it a while ago, applied before Thanksgiving, and have already heard back from your dream school. But if not, you hopefully now have a new score on the way.
If that’s the case, there are two courses of action you can take:
1) The Risk-Averse Method
You’ve got a few weeks to get your materials together. Hopefully, your law school letters of recommendation are already in, as professors who are slow normally are like molasses rolling uphill on a cold day during the holidays (Can I pull off Southern charm? That simile suggests that no, no I can’t). Ditto with the transcripts.
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Dec 6, 2011 - 6:20 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: december lsat, law school admissions, letters of recommendation, LSAT, lsat score
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Thanksgiving Break: The Peak of Law School Applications
Thanksgiving really needs a schtick.
Christmas has presents. And Jesus. Easter has an egg hunt. And Jesus. Halloween has trick or treating. Not so much Jesus with that one.
What does Thanksgiving have? Turkey, football and a parade. But so does pretty much every other holiday (maybe switch football for another seasonal sport).
What do I have to fill the gap and make Thanksgiving a holiday as widely revered as its more famous brethren? Well, nothing good. So let’s finish up those law school applications until I come up with something better for next year!
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Nov 22, 2011 - 6:47 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: law school, law school admissions, law school applications, letters of recommendation, LSAT
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Going to Miss Your Early Decision Deadline? No Sweat
For many schools, tomorrow, November 15, is the early decision deadline. Some of you are overachievers who already got your apps in. This article isn’t for you. And, by the way, why are you still obsessing over law school websites? Take a few weeks off before re-obsessing over when your decisions will arrive.
IF YOU CAN STILL MAKE THE DEADLINE, READ HERE
For those of you who are still considering early decision — why are you reading this? Get out there and finish those applications!
At this point, you need to have your letters of recommendations, transcripts and LSAT scores in. If you don’t have those three things, kiss that ED application goodbye.
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Nov 14, 2011 - 6:56 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: early decision, law school, law school admissions, LSAT, lsat scores
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