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Category Archives: Law School Admissions
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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Heed Caution When Scouring Law School Discussion Boards
Like most Blueprint LSAT Prep instructors, I did not originally sign up for the LSAT just for kicks or because I have a deep love of standardized testing. When I enrolled in my own Blueprint LSAT Prep class, I intended to apply to law school that fall.
In a turn of events that my students find appalling, I ended up getting a 178 LSAT score after taking a Blueprint LSAT Prep course — but decided not to apply to law school after all. But I’m not writing this post to brag about my LSAT score (or not primarily for that reason, anyway). Instead, having once been in your shoes, I want to discuss an ailment that afflicts some people who are applying to law school.
Let’s call it “forum frenzy.”
Perhaps you’ll recognize the symptoms.
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May 15, 2013 - 6:48 pm - By Laura Santoski
Tags: blueprint, blueprint lsat, blueprint lsat prep, law school, law school admissions, law school discussion, LSAT, LSAT logic games, lsat prep class, lsat score
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Your Law School Application Checklist in 19 Simple(?) Steps
Today on the LSAT blog: a guest post by Law School Expert Ann Levine, the former director of admissions for two ABA-approved law schools and the author of The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert and The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers.
This law school application checklist is straight out of my new version of The Law School Admission Game, to be released in just a few weeks. References to chapters (below) are within the new book. I hope it’s helpful to those of you applying this fall for the Fall 2014 cycle (and beyond).
1. Register for CAS (Credential Assembly Service)
How?
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May 10, 2013 - 6:18 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: ann levine, law school, law school admissions, law school application, law school letters of recommendation, law school personal statement, Lawyer, lsac, LSAT, LSAT prep, lsat score
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Above the Law Unveils Inaugural Top 50 Law School Rankings
Legal blog Above the Law has always had the reputation of telling it like it is. Whether calling out weird law school teaching assistants or discrediting breakdowns of diverse law schools, Above the Law has thrived on being brutally honest.
That’s why it’s no surprise that Above the Law’s first foray into law school rankings follows the same approach.
Today, Above the Law unveiled its inaugural top 50 law school rankings. From the start, it’s clear what separates their law school rankings from others: An emphasis on job placement. The end of Above the Law’s introductory paragraph says it all: “The time has come for a law school ranking that relies on nothing but employment outcomes.” Read Entire Article…
May 1, 2013 - 6:34 pm - By Hank
Tags: law, law school, law school rankings, LSAT, lsat scores, us news and world report
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Here are the Winners in Our Ann Levine Books Giveaway
Another week, another giveaway.
Today on the LSAT blog we’re giving away five free books by Law School Expert Ann Levine — two copies of The Law School Admission Game and three copies of The Law School Decision Game. If you read this LSAT blog post about the law school admissions books giveaway, you already know that you could have entered in many ways, either on the Blueprint LSAT Prep Facebook page, the Blueprint LSAT blog Twitter page, the Blueprint LSAT Prep Google+ page, or through an LSAT blog comment.
Without further ado, here are the winners of the Ann Levine books:
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Apr 26, 2013 - 6:33 pm - By Hank
Tags: ann levine, blueprint, blueprint lsat, blueprint lsat prep, law school, law school admissions, LSAT, LSAT prep
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Tips to Beef Up Your Law School Résumé Over the Summer
Today’s guest LSAT blog post is from Anna Ivey, founder of Ivey Consulting.
Are you staring at your résumé and experiencing a mild sense of panic wondering how you’re going to beef it up between now and the time you submit your law school applications this fall?
You may be tempted to sign up for a flurry of impressive-sounding activities, but remember that quality matters a whole lot more than quantity. Law school admissions officers know what résumé-padding looks like. In fact, they have a finely tuned antenna for that sort of thing. Any activity where you list your main contribution as “member” — i.e. just showing up — isn’t going to count for much.
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Apr 24, 2013 - 6:31 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: anna ivey, law school, law school admissions, law school application, law school resume, LSAT, LSAT blog
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What to Write About in Your Law School Personal Statement
Today on the LSAT blog: a guest post by Law School Expert Ann Levine, the former director of admissions for two ABA-approved law schools and the author of The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert and The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers.
Your law school personal statement is your chance to be more than just your numbers, more than your transcripts. This is the substitute for meeting you face-to-face, this is your opportunity to share your best self, best experiences, and best stories. It’s your chance to be impressive. Feeling the pressure? You’re not alone. The most open ended part of your law school application presents the most questions:
What do law schools want to know? What are they looking for?
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Apr 12, 2013 - 10:11 am - By Contributing Writer
Tags: law, law school, law school application, law school personal statement, law student
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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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5 Things Prospective Law Students Don’t Do, But Should
Today’s guest LSAT blog post is by Shawdi Vara, a former Blueprint LSAT Prep student who is currently attending UC-Davis Law School.
Here are the top five things I learned about applying to law school. Specifically, here are five things prospective law students don’t do, but absolutely should (there is some overlap between each, but that’s to be expected):
#1 Thing Prospective Law Students Don’t Do, But Should: Spend more time thinking about the law schools you would actually go to
So many of us just blanket apply. Don’t do that. Really think about what type of law you wanna do.
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Apr 9, 2013 - 6:23 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: 1L, 3L, blueprint, blueprint lsat, blueprint lsat prep, law school admissions, law school application, law student, LSAT blog, LSAT prep
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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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