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New York LSAT Prep Students Should Check Out May Day
Guys, it’s a beautiful day in Gotham – it’s May Day! Why should you New York LSAT students care about a pagan holiday celebrating the arrival of spring and the goddess of flowers? Well, maybe you shouldn’t. But today is also Law Day! It’s the day we’re supposed to stop and think about how important the law is. And should you New York LSAT students care about that? Nah, you’re only going to be becoming lawyers. But today is also Loyalty Day, when you’re supposed to think about how you’re loyal to the United States. And should you… ah, never mind. The point is that there’s a ton of holidays happening today. You can pick your own flavor, but the observance probably most associated with May Day, at least for young educated pre-law types, is International Workers’ Day.
Well, that’s certainly something for you New York LSAT students to take part in, right?
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May 1, 2012 - 6:34 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: law school, LSAT, LSAT prep, new york lsat, new york lsat prep, pre-law
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How to Have the Best Luck in Your LSAT Prep
The next administration of the LSAT is on Monday, June 11. Blueprint classes for the June LSAT are starting soon (one this weekend, three next weekend, and most of the rest the following weekend). Saint Patrick’s Day, that celebration of Irish culture that somehow becomes a reason for everyone else to get wasted too, is tomorrow, March 17. What do these three things have to do with each other? They mean you should go out and have a good time. Party. Go wild, if that’s your thing. Just not a three-month bender; despite what some may tell you, that isn’t the path to LSAT success.
Your mind will soon spin with diagramming techniques, making deductions in logic games, identifying sufficient and necessary conditions, and lots of other LSAT-related stuff. For now, don’t worry about that. Occupy your mind instead with getting a drink for that attractive so-and-so across the room.
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Mar 16, 2012 - 6:08 pm - By Aaron Cohn
Tags: june lsat, law schools, LSAT, LSAT advice, LSAT prep, lsat score
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A Few Days Left to Cancel Your February LSAT Score
The February 2012 LSAT has gone the way of the dodo, never to be seen again. If you took it, congratulations. You should have a score coming to your inbox by March 7 (which really seems like a cruelly long time to wait). But what if you think that said score is going to be terrible? What if Saturday’s test was less of a fun run and more of a death march? Well, LSAC actually gives you the option of canceling your score.
First, the logistics. To cancel your score, LSAC has to receive a written request within six calendar days. So you wouldn’t want to just send it in a regular ol’ letter – you should either fax or overnight it to them. If you do choose to cancel your score then LSAC won’t grade it, and law schools will never know how you did on it (neither will you). What law schools will know, however, is that you took the test and then cancelled your score.
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Feb 14, 2012 - 6:12 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: cancel your lsat score, february 2012 lsat, february lsat, law schools, lsac, LSAT, LSAT advice, lsat score
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February 2012 LSAT Withdraw Deadline is Tomorrow
Ahhh, late withdrawal. The cause of many an unwanted pregnancy. Wait. Wrong blog. Was I supposed to take a left at Albuquerque? Anyway, moving right along…
Ahhh, late withdrawal. The cause of many a lost LSAT registration fee (there, that’s better). That’s right kids, your last chance to shirk February LSAT test day draws nigh (as in, tomorrow). But should you take it (your chance, that is)?
As with all matters law, it depends. As those of you who read the second paragraph may have noticed, late LSAT withdrawal means total forfeiture of your registration fee. So you have to be okay with throwing away that cash before you start asking yourself any other questions.
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Feb 9, 2012 - 6:47 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: february 2012 lsat, february lsat, LSAT, LSAT advice, LSAT preparation, lsat score, lsat test, withdrawing from the lsat
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Time to Hunker Down if it’s Your Third LSAT in Two Years
Are you ready for a slew of clichés? Good, because here they come.
It’s crunch time.
It’s the bottom of the ninth.
It’s the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.
This one’s for all the marbles.
The whole enchilada.
Hopefully you’ve gotten the point by now. What the crap am I talking about, though?
Well, for some folks out there, this is the last LSAT they’ll be able to take for a while.
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Jan 26, 2012 - 6:26 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: february lsat, lsac, LSAT, LSAT advice
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Six Things to Do After Taking the New York LSAT
There are some moments in your life that you’ll never forget. That first kiss. When she said, “Yes!” Flying over the Vegas Strip for the first time.
Then, there are some moments in your life that you’ll never remember. The one most relevant to all of you is immediately after taking your LSAT, New York students. The rush of adrenaline, the crushing weight of your future – all of these will lead you to go out and forget your troubles, Cheers-style.
Instead, here is a list of some post-LSAT New York activities that you will want to remember. Though you can (and should) still have a few drinks.
Post-New York LSAT Activity I: Shower
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Jan 24, 2012 - 7:01 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: LSAT, LSAT advice, new york lsat
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December LSAT: Bite the Bullet, or Cancel Your Score?
So the December 2011 LSAT is now squarely behind us. Hopefully it went stupendously. Some of you may have been taking the test for the first time, while others may have been retaking after a lackluster October performance. Either way, if you’re applying this cycle, you’ll want to apply as soon as your score is back, so letters of recommendation and personal statements should be going in to LSAC now. That way you can apply right in the middle of the application river that’s flowing into law schools.
But what if the test didn’t go well? Do you cancel? Because tomorrow is the deadline to do so.
If you cancel, you’ll never know your score, but neither will law schools. One cancellation doesn’t really look that bad, but multiple cancellations can make you look sort of flakey in the eyes of some schools. Also, if you cancel, you’d have to retake in February or later.
Dec 8, 2011 - 6:05 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: december lsat, law school admissions, LSAT, lsat cancellation
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At the Starting Gate of Your LSAT Class
Blueprint classes for the February LSAT are kicking off this week, and students across the U.S. are encountering the LSAT for the first time, the start of a relationship that over the next few months will blossom (hopefully) into a full blown, Hugh Grant-worthy love affair with the logic of the LSAT.
And while the February LSAT may seem distant and these first lessons straightforward and somewhat introductory, it’s of the utmost importance that you gain a solid understanding of these initial concepts. The methods in the class build upon themselves. These first few lessons provide the foundation for everything to come; not fully understanding validity or logical force will do more than interfere with your success on Must Be True questions, it will destroy your ability to spot a flawed argument, much less strengthen/weaken one, not to mention finding sufficient and necessary assumptions. Read Entire Article…
Dec 7, 2011 - 6:00 pm - By Nick Rey
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Five Things to Repeat to Yourself on LSAT Test Day
The December LSAT is in three short days. You probably want to panic, but don’t. This is exciting. You’ve prepared for weeks and weeks, and all that hard work is going to pay off. Keep reminding yourself of that, all the way until the test. And when you’re taking the test itself on Saturday, keep telling yourself these things to stay calm:
It’s Just Another Practice Exam – People tend to think that their LSAT will somehow be different. They think that since it’s the real LSAT exam, it will somehow be harder. But it won’t be. Sure, things change here and there, but for the most part it’s not going to be new or different. Remember: Everyone around you Saturday studied for the same thing.
The LSAT is Incredibly Interesting – This applies mostly to reading comp on the LSAT.
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Nov 30, 2011 - 6:20 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: december lsat, LSAT, LSAT advice, lsat score, lsat test
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Considering Withdrawing from or Postponing Your LSAT?
While some of you may be going through other withdrawals a few days after the LSAT (both alcohol withdrawal from the bender you’ve been on, and Adderall withdrawal because you just needed that extra boost), today we’re going to address the new withdrawal policy by the LSAC and how it applies to the test Saturday.
First off, the new policy allows you to withdraw up until midnight Friday. That means you better pull the trigger by 11:59:59 P.M. EST if you don’t want the law schools to know that you were registered for October. Withdrawing means that no law school will be any wiser.
Now, onto the meat of the article.
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Sep 28, 2011 - 5:35 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: cancelling lsat, LSAT advice, withdrawing from the lsat
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