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Technology, ADD, and the LSAT
If you are reading this blog, then there’s a pretty good chance that you hope to get a great score on the October LSAT. Summer classes are right around the corner, and you are cautiously optimistic because you have heard that the LSAT is hard. Like really hard. The truth is that the LSAT tests a very learnable set of skills, and will not seem as intimidating once you dive into the proper study methods and you learn to think the right way about the exam. The LSAT will test your ability to pick apart logical structure, make deductions, and at times will require you to organize large chunks of information. Make no mistake, this is going to take quite a bit of concentration and focus, which brings me to the point of this post.
Jun 17, 2010 - 12:01 pm - By Todd
Tags: Current Events, LSAT, Miscellaneous, News, Student, Studying
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Tags: Current Events, LSAT, Miscellaneous, News, Student, Studying
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Justice is Blind, but Apparently it Would Prefer not to Be
The National Federation of the Blind has filed complaints with the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, in which it requests investigations of nine law schools (among them the University of Chicago and Washington and Lee University) for violating the civil rights of the blind.
The gist of their complaint centers around the use of LSAC.com as the primary tool with which to apply to law school. Because LSAC is not blind-accessible, they argue, blind people are being impeded from pursuing their goals of getting into law school.
May 28, 2010 - 1:58 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: Current Events, law school, legal, News
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Tags: Current Events, law school, legal, News
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Down with Starvation, Except When it’s US News
Our long national nightmare may soon be over.
The National Law Journal reported on Monday that SALT (not just a garden-variety spice, or a Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty, or an anagram of LSAT, but the Society of American Law Teachers) has recommended that law schools stop submitting LSAT information of incoming students to US News and World Report magazine (in a sense, “starving” the US News of information).
NYC LSAT Seminar this Wednesday
Time for some shameless self-promotion! For all you New Yorkers thinking about taking the LSAT, Blueprint will be having a free LSAT seminar on Wednesday, hosted by myself. We’ll be discussing everything having to do with the LSAT, including scoring, strategies, timelines, and the test’s importance in the law school admissions process (spoiler: it’s important). This is also your chance to meet a real live Blueprint LSAT instructor in all of his chiseled-good-looks glory. I’ve been teaching this godforsaken test for quite some time now, so I can answer any questions you might have. As an added bonus, everyone who shows up will be eligible for some sweet, sweet LSAT course discounts.
An Update from the Land outside LSAT Study
We’re just over two and a half weeks from the June LSAT. This signifies a number of things, but most important is that you are probably in a blind panic and have not seen the sunlight in well over three days.
When last you visited the wide world of outside, Tiger Woods was still making headlines for bedding over 100 women out of wedlock. The NBA Playoffs were going on. You still had vestiges of sanity.
A lot has happened since then. Tiger’s been pushed aside to an extent, in favor of Lindsay Lohan going to jail. The NBA Playoffs are still going on. You are currently chewing on your hair and mumbling about contrapositives.
May 20, 2010 - 1:39 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: Current Events, LSAT, Miscellaneous, News, Social
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Imminent LSAT Deadlines for the June LSAT
So tomorrow is a big day for a lot of reasons.
First, I’m going bowling, and will make every attempt to break my high score of 117.
Second, it’s Friday, which means I’ll be just a day away from not having to wear pants for two whole days.
But perhaps most important, tomorrow also marks a number of deadlines for June LSAT takers.
If you want to register late for the LSAT, want to cancel your LSAT with a partial refund, or want to change the date or test center for when/where you’ll take the LSAT, tomorrow is the last day to do so (more or less).
Even Boxers go to Law School
Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’re either in law school or are in the process of going to law school. I’m sure, given the prospect of tremendous debt and the overall idea of entering a profession where most people are geared to hate you, that you are feeling a little bit of trepidation about your choice. But the more I think about it, the more I’m starting to figure that you should not be worried at all. After all, if news reports indicate anything, it’s that everyone, including your favorite pitcher, some silly reality TV star, and likely your grandmother are all going to law school. Since all of the cool kids are doing it, there’s really going to be no one left to hate you, and everyone will have equal levels of enormous debt.
May 11, 2010 - 12:12 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: LSAT, Miscellaneous, News
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Harvard Law Student Email and the Specter of Race
Does an average black American have a greater chance of being a sickle cell anemia carrier than an average white American? If I were to pose to you the above question, what would you think? Would you consider it a racist question, or merely a question of scientific import? I’d argue that you’ve got some strong scientific evidence suggesting yes, black Americans do have a greater chance of being sickle cell carriers (but as I was a history major, and am basing that off of a decently thorough Google search and what I remember from high school Biology, I’ll accept someone completely disagreeing with this and calling me a ninny).
US News Law School Rankings: the 2010 Rankings are Out
I managed to sprain/break my ankle last week while lightly jogging to my car. I’ve been claiming I fell on a curb, but really, it was just a slight incline (hey, it was dark!). I then fainted, like a lady … Read Entire Article…
Apr 20, 2010 - 12:50 pm - By Contributing Writer
Tags: Current Events, law school, LSAT, Miscellaneous, News, rankings
Tags: Current Events, law school, LSAT, Miscellaneous, News, rankings
Brooklyn > Manhattan: the Soundness of Studies
Some crazy-smart dude with a fancy calculator who’s basically the Nostradamus of politics just decided to rank the best neighborhoods in New York City. And guess what, mofos? My little neck of the woods, Park Slope, was named as the best place to live in this giant orifice. That’s right, Manhattan, so why don’t you go ahead and stick that in your pipe and smoke it, courtesy of Brooklyn, your bigger and better neighbor.