An increasing number of law schools are asking you to address your reasons for attending law school, and their law school in particular, as part of your personal statement or in an optional essay. After all, my recent survey of 100 law school applicants showed that 39% felt they “knew…
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LSAT scores came out. Let the panic begin. Right now you’re exhausted, scouring the Internet for anything, ready to grasp the smallest, least credible piece of advice that tells you that your very low LSAT score WILL get you into the school of your dreams. What is my advice? Sleep on…
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I’m going to be posting some excerpts from my new book, The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers, now available. It just came out last week and is under on Amazon. I look forward to your comments and questions about the book. I surveyed more than 250 attorneys from…
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The following is an excerpt from The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert, page 92: 5 Words & Phrases that Make Me Cringe in Personal Statements: 1. “Personally”- It’s a personal statement. Of course everything you say is your own personal opinion. If it’s not,…
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The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers includes essential advice from 300+ attorneys for anyone considering law school or beginning a career in law. Ann Levine, the trusted expert in law school admission, is releasing a new book aimed at those trying to make a decision…
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If you just took today’s LSAT, congratulations on being done. For the next 24 hours make no major decisions and avoid reading any forums or talking to anyone who also took today’s test. You have 6 days to decide whether to cancel your LSAT score and there are no bonus points for rushing…
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Ten Days Until the LSAT: Everything You Need to Know I feel like I’m giving a lot of LSAT advice right now, being asked: Am I ready? What do I do for the next 10 days? How do I calm down? Is December too late? Should I withdraw? How will I know whether to cancel [...]
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It’s September. What on earth should you be doing? Obviously, if you aren’t taking the LSAT in the future and you are keeping a past score, now is the time to get your Letters of Rec, personal statement, resume, addenda, applications, optional essays underway. If you haven’t…
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Forgive me, but I was almost happy to see this article today on CNN.com talking about how MBA students are taking on too much debt before finding there are no 6-figure jobs waiting for them. Yay, law schools are not the only evil graduate program accused of bilking poor, innocent ambitious students…
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Law school applications will be released on September 1st. That date should motivate you to create a timeline to follow throughout the application cycle. Some key points: 1. You don’t have to apply the minute applications are available. That’s not what it means to take advantage of…
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