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My Freshman Year I Accidentally… The Explanatory Essay for Law School...
Random smattering of beliefs I held five years ago: minivans are chick magnets, laundry will take care of itself if you just close your eyes and wish hard enough, water is bad for you, beer is good for...
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Law School Letters of Recommendation II: For the Old Folks
I don’t know about you (although I am intrigued: what’s your name? How did you hear about moststronglysupported? Do you like horchata? Have you ever been to Delhi? If you could only speak using...
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Law School Admissions: the Waiting is the Hardest Part
I’m not a patient man. I’m tyrannically intolerant of lateness, to the point of leaving a friend of mine momentarily stranded on her way to the airport because she was ten minutes late in being ready...
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Law School Applications Soaring
Since more students took the LSAT in October 2009 than in any single administration in the history of the test, it’s not surprising that law school applications are up. However, we were shocked just to...
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How to Become a Lawyer Without the LSAT (spoiler alert: don’t do it)
When people first look at the LSAT, they often feel great terror, as if they’re looking into the face of some rabid platypus that is going to rip your nuts off with his crazy freak bill. Most people...
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The Weight of the Law School Waitlist
It’s the middle of March now, and among other things this signifies March Madness, a completely unnecessary and somewhat disastrous trip to Las Vegas on my part, and rapidly warming weather. It also...
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Sucky LSAT and GPA Numbers? Rethink Your Plans
Ann Levine of US News dropped anvils of knowledge on unsuspecting potential law students this week. In her piece on the US News blog on Monday, Levine asked the question, “Can You Really Go to Law...
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Letters of Recommendation and How to Get Them
This is a post from our friend Anna Ivey over at www.annaivey.com. She’s a law school admissions expert and former Dean of Admissions at a top ten law school, so her site is a great resource for anyone...
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Law School Admissions: The Waitlist vs. the Hold
Article by Matt Shinners, Blueprint application consultant and instructor extraordinaire. Law School Admissions: The Waitlist vs. the Hold So your applications have all been sent out. Now it’s time to...
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A) Plummeting application numbers means law schools aren’t afraid to give out scholarships. Wall Street Journal. B) If you’re still waitlisted at a law school, here are a few answers to questions you...
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Out After Curfew: Do You Have to Disclose?
Today’s post comes from Anna Ivey, the former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School and founder of Ivey Consulting. She and her team help college, law school, and MBA applicants...
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Admissions Consultant: Starting Your Law School Applications
Today’s tips come from Eileen Conner, who helps law students create excellent law school admissions essays in her work as founder of Pen and Chisel. The LSAT is finally over! After several months of...
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We give some advice on making time for your LSAT studies over at Pre Law Guru. 4 ways to beat law school application stress. I only need two: Water. Slides. The Girls Guide to Law School How being a...
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Apply to Law School with a Poor LSAT Score or Wait Until the Next Exam?
Today’s post comes to us from our friends at the Ivey Files. Anna Ivey is the former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School and founder of Ivey Consulting. She and her team help...
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With September LSAT scores coming out sometime today, it’s time to evaluate whether you should re-take. US News & World Report Learn how to love the absurdly unrealistic law school in How To Get...
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Applying to Law School: Location, Location, Location?
Today’s post comes to us from our friends at The Law School Toolbox. In law school admissions land, it’s a question as old as time: How important is location when deciding where to apply? Is it...
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Important Words to Look for in Law School Application Disclosures
Today’s post comes to us from our friends at Anna Ivey Consulting. Every law school application I know of asks about some mix-and-match of criminal disclosures. And every school asks differently, so...
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Timeline and tips for the best possible law school application. Admitopia This breakdown of Michigan bar exam passage rates by law school is pretty cray-cray (technical term). Third Tier Reality A 3L...
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ATL deconstructs a survey of prospective law students. (Deconstruct is a code word for “mocks.”) Above The Law How to tackle the “Why X School” question on your law school applications. Girl’s Guide to...
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A) Good proofreading can help you create an immaculate law school application. Girl’s Guide to Law School B) Last minute tips for law school finals. Maybe Yuko and Philip should take note. Law School...
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