Categories: Advice, Law School Location, Law School Location; Law School Rankings, Law School Rankings
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Thanks to Brian Leiter for posting a link to this article in the WSJ. Here is more support for why you shouldn’t shoose law schools based on rankings alone, and a list of factors you should consider when deciding where to apply and where to attend.
I’m thrilled this issue is garnering publicity at this crucial point in the law school application season. Remember, the idea when choosing where to apply is to keep your options open so you have decisions to make in the spring/summer.
Categories: Advice, Law School Admission Trends
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I ran across a great article in the Daily Bruin regarding the decreasing number of law school applicants. I have a feeling this will change next year because the economy/mortgage industry crashed too close to the deadline for LSAT registrations to make an impact this year. (Not that I’m an economist; this is just my hunch). However, it’s also interesting to note that very competitive law schools (in this case, UCLA) is actually seeing an increase in the quality of the applicants they are admitting to law school – it’s not necessarily getting easier to get in.
Categories: Diversity
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Here is an article about the role diversity plays in law school admissions at two great public law schools – ASU and U of A.
Categories: Law School Location; Law School Rankings
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Worth reading this week:
For humor about a very special Yale Law School graduate
And for a great perspective on the recent “how to pick a law school” debate concerning debt and future income, please see the letter to the editor for preLaw Magazine. I was very impressed with this article. In addition to stressing location as being important, Jack Crittenden talks about picking a law school with reaonable tuition. I’m sure he would agree with me about findnig a law school where you are competitive for scholarships as well.
Also in preLaw magazine this week is a good article about Thomas Cooley law school. The law school makes the case that they give people a shot and they do make it sound very noble. I was actually surprised to learn that in 2006, 185 Cooley students transferred to other law schools. That’s incredibly promising; it means that other ABA schools repect Cooley enough to admit students who do well there.
Categories: Re-Applying to Law School
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One of my clients forwarded a great tip to me today and I want to pass it on to you:
For people that are resubmitting their law school applications for the second year: If you applied before you graduated last year, you need to resubmit final academic transcripts to LSAC, so that your LSDAS reports reflect the most current information. You can go on your account at LSAC and check the date on which your transcript was processed this will tell you whether or not you’ve submitted the most current version of your academic record(s).
Categories: Advice, Application Timeline
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Here are the big questions today:
Q: Can I submit applications even though LSAC hasn’t received/processed my letters of rec yet?
A: YES
Q. Should I put my name and LSAC Account number on each attachment to my application?
A. YES
Q. Should I check each school’s web site for the application requirements instead of relying on the LSDAS on line application?
A. YES
I hope this is helpful to those of you up late tonight working on your applications. Just never press “submit” at midnight. Seriously. That’s how mistakes are made.
And since it’s now approaching midnight on the West Coast, I’ll say goodnight. To my So Cal clients and friends – stay safe. I hope the fires are not affecting you.
Categories: Advice, Rolling Admissions
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Ok, some of you – all of you – are going to HATE me for posting this today but I have to brag big time. One of my clients who was SUPER on the ball following the June LSAT heard back today from her first law school and already has an acceptance letter and scholarship in-hand!
Here is the e-mail I received tonight:
I just wanted to let you know that I received a phone call earlier this evening from the Dean of the University of Richmond informing me that I have been accepted. She encouraged me to visit and said that he is very excited that I knew about their ******* program and wanted to be involved in it. She also told me she would love to reward my hard efforts and hard work at ******* University with a scholarship. I can’t tell you how exciting it was to hear I have been accepted somewhere and I am so thankful to you for all of your help thus far. I am still in shock that the Dean of the law school actually called me to tell me this; it was incredible.
Ok – for the rest of you, what does this mean? It’s not too late! But I want you to know your letter with good news (or phone call or e-mail) will come if you put the effort in. It does pay off – this period of stress and uncertainty does not go on forever. Just stay focused on your goal.
Ann K. Levine, Esq., former director of law school admissions for two ABA approved law schools, is a law school admission consultant and owner of Law School Expert,
