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Should You Cancel Your LSAT Score?
Categories: LSAT Were you seated by someone who coughed every 12 seconds? Was your concentration rattled by an idiotic proctor? Did you mis-bubble an entire section? If you are considering canceling today’s LSAT score, please review these previous posts to help you decide: Tips for the February LSAT
Categories: LSAT, LSAT; Rolling Admissions I want to wish all February LSAT takers good luck on tomorrow’s exam. I hope you are ready, healthy, and well rested. At this point, stop studying and stop reading discussion forums. Relax, eat a nice dinner (nothing fancy-think of it as race day food for runners), and look at tomorrow’s test as a welcome challenge – an opportunity that will allow you to really show what you can do. Be positive. And prepare for the unexpected – put a Powerbar in your bag and sit far away from those noisy proctors. (In law school, I always sat in the front row during classes and back row during exams – each choice meant to keep me focused on what needed to be done). 6 TIPS FOR LSAT TEST DAY: And, please, above all else – if you know you have not adequately prepared and that tomorrow’s result isn’t going to get you where you need to be, consider waiting for Fall 2010 and taking the test under better conditions in June. If you’re considering not taking this test and waiting to apply for Fall 2010 admission, then check out my interview with Steve Schwartz on his LSAT Blog on the February LSAT’s limited use in the rolling admission cycle. Good luck! Test for Twitter Feed
Categories: Uncategorized Please ignore this! Preparing for the LSAT
Categories: Advice, Application Timeline, Law School Location; Law School Rankings, Low LSAT, LSAT, LSAT Prep JB left this comment on my old blog and I wanted to share it in a separate post here so everyone could benefit from the response:
Thank you Ann! I decided to take your advice and wait. (about the February LSAT) First, this is a good decision. I’m glad you’re going to dedicate yourself to going through the law school application process the right way rather than the “get it over with” way. Here are some resources on LSAT Preparation: Also, here’s a link to a previous LawSchoolExpert post on LSAT Advice and here’s one on LSAT Prep Courses.
Low UGPA? You’re not alone.
Categories: Low GPA I received this great question on the old blog and thought it should be a post of its own on my new blog, so here goes: “I have a question that no one has asked. I may be the only one with the nerve. My UGPA is 2.6 – and yes, I have a learning disability but that is only a tiny reason for my undergrad performance. You can probably guess the larger reasons: fraternity, girls, sports. Now, two years out of college, I am incredibily REMORSEFUL and mad at myself. How can I come back from this lack of maturity? The LSAC told me that they will never consider more classes taken after the degree is granted. My LSAT is 155. I have grown up so much, and if I am given a chance to go to law school, I will be the hardest working student in the school. Can you give me advice? Thank you for this blog. Sincerely, Former Slacker.” This is an incredibly common problem, so don’t beat yourself up about it to much. The important things will be to emphasize your maturity and growth and the level of responsibility you’ve handled since college graduation. An addendum to explain why your grades are not a fair indicator of your future success is also in order. A strong resume, strong letters of recommendation, and perhaps taking a class just to get a good letter of rec from it wouldn’t be the worst idea. These are all the kinds of issues I help my clients with on a regular basis and you should not feel alone in your circumstances! Ann How to Politely Withdraw Your Application
Categories: Uncategorized There are two reasons to withdraw a law school application: In either case -although you’re not required- it’s nice to let the school know your intentions so they can move on to other prospective students. A simple one-sentence email to the admission office thanking them for their acceptance but politely declining is all you need to do. New Look to Law School Expert Blog
Categories: Advice, Application Timeline, Rolling Admissions It’s been a scary process to redesign and redirect the Law School Expert blog. So please beg my pardon while I launch a few experiments over the next few days to see how things are working. |
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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,
