Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: LSAT, LSAT Rule Change
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Attention, all September LSAT takers -
Be aware of these upcoming deadlines;
| Test Center Change by Mail, Phone, and Fax |
September 4, 2009 (receipt deadline) |
| Test Center Change Online |
September 6, 2009 (midnight ET) |
| Test Date Change by Mail, Phone, and Fax |
September 4, 2009 (receipt deadline) |
| Test Date Change Online |
September 6, 2009 (midnight ET) |
| LSAT Registration Refunds (partial only) |
September 4, 2009 (receipt deadline) |
NOTE: There is an additional fee for test center changes and test date changes. All LSAT refunds are partial only. See LSAT fees.
Categories: LSAT, LSAT; Rolling Admissions
Tags: December LSAT, LSAT, Rolling Admissions, September LSAT
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I received this e-mail from a blog reader:
Hi Ann, I have read your blog and numerous discussion boards that say a December LSAT score puts me at a disadvantage in the admission cycle. I do not feel ready for the September test but I would like to know if I can send in my application before I get the score? I am 27 with a GPA below 3.0. I would appreciate your insight and advice. – TG
I want to start by thanking TG for agreeing to allow me to respond to this question for the benefit of all of my readers. Any disadvantage of applying later is more than made up by getting an LSAT score a few points higher than you would’ve gotten on the September LSAT. I am a huge proponent of rolling admissions, but a better LSAT score is ALWAYS better. You can still submit applications by early January when schools are up and running again after the holidays. Postponing the September LSAT until December is NOT the worst idea in the world. See this post from last year: Not Hitting Your Goal LSAT Score?
As far as applying earlier goes, your applications cannot be reviewed without your LSAT score. They’ll just sit in the office waiting for that score report. If you absolutely know where you’re applying (say, if you’re staying close to home and there are only a few schools nearby) then submit your applications in early December so the schools can gather the reports from LSDAS, etc. But in September, October and November I’d rather see you concentrating on the LSAT than on your application materials – assuming you have limited time to spend on the business of applying to law school.
The following is a brief excerpt from my book, “The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert“ addresses the issue of how to know if you should go ahead and take September or wait until December:
How do you know if you’re really ready for the LSAT? If you don’t feel ready to take the LSAT, your instinct is probably right. You have a few options. You could take the test and if your score is halfway decent, you can apply. This is a poor strategy that usually goes worse than you expected and becomes something you have to later explain on your applications. Plus, it’s a huge ego-deflater to see a low score. Make sure to take many timed practice tests with five sections. It’s an endurance test and a speed test, so you must practice under these conditions. Practice in distracting conditions, not in ideal ones. It is better to take a test in a noisy coffee shop than in the silence and ideal environment of a library carrel of the 7th floor of your campus library.
TG, I hope this helps you and everyone else wondering exactly the same thing. As always, I welcome comments, feedback and questions.
Categories: Uncategorized
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The LawSchoolExpert Blog Talk Radio show has been getting an amazing response from all of my blog readers. I’m so pleased that these discussions have been helpful!
So far, we’ve done shows on:
Tips for Non-Traditional Law School Applicants, What I Wish I’d Known Before Applying to Law School, Success in Law School and Beyond with author Kevin Houchin, Esq., Last Minute Tips for LSAT Takers, and a two-part Interview about “The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert” by a prospective law school applicant.
As a gesture of appreciation for your support of the LawSchoolExpert Blog Talk Radio Show, I want your feedback about what topics we should explore in the next couple of months. Please leave your votes and suggestions in the comments section of this post and then sit back and watch for announcements of upcoming shows. Here are 4 potential topics to choose from (but I’ll also entertain other suggestions!):
1. The difference between various LSAT prep courses (including Kaplan, Princeton Review, Blueprint, Powerscore, Testmasters, Knewton and Atlas).
2. How to hire and choose an LSAT tutor and how to know if you need a private LSAT tutor (including one from the Big Prep Companies, Manhattan LSAT Tutor, Inspirica, and Advantage Test Prep).
3. How to work with a prelaw advisor on your campus in a productive and helpful way.
4. Deciding whether to re-take the LSAT.
I have great people I can interview on any of these topics, so let me know your thoughts and I’ll get your favorites scheduled.
Categories: Non-Traditional Applicants
Tags: Blog Talk Radio
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Have you been out of school for a few (or more!) years? Then my next Blog Talk Radio Show is for you. We have a panel of three non-traditional law applicants – now entering 1Ls – who will be attending law school at Columbia, UCLA and Mississippi College of Law. Each led very different careers and lives before applying to law school and had to deal with very typical issues faced by non-traditional applicants to law school, including:
- No professors who could write them letters of rec
- Careers that did not immediately appear to be connected to the law in any way
- Deciding what was most important to emphasize in their law school personal statements
- Making their career resumes “speak” to law school admission committee members
- Leaving behind making money to take out loans
- Making time to prepare for the LSAT (more than once!) while balancing career and family obligations
Can you relate to this? So can Joy, Eugene, and Abby. Tune in on Thursday, August 13th at 6 p.m. EST / 3 p.m. PST to ask questions via phone or chat. All you need to participate is a phone or Internet access or both. If you can’t join us live, you’ll be able to listen after and you can even download it as a podcast from iTunes. If you have specific issues or questions you’d like addressed during this program, please leave them as comments to this blog post and I will try to incorporate them into our panel discussion.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Ann
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I really want to thank my amazing Blog Talk Radio guests from yesterday’s show – Spencer, Rebecca and Nicole offered fantastic tips and advice for people applying to law school. They are definitely using their experiences from the Fall 2009 admission cycle to help those of you applying for Fall 2010 and beyond. The show just aired last night and already I’ve gotten great comments on my Facebook page. Here are a few:
“Ann, THANK YOU THANK YOU so much for hosting tonight’s Blog Talk Radio show on “What I Wish I’d Known…” I’m planning on signing up for the October Testmasters class for the December LSAT (though I wouldn’t take it unless I felt ready)…and I can definitely see how this process can overwhelm someone! LOVE the content. Keep it coming! ♥”
“Thank you!! Please tell the guests (maybe they will see this?) that their advice was really helpful and appreciated! 
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“Just got to listen to this and really enjoyed it! Lots of good advice, thanks!”
If you missed it, you can hear this great law school advice online or download it on iTunes. I look forward to your comments and feedback.
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