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The title of this post is going to be longer than the actual post!
Christopher has won a FREE Knewton.com LSAT Prep course! (Chris, I’ll be sending you an email shortly and scheduling your suggested blog talk radio show topic in January).
Here’s an encouraging article in the ABA Journal about how recent law school graduates weathered the economic storm of the early 1990s. Thanks to Natalie at Knewton.com for pointing this out to me.
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Tags: LSAT Preparation
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I’m in a holiday mood – I finally have my voice back, made it to the gym for the first time in a few weeks, and have a new hairstyle (thanks to a fire-place lighting incident – don’t ask). So, I’m spreading the JOY….. The first ever Law School Expert GIVEAWAY!!!!!
My friends at Knewton.com gave me 3 FREE LSAT prep courses to give away for people taking the February LSAT. These are Internet/video courses – you can take them no matter where you’re located. The folks at Knewton are totally happy to answer questions, and they are really proud of their innovative approach to education for the LSAT. I actually met with these guys at their headquarters in NYC – the company is new but run by some pretty bright folks. If you’ve been looking for a FREE LSAT PREP COURSE, this is your chance!!!!
One FREE LSAT PREP COURSE is to give away to the Law School Expert blog reader who provides the best idea for an upcoming Law School Expert Blog Talk Radio Show. To compete for this course, leave a comment on this blog post in the next 7 days (I will choose the winner on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009). It is completely at my discretion who wins, and I will judge only on the criteria of what I deem to be the most promising/helpful topic for me to address (either with or without special guests) on a Blog Talk Radio show/podcast (on iTunes under Blog Talk Radio/Ann Levine) that I will schedule for January.
The other two FREE Knewton.com LSAT courses will be awarded to the next two people to sign up for my Option A “The Works” Law School Admission Consulting Package who are taking the February LSAT. I fully anticipate these courses to be given away in the next few days, so if you’re taking the February LSAT and considering signing up to work with me, here is your incentive to sign up ASAP. This offer is good whether you’re applying for Fall 2010 or Fall 2011 admission cycles, as long as you are taking the February 2010 LSAT.
I look forward to your ideas and feedback – hope you love the giveaway!
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Tomorrow (Monday) I will be sharing 15 minutes of wisdom about applying to law school in the next 4-6 weeks if you just took the December LSAT. Please join in and feel free to listen, call in with questions or chat questions during the live program. The Blog Talk Radio Show will air at 1 p.m. EST/ 10 a.m. PST. If you can’t make the live event (from your computer or phone) you will be able to listen anytime later or to download it at iTunes (look for Blog Talk Radio: Ann Levine at iTunes for a list of all of my podcasts).
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Tags: Law School Rankings, USNWR Ranking
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Here is a very good article that demonstrates that the cart is pulling the horse (Rankings influencing the decisions made by law schools).
As a law school applicant, it’s up to you to make yourself an informed and knowledgeable consumer. That includes making decisions that are best for you, and understanding why a school is ranked the way it is ranked. Since we can’t trust the law schools to walk away from their love-hate relationship with USNWR rankings, it’s up to law school applicants to disavow them by making smart decisions. Of course, it also means legal employers will need to follow suit. Ok, now I’m being idealistic. So I’ll settle for the following: for law school applicants to understand the rankings and to make good decisions for themselves accordingly. Don’t get sucked in. As I say in my law school admission guide book, “USNWR’s Top 25 are not necessarily YOUR top 25.”
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For those of you gearing up for the December LSAT, listening to my podcast/Blog Talk Radio show “Last Minute Tips for LSAT Takers” is the best 45 minutes you’ll spend this week.
Click here to listen to the Blog Talk Radio Show while online or download it at iTunes as a podcast under the name “Law School Expert.”
Next week, it’s time to get started on the application materials – but for now, it’s all about getting yourself in the right mental state to take the LSAT and do your best on it. This week is not about learning anything new or increasing your score, it’s about keeping yourself calm, collected, and ready to prove what you can do.
Good luck!
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,
