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Should I Cancel My LSAT Score?

Today is the LSAT. Which means that you may be panicking and weighing the pros and cons of canceling your LSAT score. Should you be ready to apply early in the admission cycle by keeping your September LSAT score, or should you wait until December and apply later with a (hopefully) higher score? If this was your third time taking the LSAT,

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Taking the LSAT Today? 4 Tips for AFTER the Test

There are a lot of posts today on tips for surviving LSAT day: show up early, eat a healthy breakfast, read the newspaper to wake up your brain. But I’m offering tips for after the LSAT, when the wind has left your sails, when it’s too late to control the situation, when your bubble sheet is turned in and you

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What is a Diverse Perspective Essay?

Law schools have done away with the traditional “diversity statement” essay prompts due to the US Supreme Court decision abolishing affirmative action practices in higher education. Law schools are now taking a more holistic view of diversity and giving applicants the opportunity to share any aspects of their background that will enable them to bring a diverse perspective to the...

Who Gets To Attend A Top Law School?

How to Get Into a Top Law School? Top law schools require stellar undergraduate grades, an LSAT score that shows you can compete with their student body, and soft factors which demonstrate experiences that will add to the diversity and knowledge of the law school class. For Top 10 law schools, a ballpark combination would be scoring 170+ on the...

Can I Get Into Law School with a Low LSAT and Low GPA?

Tips for Law School Applicants with low LSAT scores and low GPAs: Call attention to excellent performance during a portion of your time in college, or in a certain area of study in college. Obtain excellent academic letters of recommendation. Demonstrate that more recent academic accomplishments (in graduate school, or during your later years of college) are a better indication...

Thinking About Going to Law School

If you’ve been considering whether law school is right for you, check out this 15-minute LSAT/Law School podcast interview about what’s important to consider and how to prepare yourself for deciding on a career in law. In the podcast, we discuss: How to explore whether law is the right direction for you; How to choose courses in college to prepare for law...