What You Need to Know About Law School Scholarships
In 2012, President Obama told a group of college students: “Check this out, all right? I’m the president of the United States. We only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago.”...
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If you’re anything like me before my LSAT studies, you know that “webinar” is one of those techy, 21st century words, but you don’t know how it’s relevant to you. Put simply, a webinar is a seminar...
View ArticleLaw Students of the World, Unite and Take Over
Recently, after law professors and law students brought to light that some firms make summer associates sign arbitration agreements for employment-related claims, including sexual harassment claims,...
View ArticleStart the Application Cycle Off Right with Free Webinars
Are you thinking about applying to law school this cycle? It’s getting to be time to stop thinking and start doing. If you want to apply on the early side (and you do), you should target the September...
View ArticleDo Your Research: No One Else Can Protect You From Garbage Law Schools
The American Bar Association has been taking it on the chin lately, getting sued by a shuttered law schools, students from said shuttered law school, and other law schools for how it enforces its...
View ArticleRSVP to the Two Webinars We’re Hosting Next Tuesday!
When it comes to the LSAT, knowledge is power. And what better way to acquire that knowledge than through two free webinars that you can watch from the comfort of your own home (i.e., with pajamas...
View ArticleNew Law School Rankings Are Out, But Should They Matter to You?
There’s a new law school ranking out this week, and it’s not the dominant and ubiquitous U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings. Rather, Above the Law has released their own yearly law...
View ArticleGood News/Bad News with the Current Legal Job Market
All potential law students should keep themselves apprised of the ever-changing status of the legal job market. After all, the vast majority of students do not begin law school with a job waiting for...
View ArticleWas your law school application waitlisted? With the right plan, you can be...
It’s tough to remain optimistic right now. It’s the doldrums of winter, everyone is sick, the Midwest is still mostly a solid block of ice, and we all just watched a successful band of cheaters (who...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Multiple Acceptance Letters
There are all kinds of concerns that may arise after you’ve sent off your law school applications: you might be waiting to hear any response at all from law schools, you might be waitlisted at your...
View ArticleThe 2020 U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings Have Arrived
…but you know that you shouldn’t take these rankings too seriously Gather ’round, aspiring law students. Join the current law students checking to see if their school made a jump in the rankings, the...
View ArticleWhat Canceling Your LSAT Score Means for Your Application
You just finished your first LSAT. You’re nervous, exhausted and just happy it’s finally over with. But mostly terrified; how awful will your score actually be? Well, you could always cancel, up to...
View ArticleThe 2018-19 Law School Admissions Data Are In
By this time of the year, you may be starting to cast a nervous eye at your fellow law school applicants. How do you match up to them? Have this year’s LSAT averages been tilted in one direction or...
View ArticleMaking Your Last Year of College Count
Calling all college seniors! It’s now mid-August and the final year of school is approaching, especially for those on semester schedules. And this raises the age-old question: what’s life like after...
View ArticleApplying to Law School with a High GPA and Low LSAT Score
Are you applying to law school as a splitter? A reverse-splitter? Super-splitter? Or are you just totally confused right now? A “splitter” is a just a euphemism for someone with a significantly higher...
View ArticleIt’s Application Time: How to Choose Your Schools
You’ve finally got your application all together — LSAT score, transcript, letters of recommendation, and personal statement all uploaded to LSAC and ready to be sent out to the 203 ABA-accredited law...
View ArticleWhich Schools Are Accepting the GRE Now?
For years, law schools were wedded to the LSAT. Like any marriage, it had its ups and downs, but it was a bedrock relationship. The LSAT, after all, was the test developed for law schools. The LSAT...
View ArticleYour Guide to the Updated 2019-2020 LSAT Schedule
There’s a brave new world of LSAT dates for those students planning to take the test in 2019 or early 2020. Not only are students choosing among more test dates than ever, but they also have the...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide to the LSAT
So you’re planning on taking the LSAT? You sure? OK, of course you’re sure. You’re going to law school, so you know you have to take this exam. Perhaps you’ve been following our step-by-step approach...
View ArticleTips for Making the Career Change to Lawyer
It’s funny, if you Google “career change to lawyer,” you’ll find article after article providing tips to people transitioning from their careers as lawyers to some other field. Keep scrolling and...
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