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Law School + Pandemic = 🤦‍♂️

It’s been about a year since the coronavirus began making headlines around the world. 2020… What a weird year, amirite? And 2021 is getting off to a wild start as well. Today, I’m rededicating myself to publishing articles more often, here on the blog at lawschooli.com, and I feel like it would be insincere if I didn’t first address how crazy things have been. I’ve written thousands of words in…

2020 Law School Rankings Leak?

Spivey consulting posted a possible leak of the new USNWR “Best Law Schools” rankings on twitter. As to its origins, we are working on finding out more, but it has the feel of being from the source.

There’s a USNWR ranking floating around out there that includes sloppy metadata straight from the .xlsx it was taken from, along with material errors/omissions, so caveat emptor!— Derek T. Muller…

If you are starting to research the law school admissions process, or are looking into your chances at a given school, you may have come across some unfamiliar admissions lingo: “splitter.” It’s not a sports term. Let’s familiarize you with “splitters” and “reverse-splitters” and find out if you are one.

What is a splitter?

A splitteris what we call a law school applicant that has a high…

Am I Setting A Realistic Target Score On The LSAT?

Everyone starts out wanting a 170 or better. Will you be able to achieve it? In this post we discuss whether you are setting realistic goals for your LSAT score, and take a no-holds-barred look at the potential to improve on this test.

If you are shooting for a top score, the first thing to realize is that the odds are stacked against any given individual. About 2.5% of test takers on a given…

Law School Dropout Rates

In this post, we are going to take a look at dropout rates for law schools. Dropouts are significant because generally they means one or both of a couple things: Either the student feels him or herself unequal to the challenge presented by the law school environment, or a poor outlook for finding employment and the prospect of mounting debt compel the student to bail out. In either case, dropouts…

Timing Strategy for Logical Reasoning

In this lesson, we discuss proper timing (pacing) strategy for the LSAT logical reasoning section. Remember that this is a benchmark to eventually shoot for.

In the first phase of your prep, you should spend a considerable amount of time learning how to do LR problems untimed.Later, after you are feeling confident with the various question types, argument structure, and deductive and…

201 Law Schools Ranked By Full-Time Employment Rate (Law School Employment Statistics)

If you were to check only one statistic before attending a law school, this is the one you should look at: long term/full-time employment in jobs requiring bar passage for 2018 law school graduates.

These numbers give you a quick look at what percentage of students are obtaining the kind of jobs that law graduates seek. Some things to bear in mind:

This statistic tells you nothing about…

Bar Exam Pass Rate By State

The bar exam, perhaps the most gruesome testing experience that western society has yet concocted, is a two-day ordeal that determines who gets to be a lawyer. It’s so miserable, in fact, that you could be excused for changing your whole future life course just to take the test somewhere that it isn’t *that* hard. To guide you on our your way, in this post we will take a quick look at the states…

The Best Law Schools for BigLaw Jobs – $180,000 a year

Some people dream of becoming a lawyer so that they can serve the public interest and make a positive impact on the world.

$$$$$ Other people dream of becoming a lawyer because they want to get rich. $$$$$

In the wake of the great recession there has been a ton of media coveragebreathlessly declaring that law schools and, indeed, the entire legal profession, was in a state of…

How To Brainstorm An Effective Personal Statement Topic

Let’s discuss how to explore potential ideas for your law school personal statement. A good topic is the anchor of the essay, so how do you arrive at one that can put you in your best light?

Rather than hit you with silly advice (like “try to sit down with a piece of paper and fill it up with various ideas”), in this post, we are going to get to the heart of what makes effective essays, so you…

Preparing For The Computerized LSAT

LSAC has announced that they will be transitioning to a paperless, tablet computer-based LSAT test beginning with the July 15, 2019 LSAT.  In this quick informational post, we get you ready for the transition to digital testing.

Do I still have time to take the paper version of the LSAT?

Yes. There are still three chances to take the LSAT before the July administration.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Taking The LSAT With No Preparation

Are you, unbeknownst to yourself even, a test-taking prodigy? Are you a legal genius diamond that has been hiding in the rough, just waiting to be discovered so that you can help the next generation shape legal policy in such a way as to finally solve society’s ills? Are you essentially a real-life legal drama character who, despite your unbearably acerbic personality, is tolerated because you…

Who Should I Ask For My Letters of Recommendation?

This is a question that we get very frequently in the Mastermind Study Group: Who should I ask for my LORs (Letters of Recommendation)?

How Many Letters of Recommendation Do You Need?

Most people will be happy to learn that just two letters of recommendation is generally considered the ideal.

Three is acceptable, but you should use three only if you think your circumstances call for it and if you…

Webinar: How To Speed Up In Logical Reasoning

Can you get nearly every question in a logical reasoning section right if you have unlimited time, but fall apart if you try to do it any faster than usual…?

Can you usually finish LR in 35 minutes, but with much worse accuracy than if you had even 40 minutes…?

Do you not even have the first idea how long these questions should be taking…?

Are you so close to finishing the LR section on time and…

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September 2018 LSAT Disccusion

You’ve spent countless hours over the past few months pouring over lessons, drilling questions, and taking PrepTests.

Your friends have stopped texting you because you’ve always got your head in a book.

Your significant other has gone to bed alone while you stayed up to review your last PrepTests.

Your parents have called you to make sure you’re still alive.

Now you’re even starting to have weird…

July 2018 LSAT Discussion

You’ve spent countless hours over the past few months pouring over lessons, drilling questions, and taking PrepTests.

Your friends have stopped texting you because you’ve always got your head in a book.

Your significant other has gone to bed alone while you stayed up to review your last PrepTests.

Your parents have called you to make sure you’re still alive.

Now you’re even starting to have…