“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein. One of the biggest challenges for students considering law school is what to do with their future. “Should I go to law school?” “If I […]
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My ScoreItUp LSAT Prep students frequently have different goals. Some want to get into a local, ABA-accredited law school and are looking to raise their LSAT score into the 150’s. Others are looking to get into a Tier 1 law school, possibly with a significant merit-based scholarship, and seek a score in the 160’s. And […]
One of the things I have emphasized to my readers for years is that economies are cyclical. It is worth mentioning again during our much stronger current economic cycle.
The LSAC recently published some additional testing dates through June 2023. Here they are: Future LSAT Test Dates (2022-2023): January 15, 2022 (week of) (new, 4-section LSAT format) February 12, 2022 (week of) (new, 4-section LSAT format) March 12, 2022 (week of) (new, 4-section LSAT format) April 29/30, 2022 (new, 4-section LSAT format) June 10/11, […]
If you took the June 2022 LSAT, you should recently have received your LSAT score. At this point, you may be contemplating your next step. Here are my suggestions, depending upon your situation:
An unusual event occurred for some LSAT takers during the June LSAT. Specifically, many test takers received a different type of “experimental” section during the fourth section of their exam. To understand what happened, one needs to be aware of two LSAT-related facts: Two Historical LSAT Facts 1. The LSAT currently consists of four sections: […]
For those of you who took the June 2022 LSAT, congratulations! If you happened to get that odd “experimental” section (that appeared to be more like a Q&A survey) and have questions about it, please feel free to email me at mark@scoreitup.com. (Spoiler alert: it was intentional, and there is a reason LSAC is doing […]
The June 10-11, 2022 LSAT is coming up! Here are a few common-sense suggestions for those of you taking the upcoming exam:
For prelaw students who are taking the LSAT seriously, there are some tried and true LSAT Prep formulas for success that include (1) gaining a very solid understanding of the fundamental logic and legal reasoning skills underlying the LSAT, (2) practicing on an extensive number of real LSAT questions, and (3) practicing with full-length exams […]
While the importance of the first two items on this list (LSAT score and cumulative undergraduate gpa) are not likely to generate much serious debate, the unscientific “ranking” of the remaining law school “soft factors” below might stir up some controversy. After all, not all admission committee members prioritize each of the “soft factors” in […]