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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.
Category Archives: Law School
The FBI recently indicted dozens of people, including Hollywood celebrities, for submitting grossly fraudulent University applications. In a nutshell, many parents were spending exorbitant amounts of money to hire an individual who put together fake information (this really was an example of “fake news”!) about their children to get them into prestigious Universities like Yale, […]
The new rankings for U.S. law schools, published annually by U.S. News and World Reports, have come out. See below for the link and a few general comments about these law school rankings.
A key question for pre-law students is: what do law schools really care about? Is it your LSAT score? Your grades? Personal Statement? Letters of recommendation? Extracurricular activities?
The LSAT remains a required test for law school admission, unless the law school can show that an alternative exam (e.g., the GRE) also is valid and reliable. The ABA’s decision to keep the LSAT requirement came after a host of diverse interest groups expressed the importance of the LSAT. The full article can be […]
The 2018 law school rankings can be seen here: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings. As always, these rankings should be taken with a grain of salt. But they are interesting reading nonetheless. Two of the more notable changes involved California schools, including (1) UCI Law School continuing its meteoric rise in the rankings to #21, up seven places from […]
A different set of law of law school rankings, with a different focus and different results, is published by Above the Law (ATL). Focusing entirely on the outcomes of students enrolled in the various law schools, ATL’s rankings (and the basis for them) are worth reviewing as well. As indicated in my post about the […]
The number of LSAT-takers sitting for the most recent LSAT (February 2018) increased a 13.6% compared to February 2017, one year ago. Perhaps more meaningfully, the cumulative increase in LSAT takers over the past year (including the June 2017, September 2017, December 2017 and February 2018 LSATs) increased 18.1% over the past year.
For all of you pre-law students interested in learning more about the LSAT, law school, practicing law, and ScoreItUp LSAT Prep courses, I routinely give FREE workshops at local Universities. Here are the upcoming ones (at UCI, CSUF and Chapman University):
One question I often get from students at this time of year is: should I cram to take the February LSAT and begin law school in Fall 2018, or delay law school for a year. Here are some thoughts to consider: