Many students and parents are curious if higher education – whether it is a college degree or an advanced degree – makes financial sense.
Category Archives: Legal Profession
Congrats to UC Irvine for winning an award that would make any environmentalist proud! http://www.ocregister.com/articles/uci-677093-schools-sierra.html
After several years of significant drops in the number of students taking the LSAT (and applying to law school), it appears that the tide may be turning.
Are you interested in reading about some recent, high-profile legal cases? ScoreItUp’s 3-L blog contains analyses of many of these cases – you can see them by looking in the “Search” section of this blog (or scrolling through the “Legal Profession” category).
One factor for all students to consider when evaluating options is the increasing cost of higher education. Is taking on debt to earn a degree worth it?
Always controversial. Highly overemphasized. Annoying and frustrating. And those are some of the milder things that law school junkies have to say about U.S. News and World Reports annual “ranking” of our nation’s law schools.
The LSAT data for the 2014-2015 year is in, and the statistics of yearly LSATs administered are very interesting! You can see more complete details here, but here are the highlights:
Many prospective law students understandably consider future income potential as one factor in making their career decision.
The final verdict from the Italian Supreme Court in the Amanda Knox saga is in: Not Guilty. I have to admit, I agree with this one. See my earlier blog originally posted two years ago here. Here is an article with the latest info on the recent verdict.
As you may know, yesterday a six-woman jury unanimously found George Zimmerman “not guilty” of the murder and manslaughter of Trayvon Martin. As a quick recap, this Florida murder trial involved a “neighborhood watchman” (Zimmerman) who shot and killed an unarmed, 17-year-old boy (Martin). The entire case revolves around the issue of whether Zimmerman’s actions were […]