Below, you'll find a bunch of free law school admissions resources I've put together. You'll find articles about the law school personal statement, resume, letters of recommendation, strategies to maximize your chances of admission, and more.
Start here:
Free book of personal statements
Law school application tips
Choosing a test date
Interviews
Other free resources
Miscellaneous
Trends / data
Books
Course
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Free book of personal statements:
10 real law school personal statements | free book
Law school application tips:
Law school personal statement tips
More law school personal statement tips
Even more law school personal statement tips
Writing the law school personal statement
Choosing a law school personal statement topic
Making the law school personal statement personal
Law school personal statement goals
Law school application resume tips
Law school application weaknesses: addendum or personal statement?
Law school applications: diversity statement and addendum tips
Law school applications: character and fitness, and addenda tips
Law school recommendation letter tips
Law school recommendation letter advice
Law school recommendation letter difficulties
Educating law school recommenders
Law school fee waiver list
Law school application deadlines list
Law school regular decision dates
Public law school residency tuition info
Law schools facebook, google you to find dirt
Choosing a test date:
February vs. June LSAT
June vs October LSAT
October vs. December LSAT
December vs. February LSAT
When is the best time to take the LSAT?
(More on this in my list of Test Day blog posts.)
Interviews:
Virginia Law
UC Berkeley (Boalt Hall)
University of Michigan
Cornell Law
Linda Abraham
Stefanie Arr
Michelle Fabio
Anna Ivey
Ann Levine
Thane Messinger
John Richardson
Jenny Maxey
Other free resources:
Deciding whether to go to law school
Should you go to law school?
Law school selection and prep advice
Pre-law podcast video series
Top law schools guide PDF
LSAC's Official Guide to Law Schools
Choosing a law school using U.S. News rankings
2012 U.S. News law school rankings released
U.S. News rankings articles
More U.S. News rankings articles
How to boost your college GPA for law school admissions
Law school admissions index: LSAT vs. GPA ranking
Applying to law school with disabilities | documents
New LSAC law school application: FlexApp
Paying for law school video from LSAC
Deciding where to apply to law school video
LGBT law school application video from LSAC
Law school employment numbers database
Law school class of 2010 employment data
Miscellaneous:
Who applies earliest in the law school admission cycle?
Baylor Law emails LSAT scores / GPAs of admitted students
True Life: I'm in the Baylor Law email
Cooley Law founder still paid 6-figure salary | why?
India's law school bubble
The 14 worst law schools (based on employment statistics)
Rutgers Law takes GMAT scores
GPA, LSAT data shared between LSAC, ABA
Want to take the LSAT in Spanish? Try Puerto Rico.
Trends / data (lots of graphs):
Should law schools drop the LSAT requirement? | Interview on HuffPo Live
Fewest LSATs administered in over 10 years
Why are pre-law students losing interest in political careers?
Law school applicant numbers / applications in steep decline
Will law schools' scramble for applicants / rankings turn even uglier?
Will law schools have to admit almost every applicant?
How *much* easier to gain admission to top-14 law schools?
Law school applicant numbers continue decline
LSAT test registration fee increase: why?
How will law schools be affected by the LSAT fee increase?
LSAC responds to LSAT fee hike criticism
LSAT requirement may be eliminated
Law school admission deans on applicant numbers
LSAC to seek cash from grad schools
Law school applicant / application numbers update
Law school admission trends: GPA/LSAT
Easier law school admission: LSAT / GPA medians falling
Books:
Law School Application Guide
A Comprehensive Guide to the Law School Personal Statement
A Guide to Optional Essays / Addenda and A Guide to Law School Recommendations
