Logic and Games

* The best law schools for BigLaw. [Above the Law]

* Ex-law prof concludes women can’t have it all, hits ‘time macho’ culture at law firms. [ABA Journal; The Atlantic]

* Some background on the lawyer taking legal action against The Oatmeal cartoonist and a bunch of other websites. [Ars Technica]

* Have your A/C cranked up during the heat wave? Folks in India are buying 'em like crazy. None of this bodes well for climate change. [NYTimes]

* Remember Calvin and Hobbes? Calvinball applied to Egyptian politics. [Foreign Policy]

* 21 pictures that will restore your faith in humanity. [Buzzfeed]

174 LSAT Scorer's Study Schedule: LSAT Diaries

LSAT Blog reader Samson scored a 174 on the LSAT. He's already written a great LSAT Diary with many excellent tips.

He's also written about his LSAT study schedule in the months prior to his LSAT test date.

In this blog post, I've compiled a few of his thoughts.

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Taking the LSAT in Afghanistan While in the Military

A few LSAT Blog readers have shared their stories about taking the LSAT while abroad, and/or while serving in the military.

In this LSAT Diary, I share the story of Bryan, a U.S. Army paratrooper, who took the LSAT in rural Afghanistan.

He just graduated from the University of Oregon Law School, where he spoke at Commencement. He plans to practice public interest law.

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Logic and Games

* How one guy scored 179 on the LSAT. [LSAT Blog]

* Justice Scalia just released a 567-page book on textualism. [ABA Journal]

* Google threatens one of those sites that lets you turn YouTube videos into mp3s. [Ars Technica]

* The mirror test is interesting, but the pictures make this article awesome. [Wikipedia]

* 25 foods you'll never be able to eat again. [Buzzfeed]

What do you wish you'd known before starting your LSAT prep?

I asked the following questions to some blog readers who recently took the LSAT:

What do you know now that you wish you'd known before starting your LSAT prep? What would you have done differently?

Here are their responses:

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GPA, LSAT Data Shared Between LSAC, American Bar Association

In the past, law schools haven't always been accurate in reporting the GPAs and LSATs of their entering (1L) classes. Essentially, they've sometimes lied about their numbers in order to game the U.S. News rankings.

In an attempt to verify the accuracy of these statistics, the Law School Admission Council is now partnering with the American Bar Association.

Below is a press release straight from the American Bar Association with all the details:

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Logic and Games

* Shooting for the October or December LSAT? Use my day-by-day study plan. [LSAT Blog]

* Some great advice on law school conditional merit aid offers. [Anna Ivey]

* Lawyer sentenced to work in sewage treatment plant; prosecutors cited ‘sex god’ text to babysitter. [ABA Journal]

* From gigabytes to petadollars: copyright math begets copyright currency. [Ars Technica]

* "Fluid physicists" have determined that you're not responsible for spilling your coffee.  [Discovery]

LSAT Logic and Prescription Drug Addiction

LSAT Blog reader Jamie wrote the following LSAT-style analysis of a recent NYTimes article on prescription drug abuse. Please feel free to discuss her analysis, and the article itself, in the comments.

If you'd like to write a post for LSAT Blog with your own analysis of any real-world situation, please email me. I'd love to feature you!

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Law School Diaries: Nonprofit Summer Work

In this week's Law School Diaries column, law student "Elle Woods" describes her 1L summer work at a nonprofit.

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Logic and Games

* Still deciding whether to cancel your LSAT score? Some tips. [LSAT Blog]

* The Oatmeal responds to a threatening legal letter. [Above the Law; The Oatmeal]

* UMass Law School gets provisional accreditation from the ABA. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Should law grads be billed as associates before passing the bar? [ABA Journal]

* Why smart people are stupid. [The New Yorker]

* This guy really likes the TV show Suits. [Grantland]

Extra Time on the LSAT for Nursing Mothers

I've blogged about the fact that the Law School Admission Council denies extra time on the LSAT to nursing mothers, while providing it to a test-taker with ADHD. (Above the Law picked up the stories.)

At the time, the ACLU took up the nursing mothers' case, arguing (emphasis mine):

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