* The ABA is offering 20 scholarships to increase diversity in the legal profession. [ABA]
* A story of one woman in Washington State who became an attorney without going to law school. [Seattle PI]
* This paralegal appears to have taken nearly $300,000 of her law firm's money to go on vacation and buy a house. [ABA Journal]
* What do spammers and HIV have in common? This doctor may have the answer. [LATimes]
* Stephen Colbert (out-of-character) interviews scientist Neil Degrasse Tyson. [YouTube]
Choosing a Law School Using US News Rankings
How should you use law school rankings when making a decision?Because the rankings are such a widely-used indicator of a law school's prestige, it's important to be aware of them, at the very least.
To ignore them would be paying over $100,000 for something when you don't know its value.
Of course, the rankings are far from perfect, but you can still use them as a starting point when thinking about where to apply.
After all, it's overwhelming to wade through the dozens of pamphlets, folders, and emails you'll soon be receiving from law schools (if you haven't started receiving them already). Having an outside evaluator like U.S. News to cut through the clutter with some hard numbers is incredibly useful.
They can:
-serve as a general guideline to help you get a sense of a law school's prestige.
-give you a sense of how others would view your having attended a given school.
-help you determine the schools to which you have a realistic chance of acceptance given your LSAT score and undergraduate GPA.
If you haven't yet taken the LSAT, but have a sense of what your undergraduate GPA is or will be, you can figure out what kind of LSAT numbers you'll likely need to have a strong chance at a particular law school.
As such, the rankings can help you to formulate a list of law schools to which you should apply, helping you to select safety schools, match schools, and reach schools.
How much should you actually let the rankings influence your decisions?
The importance of the rankings will vary from person to person. In large part, it depends on the type of law you wants to practice after law school.
If you're looking to go to a corporate law firm, the rankings are very important. Many law firms disproportionately recruit from certain law schools and are significantly more likely to consider a resume from a "T14" school than others ("T14" is a term used to refer to the 14 law schools consistently listed in the top 14 of the U.S. News law school rankings).
However, if you're looking to practice in other areas (such as human rights law), become a sole practitioner (opening your own law firm), use your law degree simply to add to your skill set for your already-existing business, or in conjunction with another graduate degree, the law school's ranking and national reputation may not mean as much.
Enough about the rankings - what else matters?
Financial Aid:
Well, if you're the kind of person who's not planning to write one big check for law school tuition without batting an eye, you may want to seriously consider financial aid offers.
Many law schools will give merit aid to woo applicants with LSAT scores higher than the school's typical student. If your LSAT score's significantly higher than their average, schools will likely want to grab you to help you boost their position in the rankings. They might be willing to pay you for the privilege with reduced tuition costs.
Location:
It's also important to recognize that rankings don't take into account the fact that a law school is always better-known in its region of the country than elsewhere.
For example, if you want to practice law in NYC, you might want to consider Fordham over UCLA, even though UCLA has a higher US News ranking. NYC law firms and residents are more familiar with Fordham Law and its graduates than those of UCLA Law. After all, a significantly greater number of Fordham law graduates settle and practice in NYC than do UCLA law graduates.
There's also the fact that public universities offer lower tuition to in-state residents. If you've established in-state residence, you can take advantage of lower tuition if accepted. Public (state) law schools also set aside a certain number of seats for in-state residents, so it can be easier to gain acceptance if you've established residence.
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For further reading, see this U.S. News law school rankings article in which I'm featured.
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Which other factors are affecting which law schools you're considering?
LSAT Diary: Studying in Washington D.C.
This installment of LSAT Diaries comes from Danielle, a 25-year-old graduate student in Washington D.C. In her diary, she talks about what she's learned in her LSAT studying thus far.If you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)
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Danielle's LSAT Diary:
1) The way the LSAT Makers pose their questions, the way they present the stimuli, and the way they set up the answer choices is all highly contingent upon some structure that the test taker is supposed to adhere to. How does one adhere to something they know nothing about? My point, exactly.
Thus my schedule:
-7am: get up to drink a glass of water (I drink at least 9 glasses a day)
-7:30am-8am: Ab workout or some quick 30min workout.
-8am-9am: Look for some breakfast. Something light but filling. I need it to get focused on my work day. I eat 4 to 5 times a day to keep energy up, but no carbs after 9!
-9am-12pm: As a technical research analyst, I get to look at 1000s of lines a SAS code and output per day and write about the quality of the data my firm receives. Sounds boring but I love it. It requires extreme attention to detail and organization. (I one snack within this 3 hour period)
-12pm-1pm: 1hour cardio workout and strength training. Helps me relax and relieve the stresses of writing and analyzing code all day.
-1:pm-1:15pm: fix lunch and get back to work
-1:15pm-5pm: work
-5pm-6pm: break to watch the Golden Girls, update twitter, make contacts, check on loved ones. etc.
-6pm-10:00pm: LSAT Prep--I want to sit in front of this material for at least as long as I will have to on the official test day!
-10pm-12am: Jot down meals, adhoc tasks, and watch syndicated TV shows until I fall asleep.
The weekend mirrors closely what I do during the week, except I study longer for the LSAT, rest more, and most importantly, I regain my social status :0). With family and friends all living somewhat far away, and a mom who's undergoing chemo, the stresses of regular life can easily manifest themselves into utter disruption of my structural environment, so I try my best to get my have-to's out of the way in order to have ample time to tend to my need/want-to's.
When I've failed at the LSAT, I never successfully established this environment, and I'm afraid if I don't do it now, I'll never get over this obstacle, and what's worse, despite my success thus far in most every other aspect of my life, whatever it is I'm standing on may start to crumble under me. I can't have that. Just that simple. I have to meet the expectation!
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2) Tonight, I focused in on the LR section: implication questions (MBT, MBF, Inferences). Though I am pretty familiar with the every aspect of the test, I approached my preparation very differently this time around. Ever since I realized my biggest weakness: lack of consistent ability to properly identify WHY wrong answers are wrong, I wanted to take time, while I have time on my side, to slow down and get through the easier LSAT questions to see where I was getting tripped up in my deductions.
It actually helped quite a bit. I noticed that the questions that I got wrong were precisely the ones where I failed to explain what was wrong with the answer choice. Either that or I didn't read the answer choice carefully enough. I don't know any other way to resolve this latter problem but to entrench myself in this material. Of course, I'm planning to do just that.
It's amazing to me how simple my mistakes are and how easily these little mistakes can manifest themselves into 3 years of under performance. I'm a 25 year old graduate student attending a top tier institution, and I still get tripped up by reading short paragraphs. lol. Wow, how unfortunate. I pride myself on paying attention to detail, yet I miss many of the most telling clues in the English language of an important inference.
I'm not discouraged. I make very good arguments, otherwise. I just don't have enough practice breaking a part the arguments of those who are paid to make "holey" arguments. lol. But this is a true lesson in being a sharper individual.
I sit in some of my graduate classes and get frustrated as I try to keep up with some of the seemingly irrelevant topics of dispute many of my classmates develop, but I'm starting to realize that I do that because I tune out when an argument doesn't make sense instead of focusing on just what doesn't make sense. Who knew that it would come in handy one day!
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3) Something I learned today: Logical Opposites
a) must be true (MBT) = cannot be false <- logical opposites -> not necessarily true = could be false
b) must be false (MBF) = cannot be true <- logical opposites -> not necessarily false = could be true
Now, while I typically thought that "could be false" and "could be true" are analogous concepts since something that could be true can ALSO be false, in terms of the LSAT, this isn't really the case. Here's why:
When a question asks us, which of the following "could be false", this means that only 1 answer choice "could be false," while the other 4 choices will be the logical opposite of "could be false." This means that the 4 WRONG answer choices "cannot be false = MBT."
This suggests that "could be false" and "could be true" are not really the same concepts on the LSAT because if the question had INSTEAD asked, which of the following "could be true," then this means that only 1 answer choice "could be true" while the 4 WRONG answer choices "cannot be true = MBF."
It's pretty interesting how they are trying to trip us up like that. After all these years of carefully choosing my words to express myself, apparently according to the LSAT, I still haven't gotten it right!
This is a clear example of why we can't use our "outside" logic on the LSAT. Damn...that's too bad, too. Just when I was getting used to feeling like a goddess of written expression, I've got to learn how to express myself all over again.
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4) One thing I read a lot about in these LSAT prep books is attitude. Though the author's attitude is particularly important in reading LSAT stimuli, what's equally important, if not more, is how we, the test takers approach the material. That's the one thing I've never been able to understand. I remember the first official test I sat for: I was SOOO confident. The next time, for that reason, I was not so confident. But this last time, confident!! Despite those yearly 2 point increases, my enthusiasm toward the material, and the confidence I felt, my score just isn't creeping up like I think it should. I don't quite understand it. And maybe that's it: I don't understand it.
There must be something I'm missing, and I haven't a clue how to fix it. I'm breaking into this test inside-out nowadays. I'm not taking any shortcuts! Not that I did before, but I know I didn't push myself to the limit. How do I exhaust the possibilities in such a short period of time?
Practice. Practice brings insights. And from insights come better instincts. Logical instincts. lol. Oxymoron. Despite what these tests say, I still believe in my abilities. I believe that I'm among the intellectual giants. No one has realized it yet, not even me, because I haven't put it into practice! See!! I can reason! Flawless argument right there! The key there is that just because I believe something doesn't make it true...at least not LSAT world.
In my otherwise, sensible world, if I can think of such a thing; it is. Thanks Descartes!
I believe it! I believe in me, and I'll do what it takes to bring those beliefs to fruition.
Goodnight!
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5) I'm weighed down today. I did make some progress, but not as much as I anticipated. I got tripped up on Quasars today. I hate that problem, but I will learn to love it. My hope is that it's one of the more difficult problems, but somehow I doubt it. Answer (C) is the choice I wanted.
[Ed. Danielle is referring to PrepTest 29, Section 4, Question 23 - p. 42 of The Next 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests.
My explanation of the question: Quasars' light takes 500 million years to reach Earth, but anything that burns at that rate can't last more than 100 million years. As such, any quasar light you see is from quasars that no longer exist - they've already burned themselves into nonexistence. -Steve]
I was skeptical from the beginning because it closely mirrored what was said in the stimulus.
What was the difference? Sadly, it took me more than 35 minutes to figure it out. As I mentioned, I was suspect because MBT question is in the implication family; it is a deduction that must be made precisely because it isn't stated in the stimulus. So something that sounds exactly the same is most likely to be wrong. Nevertheless, there is a key distinction: location.
"anything that far away to appear [...] the way quasars..." vs. "anything that appears as bright as quasars..."
Anything that appears as bright as quasars may, in fact, be closer or further away than where quasars are actually located. There is nothing in the answer choice that suggests the location of this "anything," but it's explicitly stated in the stimuli as "that far away..." which is a reference to 500million years. It would take at least this long to appear as bright from Earth ONLY IF it was truly THAT far away, but the WRONG answer choice wants to trick us into believing that the location of this "anything" is irrelevant as long as its appearance from Earth is the same. What if it's a tiny little star that's relatively closer? What if? What if?
I made up my own what if, but the fact that I could consider another alternative, solidified the right answer choice for me, despite how long it took.
Real tough work is a thankless job, I'm learning, at least in the beginning stages. One thing I need to prepare myself for is that there will be no parade at the finish line. I'm after a personal triumph here. This is one of them.
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6) Today, I focused on basic linear, and general, I don't have problems with it, as long as the rules lead to a healthy dose of deductions. Towards the end, I was spending more and more time and getting a few more wrong because I was spending too much time trying to figure out why I couldn't find a deduction. It gets particularly gruesome in unbalanced linear games, where you have to figure out which variables can be paired up and which ones can't, if it even matters. I feel like it's gotta be better just to start attacking the problems, if there are no obvious deductions, because it's too time consuming to look for universal deductions when things don't "line up" like the one-tier games. I'm looking to average 6 minutes per game, and I don't want too waste more than 2 to 3 minutes on diagramming the rules.
I've also noticed that these games tend to have many scenario/MBT questions. If we're supposed to focus on the individual scenario, then those MBTs will become a little more detailed than in the general diagram, so it makes sense to not focus too much on coming up with our own scenarios to make more deductions before we even approach the questions.
I've also been focusing on could be true/could be false questions in the LGs because I've been trying to deduce what category the 4 other answer choices will fall under. These are particularly useful when there isn't a scenario attached to it, because, for example, if the question asks, which of the following could be true (w/ no scenario attached), then that means that the 4 WRONG answer choices must be false; so, if we're really quick about it, we can build on our original diagram from these MBF statements as we proceed through the rest of the questions. I've noticed that a few questions build off others, so it can't hurt. I'll look for more opportunities to do this tomorrow.
Goodnight!
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7) "I Think; Therefore, I am...Dangerous"
That's a powerful statement that I'm beginning to understand, especially with regard to the LSAT. I'm learning that it's not just about figuring out what's being said in the stimulus; thinking particularly hard (and fast) on what their asking is the key!
It's my belief that the odds of me sitting and pondering (for roughly 1 min on 100 questions each) what exactly each argument maker is saying is next to none. I don't have that kind of time, and I'm generally uninterested in what people who try purposefully to sound confusing have to say (Yes, that means you, LSAT makers). That's one of my major mistakes on this test: thinking too much on the stimulus to grab something useful, instead of approaching the question with equally as much if not more focus than that which was given to the stimulus.
The question uncovers what's critically important about the stimulus, particularly from the perspective of the LSAT Makers. It gives us insight into a potentially confusing set of words, and it, thus, allows us to look at the stimulus in a more revealing way.
I know... I know. This is a dangerous claim; I'm not about to make the argument that reading the question stem first is the ideal way to go for all test takers. But it is more help than hurt for me. Without that question stem, I'm lost more often than not because my focus isn't on breaking down argument after argument without prompt. It's already bad enough that for at least half the test, we have less than a minute to get through and move from 1 generally uninteresting topic to another 48 to 52 times in under 70 minutes. I've sat this way for 3 times already, and I'm not going to do it again. Not without at least trying something different for once.
In general, I know that people don't ask us questions and THEN tell us to analyze what they're about to say based on those questions. Lawyers don't do this. And if we find that the only way to deconstruct someone's argument is to be prompted with a question first, then we're probably in bad shape. I respect this as true, but it is my belief that each new situation we encounter begs of us some type readjustment; we cannot go through life attacking things the same way all the time. If this were true, where would be today? Here's a better question: would we even BE?
All this to say, that for the purposes of this test, I'm placing more than average attention on the questions going forward, and while some may think it's risky, for the purposes of my prep this summer, it's making my thinking thing MUCH sharper, MUCH more ACCURATE, and MUCH less confused and bogged down. So I'm going with it, unless it begins to pose problems.
Hey there's a conditional statement! If it does not begin to pose a problem, THEN I'm going with it :-)
Peace Out, LSAT Fam!
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Logic and Games
* Working on your law school applications? Don't forget to check out all the admissions advice on the blog. [LSAT Blog]
* There's a reason lawyers aren't known for their ability to lay down beats. [AboveTheLaw, YouTube]
* U.S. law firms will soon be able to practice in South Korea. [JD Journal]
* What it looks like inside Amazon.com [Buzzfeed]
* A new startup has a creative solution to help Silicon Valley companies get around restrictive immigration policies. [Ars Technica]
* There's a reason lawyers aren't known for their ability to lay down beats. [AboveTheLaw, YouTube]
* U.S. law firms will soon be able to practice in South Korea. [JD Journal]
* What it looks like inside Amazon.com [Buzzfeed]
* A new startup has a creative solution to help Silicon Valley companies get around restrictive immigration policies. [Ars Technica]
Why the February LSAT is Undisclosed
If you take the June, October, or December LSAT, you'll be able to see (and download) the exam you took by logging into your LSAC account once you receive your score via email.You'll also be able to see exactly which questions you answered incorrectly and what you chose for each.
(This assumes, among other things, you're not taking the LSAT outside North America, or taking a special Sabbath observers' administration.)
However, none of you who take the February LSAT will ever get to see the exam once you've taken it, nor will you get to see how many questions you answered incorrectly.
All you'll get is your score out of 180, and your percentile.
Why?
LSAC's Director of Communications, Wendy Margolis, explained via email:
The reason the February LSAT is nondisclosed is because it is important for LSAC to have some nondisclosed test forms and questions available in reserve for emergencies and special uses. The nondisclosed February test forms play this role. This has been LSAC practice since 1996. In case you need to point your students to information about test disclosure, the following language and link appears on the LSAC.org page for the February LSAT:Basically, LSAC needs to have unreleased exams on file in case of inclement weather, and perhaps for use in overseas administrations (those outside the Americas) and Sabbath observers' administrations.
NOTE: Not every LSAT is disclosed.
A lot of work goes into creating a single LSAT, and LSAC doesn't want to have to create a new exam for a relatively-small number of test-takers.
That's just the way it is, folks. Sorry.
(Some details on LSAC's website.)
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LSAT Logical Reasoning Solutions PDF
I've written explanations for over 1,000 LSAT questions.
You can get the full LSAT PrepTest explanations for TONS of exams HERE.
Logic and Games
* Done with the LSAT for good? Here's how one guy got rid of his prep books. [YouTube]
* The State Bar of Wisconsin co-sponsors a resolution to promote fair accommodations for disabled LSAT-takers. [Wisconsin Bar]
* A kidnapper sues his former hostages for breach of contract. [Above The Law]
* Chick-Fil-A sues kid for selling t-shirts with the message "Eat More Kale." [Gawker]
* Amazon may finally start charging sales tax next year nationwide. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Ever wonder how landlords figure out what to charge in rent? Computers. [NYTimes]
* The State Bar of Wisconsin co-sponsors a resolution to promote fair accommodations for disabled LSAT-takers. [Wisconsin Bar]
* A kidnapper sues his former hostages for breach of contract. [Above The Law]
* Chick-Fil-A sues kid for selling t-shirts with the message "Eat More Kale." [Gawker]
* Amazon may finally start charging sales tax next year nationwide. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Ever wonder how landlords figure out what to charge in rent? Computers. [NYTimes]
December 2011 LSAT Score Release Dates
UPDATE:
LSAC began releasing December 2011 LSAT scores on Wednesday, January 4th, beginning around 5:30PM Eastern. Scores are released in batches, and it may take several hours for everyone to receive their scores.
Good luck!
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The December 2011 LSAT scores / results are scheduled to be released via email by Friday, January 6, 2012.
However, the scores consistently come out more than a few days before the scheduled score release date.
Let's look at the trend over the past several years (click to enlarge):
As you can see, there's a general trend - LSAC is taking longer and longer to come back with the results. Also, the difference between the scheduled score release dates and actual score release dates is decreasing over time.
Unfortunately, it's extremely difficult to predict a specific date, or even a few dates, that would be the most likely actual score release date for the December 2011 LSAT.
My best guess is that December 2011 LSAT scores will be released sometime close to Saturday, December 31st - within a few days before or after.
"But at what time specifically? I need to know when to constantly refresh my email / LSAC account!"
In batches over the course of several hours. Likely starting late in the day (Eastern Time).
No one knows how the batches are organized, if at all.
The batches do not seem to be organized in any of these ways:
alphabetical/regional/high-to-low scores/low-to-high scores/test center #, etc.
Wish everyone all the best!
See other LSAT score release dates posts.
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While you're waiting for your score, get busy with my admissions-related blog posts.
Also see, Should You to Cancel Your LSAT Score?
Feel free to leave comments and vent at the injustice of having to wait so long for what is rightfully yours.
December 2011 LSAT Curve: PrepTest 65
Good luck to everyone taking the December 2011 LSAT!Did you know that December exams tend to have most lenient curves?
The "curve" on the most recent December exams was very generous. The December 2009 and December 2010 LSATs each allowed you to have 14 incorrect answers but still get a 170. (The average for December exams in recent years prior was only 11.375 incorrect answers).
The below chart contains recent data regarding the number of questions you could get wrong on recent exams and still achieve a particular scaled score (out of 180):
(See what it's taken to get an LSAT score of 160 or 170 on all LSAT PrepTests.)
Come back to this blog post after you take the LSAT and post your curve predictions in the comments!
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LSAT Test Day Food Recommendations
An LSAT distance tutoring student of mine recently emailed me:"Any tips on what to eat for breakfast the morning of the LSAT? I know you say to have a big breakfast, but what? And what do you suggest for the break and to drink?"
At least one of the items pictured above is not part of a healthy LSAT breakfast.
If you guessed FourLoko, you're on your way to a top LSAT score. Congrats!
(McDonald's probably isn't part of any healthy breakfast, but there's a reason I didn't go to medical school.)
More about food in a bit, but first, coffee and cigarettes (breakfast of champions?).
I've already gone over whether coffee, cigarettes, and gum are allowed on Test Day. Now, the question remains, should you drink coffee or have cigarettes in the morning before the exam?
Answer: Do whatever you normally do. If you normally have coffee or cigarettes in the morning, don't try to go cold turkey now or you'll almost certainly find yourself with a pounding headache.
I don't know why you'd suddenly take up smoking, but now's not the time to start (if there ever was). Coffee will probably empty your intestines in the middle of the exam if you haven't had it in a while, so it's probably not a good idea for folks new to it.
You want to be fully alert, so a pre-test wake and bake isn't a good idea. What you do after the test is up to you (assuming it's for medicinal purposes, of course). Maybe California will vote to legalize next time, folks.
Oatmeal with bananas, raisins, or cranberries is probably about as healthy as it gets, while mild enough that it shouldn't give you any stomach issues. Eat it well before the exam starts so that you'll have time to go to the bathroom (oatmeal has lots of fiber).
Perhaps I misspoke - yogurt and granola might top oatmeal and fruit for "healthiest breakfast of the year." Again, it's mild and has carbs, but unlike oatmeal, yogurt has lots of protein as well. (Perhaps the nutritionists can chime in with their recommendations.)
Eggs have a lot of protein. However, depending upon how you cook them, you might also end up with lots of fat. Fat can make you sleepy. For this reason, lay off the butter and oil. Consider eating them hard-boiled, perhaps with a little salt for flavor. Alternatively, you can go the Rocky route and drink them raw, but don't blame me if you get salmonella.Pancakes, waffles, muffins, bagels, cold cereal, etc. are also all good, just make sure you have also some protein.
Cold (or warm) pizza is probably good too (cheese has protein), but this is coming from a guy who sometimes eats leftover burritos for breakfast, so you may not want to listen to me on this one.
The bottom line is that you'll want to eat some carbs to give you energy, and some protein to improve your mental performance.
(This site appears to have some simple, yet comprehensive, nutrition advice. This link on it is also good.)
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LSAT Snacks For During The Break:
Try not to be the guy who brings this:
Here are some more practical alternatives that the proctors will probably allow:
Granola bars: quick to unwrap, easy to eat, sugar
Bananas: quick to peel, easy to eat, sugar
Water: reduces thirst
Juice: reduces thirst, sugar
Coffee will likely be cold by now, but I suppose it's ok if you don't care about that sort of thing.
With all beverages, don't drink too much in order to avoid bathroom breaks. Your test center may have a water fountain, which would eliminate the need to bring a water bottle. Or maybe you're one of those people who's paranoid about tap water or lives in a part of the U.S. / world where the water's unsafe to drink.
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See all LSAT Test Day tips.
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Discuss the best breakfast foods and snacks in the comments. I'm sure that most of you know more about nutrition than I do. If you know something, please comment!
Law School Regular Decision Dates
I was recently forwarded the following description of a list (in spreadsheet form) containing information about how and when law schools get back to applicants with their decisions.(Elisabeth also created a list of law schools offering application fee waivers and law school application deadlines.)
Those of you applying to law school in this admissions cycle will likely find it useful:
For the last spreadsheet in this series, we looked at admissions decision information on law school websites. See http://ow.ly/7uvsY.Phone pieterouwerkerk
We used our same unscientific process: If we found this information within a couple minutes of searching the law school website, we added it to a Google spreadsheet. Corrections, welcome.
Please feel free to share the URLs with colleagues and applicants. Applicants should be advised to contact individual law schools for accurate information.
Application Fee Waivers: http://ow.ly/6OuFM
Deadlines & Dean's Letter Requirements: http://ow.ly/7jZdY
Decisions, Decisions: http://ow.ly/7uvsY
Elisabeth Steele Hutchison
Director of Admissions & Special Projects
University of Hawai'i at Manoa | William S. Richardson School of Law
Logic and Games
* Woman with brain disorder sues for more time on the LSAT. [Reuters; ABA Journal; CBS]
* Lawyer accused of seeking secretary with 'benefits' gets one-year suspension. [ABA Journal; Legal Profession Blog]
* Strippers in Miami are posing as paralegals. [Above The Law]
* Congressman Barney Frank won't be seeking reelection. [The Daily Beast]
* Facebook settles with FTC over privacy violations.
* Rapper Mac Lethal is responsible for two of the funniest things I've seen online this week. [Gawker]
* Lawyer accused of seeking secretary with 'benefits' gets one-year suspension. [ABA Journal; Legal Profession Blog]
* Strippers in Miami are posing as paralegals. [Above The Law]
* Congressman Barney Frank won't be seeking reelection. [The Daily Beast]
* Facebook settles with FTC over privacy violations.
* Rapper Mac Lethal is responsible for two of the funniest things I've seen online this week. [Gawker]
