Law School Applicant / Application Numbers Update

If you've been following LSAT Blog over the past few months, you know that the number of law school applicants and applications has dropped precipitously this cycle compared to previous ones.

I've created graphs and provided analysis on what these changes may mean for those who applied this cycle (and, perhaps, future cycles as well).

In a further update, LSAC has just put together a few nifty graphs showing the number of law school applicants / applications for this cycle as compared to the previous two admission cycles.

What's cool about these is that these graphs is that they show the number of applicants and applications as they're counted over the course of each cycle. You'll see what I mean below:

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Logic and Games

* Don't forget to bring a photo on Test Day. [LSAT Blog]

* Some law school success stories. [Above the Law]

* Think the LSAT's bad? Taking college entrance exams in China is even worse. [Yahoo News]

* Which law schools have the highest and lowest yields? And which might lower their admission standards? Here's some great analysis. [TaxProf Blog]

* 76 degrees (Fahrenheit) is the temperature at which workers are most productive. [ABA Journal]

Even More LSAT GIFs

Even more LSAT GIFs (see previous):

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LSAT Test Day: Use Previous Photo?

You'll need to bring a passport-sized photo with you on LSAT Test Day, so that LSAC employees can vote on all test-takers, Hot-or-Not-style. (Just kidding, it's for test security purposes. Supposedly.)

LSAC requires that this photo be recent, which, according to them, means it must have been taken within the past 6 months.

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Logic and Games

* How long will you be at your test center on LSAT Test Day? [LSAT Blog]

* Meet LSAC's new chair-elect. [Nova Southeastern University]

* College graduates prefer some cities more than others. [NYTimes]

* When defendants refuse to stand in court. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Can you sue someone for giving you genital herpes? Of course. [Above the Law]

Law School Final Exam Grades

In this week's Law School Diaries column, law student "Elle Woods" describes law school grading systems and waiting for final exam grades.

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If You've Never Taken A Timed LSAT Practice Test...

If you've never taken a timed LSAT practice test, and the LSAT's only a week away, what do you do?

LSAT Blog reader Caleb improved from 161 to 171 on his LSAT retake. (He shared his entertaining story in his LSAT Diary.)

He offered some advice to a blog reader who had never taken a timed practice test with only a week remaining before Test Day. I thought it was worth sharing with everyone.

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Logic and Games

* Are cigarettes, coffee, and gum allowed on Test Day? [LSAT Blog]

* Professor Brian Tamanaha has some thoughts on how to make law school affordable. [NYTimes]

* Burglars busted after accepting cop's friend request. [Above the Law]

* Falsely calling someone gay is no longer considered defamation, according to one New York court. [ABA Journal]

* 5th-grader gets presidential pardon for absence. [Gawker]

Crazy Badass Lawyer: Adam Reposa | Video

If you ever become a criminal defense attorney, I hope you market yourself like Adam Reposa of Austin, Texas.

He recently made the following hilarious video to market his services (HT: Above the Law):

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How to Cheat on the LSAT (or not)

Cheating on the LSAT is serious business. There are documented cases where people have been arrested and charged with crimes for it. They've gotten criminal records and will never get to become attorneys.

In this LSAT Blog post, I review a few cases where people attempted to cheat on the LSAT, were caught, and faced the consequences.

I also discuss Caveon Test Security, the company hired by LSAC to prevent unauthorized sharing of test-related information on the Internet.

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Logic and Games

* 5 signs of LSAT burnout, and how to recover from it. [LSAT Blog]

* Judge tosses lawyer’s suit against health club for changing its breakfast menu. [ABA Journal]

* ATL's Bar Review Diaries describe the process of prepping for the Bar Exam. [Above the Law]

* Ex-Justice Stevens says the Supreme Court has probably already had second thoughts about its ruling on Citizens United. [Washington Post]

* Things worse than LSAT studying. [Buzzfeed]

Former LSAT Question-Writer Interview

I recently interviewed Stephen Harris, former LSAT question-writer and author of Mastering Logic Games. (He's written hundreds of the questions that appear in your books of LSAT PrepTests.)

Our discussion follows.

You can also:

1. Read ALL of my interviews with him (more than 5!)

2. Get them all in a free book I put together.

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