Staying Motivated During LSAT Studying: LSAT Diaries

LSAT Blog commenter "Proxy" left this advice on a previous LSAT Diary, and I thought it was worth sharing with everyone in its own blog post.

Proxy talks about staying motivated during LSAT studying despite various obstacles.

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More LSAT GIFs

Since you guys enjoyed my last post with LSAT GIFs, here's another:

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Logic and Games

* Anna Ivey shares her thoughts on the study suggesting that LSAT studying makes you smarter. [The Ivey Files]

* Why you don't ever want to end up in central booking (via ATL). [The Crown]

* A Columbia Law professor says that Texas executed an innocent man. [Houston Chronicle]

* How a Kennedy concurrence turned into a majority opinion in Citizens United. [ABA Journal]

* Schools are obsessed with what their students are doing on Facebook. [Ars Technica]

* I say King Joffrey from Game of Thrones fits the bill. [NYTimes]

Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School

The following excerpt is from Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School by Ruta K. Stropus and Charlotte D. Taylor.

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7 With Top LSAT Scores Share LSAT Tips

In this LSAT Blog post, I've put together 7 tips from blog readers with top LSAT scores and significant score improvements.

Enjoy, and 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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Logic and Games

* Law firm demand rose modestly in first quarter of 2012. [TaxProf Blog]

* Two cases on gay marriage may reach the Supreme Court this year. [Reuters]

* You may go to law school with Shaquille O'Neal. [Above the Law]

* A new bill would prevent employers from asking for employees' Facebook passwords. [Ars Technica]

* Weight-loss blogger sues Southwest Airlines over ‘customers of size’ policy. [ABA Journal]

* Critics of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk tactics interpret the data one way, but the NYPD draws a different conclusion. [NYTimes; Gothamist]


Previously on LSAT Blog:

* I've finally organized all the LSAT Diaries.

* LSAT studying makes you smarter | proof?

* The 15 worst law schools (based on employment statistics)

* What one law school grad wishes she'd known before going

* Does BigLaw's demise mean you should change your plans? 

* Quiz: who said it - the LSAT or Kanye West?

Should You Go To Law School? | Book Excerpt

The following excerpt about deciding whether to go to law school is from Law School Undercover: A Veteran Law Professor Tells The Truth About Admissions, Classes, Cases, Exams, Law Review, Jobs, and More.

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Free LSAT Quiz: LSAT or Kanye West?

Here's a free, short LSAT quiz:

Who said it - the LSAT or Kanye West?

1. “Why everything that's supposed to be bad make me feel so good?”

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Logic and Games

* Villanova Law changes course on handling an exam screw-up. [Above the Law]

* Washington University in St. Louis will soon offer an online-only LL.M. for lawyers practicing overseas. [NYTimes]

* Juror writes book saying he drank before DUI death case verdict to examine mindset of accused. The defense is now trying to use this to get the guilty verdict overturned. [ABA Journal]

* Iran's Web censorship filters supreme leader's own statement. [Ars Technica]

* One tutor for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT - India's LSAT alternative) argues that it's fundamentally flawed. See how lucky we are to have the LSAT? [Legally India]

Does BigLaw's Demise Mean You Should Change Your Plans?

Lawyer Diaries is a new semi-regular feature on LSAT Blog where current and former lawyers will share their experiences.

This one's from Christine Raniga, a lawyer who works as in-house counsel at a nonprofit educational organization. Please thank her for sharing her story in the comments!

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LSAT Studying Makes You Smarter | Proof?

We recently learned that playing a memory game may improve your LSAT score.

Researchers have also found that LSAT studying may also make you "smarter."

The evidence comes from a recent study in which a group of students who studied for the LSAT for 3 months improved their reasoning abilities far more than those in a control group:

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