Want to know your odds of admission to Yale?

By on January 25, 2012 in LSAT Admissions, LSAT Prep

For those of you that hate math, law school’s the place for you.  Not only is there no math on the LSAT, thanks to the LSAC, the guesswork of the perceived formulaic admissions process is gone too.  168/3.4, 162/3.8, 173/2.9, 154/3.3, 159/3.1, 164/4.0, 177/3.8 – where does it get you?  Now you can find out.

Thanks to all you who joined us for last night’s season premiere of “The 180 – Live”.  As you heard, there’s no magic formula for how to earn those merit-based scholarships. Simply:

And we heard you, too!  Many of you were asking how to locate the LSAC’s UGPA/LSAT search tool we discussed on the show.  Simple.  Click here.  In the upper left hand corner, type in your undergraduate GPA and expectant (or actual) LSAT score, and away you go.  It’ll help you tremendously in determining to which schools your competitive, and directionally, for which schools you’ll be most eligible for merit-based financial aid.… Read full post

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Breaking: US Gov’t gives out free money for law schools. In other news, pigs fly.

By on January 20, 2012 in Law School & Legal Life

Looking for free money?  Aren’t we all?  As the LSAC reveals, here’s a stat you must know: there are no federal grant programs for law students.  I repeat: there are no federal grant programs for law students.  Millions, even billions of dollars of federal grants are available to students to subsidize a college education.  For a legal education?  None.  Zero.  Nada.  Nilch.  Virtually all of the “grant money” or “scholarship money”, or to be super-frank, the “money you don’t have to pay back” comes from the schools themselves.  Two obvious questions you need to be prepared to ask:

-        How do I get it?  (Criteria, Application Process, Deadlines)

-        What do I have to do to keep it?… Read full post

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Figured out how to pay for law school? You’re only 3/4s of the way done…

By on January 19, 2012 in Law School & Legal Life

As we gear up for next week’s episode of “The 180 – Live: Law School Debt Free”, we thought we’d share some interesting insights on financing a legal education.

First up, if you have an extra 45-minutes to kill, the LSAC (Law School Admissions Council) has released a video outlining the process of paying for law school.  It’s simply a recording of a seminar given at a past LSAC forum event, but I think you’ll find it quite informative nonetheless.  We’ll be discussing some highlights from the video this week that we think you’ll find intriguing.

In the section entitled, “Funding Your Law School Education”, Dr.… Read full post

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Welcome to The 180!

By on January 17, 2012 in Law School & Legal Life

Welcome to the 180

We’ve got you pegged.

At the age of 5, you negotiated playground deals for baseball cards.  At 10, you plastered your walls with photos of Elle Woods.  Your idol is Denny Crane, and definitely not Captain Kirk.  Your DVR is full of “Judge Judy”, not “The Price is Right” (ok maybe that, too).  At Thanksgiving, you mediate who gets the turkey legs.  Your dream gift from Santa?  “Law & Order – The Complete Series” – only $450 on Amazon.com.  And, of course, you can recite “My Cousin Vinny” verbatim.  All you’ve ever dreamed about is becoming a lawyer.  Too much?

Well maybe becoming a lawyer is a life-long aspiration, or maybe you’ve made a recent decision to make a career change.  Regardless, we’re here to help you become a member of the bar.  That’s what we do.  It’s that simple.  With that, welcome to “The 180”.… Read full post

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Don’t Drink and Practice Law

By on December 29, 2011 in Law School & Legal Life

By: JDOasis – bLAWger

While one would think this concept is common sense, these are a few links to a video of a hearing to determine whether an attorney showed up drunk to court! The videos are pretty funny (all about 5-10 min each), the attorney just keeps digging himself deeper and deeper. I assume his next court appearance will be in a malpractice suit.… Read full post

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5 of the Best Courtroom Scenes Ever

By on December 27, 2011 in Law School & Legal Life

Kaplan is proud to announce a new partnership with JD Oasis! All this month, we’re pleased to feature blog posts created by the JD Oasis team. Check out all their great content at www.jdoasis.com.

By: JDOasis – Papa34

There are courtroom dramas and there are courtroom dramas. Some will make you want to scratch your eyes out while some will make you proud to (or want to) be a lawyer.

Here are five scenes from the latter.… Read full post

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The 1L Experience!

By on December 22, 2011 in Law School & Legal Life

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By: JDOasis – Frieds

Man… after a few weeks off from blogging (as sporadic as it was for the last few weeks, it will be similar in the coming months), I was ready to jump right into the saddle and manage both blogging and school. Two weeks ago at orientation, I realized I’d be screwed on that one. Let me back track… about 3 weeks before school started, my Law School suggested that we spend the rest of our summer enjoying life with the implication that we would be going through hell during our 1L year.… Read full post

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Google’s Law School Rankings

By on December 20, 2011 in Law School & Legal Life

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By: JDOasis – Papa34

Found this funny ranking of Law Schools based on Google searches. Apparently North Dakota is way ahead of Yale lol. Thoughts on the top 20? Posted the top 50 below along with their US News ranking.

1. Harvard (#2 in U.S. News)

2. NYU (6)

3. Columbia (4)

4. North Dakota (Tier 2)

5. UCLA (16)

6. Illinois (23)

7. Texas (14)

8.… Read full post

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Is Law School Still Worth It?

By on December 15, 2011 in Law School & Legal Life

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By: JDOasis – jd12

I don’t necessarily agree with his whole thesis (in fact I probably disagree with him on most of his points) but, University of Arkansas School of Law prof Aaron N. Taylor does make a case as to why law school should still be worth it. What do you think? Any of you guys agree?

“Legal training helps in tough economy

Let’s start with the legal job market.… Read full post

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The Lawyer Commercial Thread

By on December 13, 2011 in Law School & Legal Life

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By: JDOasis – Papa34

Come on, we’ve all seen those on TV; the tacky lines, the terrible acting, and the cheap special effects, so I thought we’d have a little fun and have everyone post their favorite.

Check out the JDOasis post for the videos!… Read full post

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