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Canceling Your LSAT Score – Making the Decision

Ideally, every person who takes the LSAT goes into the testing center, takes the test, and leaves feeling confident that great results will follow. However, it’s inevitable that some test takers will succumb to the pressure of Test Day and walk away feeling anxious and uncertain.

The LSAC offers test takers the opportunity to cancel their LSAT scores. Before making that decision, one should know a few facts about canceled scores:

1.) If you choose to cancel a score, nobody will ever know your actual results on that test – not law schools, not the LSAC, not even you. It will be as if you never took it.… Read full post

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June Law School Admissions Seminars in DC, Chicago, and Boston

If you’re in the DC, Chicago or Boston areas, attend a Law School Decision seminar hosted by myself (I’ll be in Chicago) or one of my Kaplan Admissions Consulting colleagues.

At these free events, we’ll discuss:

  • • How the current economic climate is affecting law school admissions
  • • The value of a JD
  • • What it takes to get accepted to law school

We’ll also dissect a before and after version of a former admissions consulting student’s personal statement you’ll learn how to avoid common pitfalls while obtaining tried and true practices for a successful application.

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Attention College Juniors interested in Law School

Are you considering taking a year or two off before applying to law school? Whether you plan to travel (I’m jealous already), or work, or both, I encourage you to do it, or at least be sure to look into it.

As you may be aware, as part of the application process, law schools ask that you submit a personal statement. I guarantee that the person you are two years from now who sits down to write this statement will not be the same person who would compose it in six months. You will have more life experience, depth, insight and maturity…all characteristics that law schools are looking for.… Read full post

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Law School: Second Deposit Deadline Dates

If you’ve been admitted to law school(s), you’ve noticed that many of them require you to put down a second deposit to hold your seat. Hopefully you’ve been doing your research to determine which school best fits your needs. If you haven’t already done so, make every effort to visit the law school(s) you’re still considering. Now is the time to ask any further questions you may have.

Below are a few important notes regarding your second deposit:

• They are non-refundable.
• If you need an extension, contact the Admissions Office immediately to request it. There is absolutely no guarantee the law school will approve the extension, but you won’t know if you don’t ask.… Read full post

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