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Law School Applications: 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Rush Them in by October

By on August 21, 2012 in Law School, Law School & Legal Life, Law School Admissions, Law School Application

LSAT blog, Law school admissions, law school applicationAs they say at the start of the famous Indianapolis 500, Ladies and gentlemen … start your engines …  this year’s law school application season is about to begin.

If you’re planning to apply to law school, as the summer is drawing to a close, you should at least be in the early stages of planning key details of your application strategy.  This includes familiarizing yourself with the applications as they become available.  But, regardless of how far along you are at this stage, you should not be in a rush to submit your applications in the month or so after they are released.  There are at least five reasons why rushing, and particularly, rushing at this early stage of the application season is not advisable.… Read full post

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Your Personal Statement: What not to put in.

By on August 7, 2012 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Law School Application, Personal Statement

People always want to know what they should write about in their law school personal statement but sometimes it is just as important to law school personal statementknow what not to put in it.  The people looking at your essay read thousands upon thousands of them all on the same topic so you want your essay to stand out for all the right reasons and not be skimmed over for all the wrong reasons.  Let’s start with what seem to be the more obvious things to avoid.

The personal statement is a sample of your writing which is an important facet of a law education.  Do not send an essay with misspelled or auto corrected words and please do not send an essay with the name of another law school.  Read your essay out loud and have someone else read it aloud before submitting it to the law school.… Read full post

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Applying to Law School? Stressed? Find help here…

By on July 19, 2012 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Law School Application, Letter of Recommendation, LSAT, LSAT Score, Personal Statement

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You’re carrying a full class load and studying extra hours to keep that GPA up and score well on the LSAT. You’re involved in community/volunteer service and extracurricular activities, finals are coming up, you have a part-time job that’s looking more and more full-time, or you have a full-time job that’s asking for more and more overtime. You have friends and a family, oh yeah, it would be nice to sleep sometime and, you’re taking the first step toward your lifelong dream of going to law school. No wonder you’re feeling stressed!  Ignoring that feeling won’t make it go away, instead, look it straight in the eye and show it you’re in charge.… Read full post

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Transferring after your first year of Law School

By on June 27, 2012 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Law School Application

-You’ve had a great first year and now want to transfer to your dream school-

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Even if you weren’t initially accepted to your dream school, that doesn’t mean your dream is dead. Having a stellar first year of law school, may get you the acceptance you dream of. For this to happen, you still have to make the very best impression, and sending in the same Personal Statement, Resume, and Diversity Statement that accompanied your initial application is practically guaranteed to end in rejection. Here are some tips for upgrading your transfer application:

1)  Resume – Even if you haven’t had a paying job there are ways you can strengthen your Resume.… Read full post

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Law School Spotlight on: The Personal Statement – How They Help (or Hurt) Your Apps.

By on October 6, 2011 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Personal Statement

This is a continuing series of blogs from our team of Admissions Consultants here at Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions, showcasing various facets of a candidate’s law school application. For the next few weeks, we’ll be focusing extensively on the personal statement.Click here for more information on Admissions Consulting from Kaplan, including our Personal Statement Review package.

Fortunately for you, most law school personal statements stink. Okay, “stink” may be over-the-top, but the more lawyerly “competitively ineffective” is definitely in the ballpark. But why “fortunately?”

Since you’re reading this blog, you’re obviously the pro-active sort and want to hone your edge in the mad competitive scramble that is law school admissions.… Read full post

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Law School Spotlight on: The Personal Statement – Brainstorming

By on September 15, 2011 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Law School Application, LSAT Test Prep, Personal Statement

This is a continuing series of blogs from our team of Admissions Consultants here at Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions, showcasing various facets of a candidate’s law school application. Click here for more information on Admissions Consulting from Kaplan, including our Personal Statement Review package.

What should you write about in your Personal Statement? Many admissions committees consider this the most important part of the law school application, so the pressure is on to pick an impressive topic. But what? Add to the mix that it can only be 2 ½ -3 pages, has to be well written and organized, may take the place of a face-to-face interview, needs to mention the school you are applying to, should show you to be uniquely qualified -but not be a replay of your Resume, and you’ve got fertile ground for writer’s block before you’ve even written your first word.… Read full post

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Law School Spotlight on: The Personal Statement – What it is and is not.

By on August 25, 2011 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Personal Statement

This is a continuing series of blogs from our team of Admissions Consultants here at Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions, showcasing various facets of a candidate’s law school application. Click here for more information on Admissions Consulting from Kaplan, including our Personal Statement Review package.

The personal statement is your chance to show the law school why you are the best applicant for them.You want to shine – in the stories you tell, in your reasons for wanting to go to law school, and in your writing skills.The reality is that if you have a straight-A grade point average and a perfect LSAT score, you don’t have to spend a lot of time worrying about your personal statement.… Read full post

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Five parts of the application

By on June 24, 2009 in Law School, Law School Admissions, Law School Application, Letter of Recommendation, LSAT Score, Personal Statement

You may be curious as to how the application process works, so here goes…

I view the application process as containing five different pieces:

Over the course of the next few blogs, I will address each piece individually. In the meantime, I feel it is important for you to understand the overarching sequence of the process.

You will need to submit your transcript(s) and letters of recommendation to LSAC. It is your responsibility to make sure that LSAC receives both, and the good news is that you have the ability to track their receipt online on the LSAC website.… Read full post

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Calling June LSAT test takers!

By on April 27, 2009 in Admissions Consulting Series, Law School, Law School Admissions, Law School Application, LSAT, LSAT Score, Personal Statement

Anyone out there taking the June LSAT?  I’ve written this blog entry just for you.

Maybe you’re in school preparing for finals.  Maybe your company downsized and you’re now accountable not just for your own responsibilities but also for those of your former colleague(s).  What about spending time with your families and friends?  And maybe you want some time for yourself.  On top of all that, you’re studying for that test called the LSAT.

I know you’re eager to start assembling your admissions application and get the process rolling.  For the next few weeks, however, I encourage you to concentrate all of your efforts on the LSAT rather than thinking about what to write for your personal statement(s), or what law schools you should apply to.… Read full post

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