Professors and deans hypothesized this spring that upheaval in Washington – and particularly President Trump’s “Muslim travel ban” and the highly publicized response of lawyers who ran to airports to help those affected – would cause more people to think about law school. The June LSAT, widely regarded as the first of the 2018 admissions…
Affordable Online Test Prep [Episode 198]
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We are now getting calls from applicants who plan to plan to apply in the summer, fall, and winter to matriculate in 2018. A few have all their ducks lined up – test score in place, school visits planned, a GPA they’re proud of, and maybe they’re just rounding out their profile to put icing…
Top 5 Tips for Acing the LSAT
The LSAT is a big deal. Don’t believe me? Check out this post with the top LSAT scores from the top 100 law schools. While GPA and LSAT score are the most important part of your law school application, LSAT takes the cake. It’s really the only way law schools have of objectively analyzing a…
Time Management Tips to Make the Most of Your Test Prep
Time is precious on a standardized test. On test day, efficient time use can be the difference between a top score and a failing one. And in test prep, as on the test itself, time is of the essence. Here are some time management tips to help you make the most of your test prep….
5 Ways to Increase Your Admission Test Score
Everyone knows that studying is necessary for a good test score. But there are plenty of other tips and tricks to boost your score into the next range. Make yourself more competitive at your dream school by following some of our favorite test prep strategies in this post! 1. Pick the test that plays to…
Kaplan Survey on GRE in Law School Admissions
Kaplan Test Prep surveyed 125 U.S. law schools on whether or not they plan to allow applicants to submit GRE scores instead of LSAT scores (following in the footsteps of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law who adopted this practice back in February). Here are some highlights from the report: •…
GRE/LSAT Drama Continues
Remember how back in February the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law started allowing applicants to submit GRE scores instead of LSAT scores? And then remember how the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), the LSAT administrators, threatened to revoke the Tucson law school’s council membership? Well as of this past Saturday, that…
University of Arizona College of Law Will Accept GRE Instead of LSAT
In February, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law announced that it is accepting the GRE as an alternative to the LSAT. According to The National Law Journal, the school’s dean, Marc Miller, said the move would help it reach a larger number of students, thereby ensuring a stronger student body. “The…
Top Five Tips for LSAT Reading Comprehension
A few weeks back, I gave you five tips – some quick hacks, some hard work – for raising your score on the Logical Reasoning portion of the LSAT. That was a great place to start because Logical Reasoning takes up two of the four scored sections of the exam, and the skills useful in…
5 Ways to Cut Stress After an Admission Test
The months, weeks, and days leading up to a major admission test can be a major source of stress for students. Unfortunately, that stress doesn’t necessarily go away once the test is over. In this post, we cover some of the best ways to manage stress after handing in your test. 1. Breathe deeply As soon…
Top Five Tips for LSAT Logical Reasoning
We live in the age of the “life hack,” the simple-yet-clever bit of ingenuity that solves an intractable problem – often a problem you weren’t aware you had until you read that Buzzfeed article about it. This expectation of ease and insight has bled into much of what we do. Some of my students show…
Introducing Magoosh’s LSAT Prep
Over the past seven years, our friends at Magoosh have helped over 2 million students prepare for standardized tests. With an emphasis on accessibility, Magoosh offers affordable, high-quality test prep that you can access from anywhere in the world. Recently, Magoosh launched their own LSAT test prep and an LSAT blog. For a limited time,…
Should You Explain Your LSAT Score or Grades? 5 Things to Consider
Most law schools provide optional space to explain your LSAT score and grades. While it can be tempting to explain away poor performance, consider these 5 things. 1. The facts speak for themselves. As they say in law school, bad facts make bad law. If your LSAT score is low, the best way to show…
Law School Might Be the New Up & Coming Trend
It’s early in the game to make any concrete predictions, but if the current numbers are any indication, then law schools might enjoy a much-awaited rise in enrollment next fall. The halls have been looking pretty empty the past few years, with admission down to 113,900 students in 2015-2016, a record low that law schools…
Help! My LSAT is Low – Should I Still Apply to Law School?
The December LSAT scores are now in, and some of you may be reevaluating your law school choices or plans. What should you do if your LSAT is low? Below are 5 important things you should consider before making any decisions: 1. The LSAT matters. Law schools look to the LSAT and GPA to see…
Getting a High-Value Law Degree
Applications to law schools are down – which should be good news for applicants, right? Maybe not. A new article in Business Week points out that LSATs still matter. People who have higher LSAT scores – and, consequently, stronger applications – pay less for law school than less qualified applicants. The article points that out…
LSAT Scores Drop Among Students at Top Law Schools
Here are some stats from a recent Businessweek article on the declining LSAT scores at U.S. law schools: Since 2010, 95% of the 196 U.S. law schools (those at least partially accredited by the ABA) lowered their standards for students in the bottom quartile of students (at the 25th percentile). Emory University saw the largest drop in…
Review of BenchPrep’s Online Test Prep Site
I just logged into the BenchPrep test prep website and am welcomed with their greeting of “Gain an unfair advantage on test day”; I like this – a test prep site with an edge! Let’s continue exploring… After you sign in and choose your test (see list below), you’ll then choose your target test date….
WSJ Law Blog Offers Most Recent Law Applicant Stats
Highlights of the Wall Street Journal article, “Number of LSAT Test Takers Is Down 45% Since 2009,” include: • The number of LSAT exams administered in October 2013 (33,673 exams) is 11% lower than in October 2012 (37,780 exams). This is the lowest test taker volume since 1998. • The total number of LSAT test takers in…
Should You Retake the LSAT?
Completing the LSAT requires both time and money – you must dedicate extra effort to preparing for the test in order to earn as high a score as possible. After you receive your initial LSAT score, you must then decide if it is worth the additional resources necessary to retake the test, aiming for a…
