Most law schools provide optional space, an addendum, to explain your LSAT score and GPA. While it can be tempting to “explain away” poor performance, consider these 5 things. You never want the committee to ask the question “why?” and not answer it in your own words. While you should be applying to schools that…
Help! My LSAT is Low – Should I Still Apply to Law School?
The November LSAT scores are in, and some of you may be reevaluating your law school choices or plans. What should you do if your LSAT is low? Can you get into law school with a low LSAT? Below are 5 important things you should consider before making any decisions: The LSAT matters. The LSAT…
Two Admissions Experts on the Latest in Law School Admissions [Episode 384 – Part 2]
Law school admissions experts Linda Abraham and Christine Carr share wisdom about how to achieve application success during COVID-19 [Show summary] In part two of this joint interview, TextMax Prep’s Branden Frankel and Jelena Woehr interview Accepted’s Linda Abraham and Christine Carr on what applicants should expect entering the law school admissions process. Click here…
The Test Prep Experts’ Guide to the LSAT [Episode 384 – Part 1]
LSAT experts discuss how to prepare for the LSAT, LSAT vs GRE, the LSAT-Flex, and more [Show summary] TestMax Prep’s Branden Frankel and Jelena Woehr, hosts of the Legal Level podcast, explore what LSAT test-takers need to know about testing options, recent changes, and prep strategies. Click here for Part 2: Two Admissions Experts on…
What to Expect From the New LSAT-Flex [Episode 366]
Show summary: LSAT expert Steve Schwartz shares how to prepare for the new online LSAT exam. Steve Schwartz, who’s spent 12 years helping thousands master the LSAT, breaks down what test-takers need to know about preparing for and taking the new online LSAT-Flex. Show notes: What test-takers need to know about the LSAT-Flex! The March…
UPDATES: How Does Corona Continue to Impact Testing? [GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, ACT, SAT, TOEFL, EA]
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect schools and businesses worldwide. The health and safety of testing candidates and staff remain priorities as testing organizations continue to offer online testing while finding ways to safely reopen testing centers. Here is the most up-to-date information on admission tests and their response to coronavirus. GRE ETS is offering…
Top 10 LSAT Study Tips
If you’re thinking about studying for the LSAT, or if you’ve already started, you might be feeling overwhelmed. That’s okay—everyone who studies for the LSAT feels that way at some point. But don’t worry. All you need to do is follow these top ten LSAT study tips and you’ll succeed on the day of the…
LSAT vs. GRE: Which One Should You Take When Applying to Law School?
In the past, applicants only had one testing option when applying to law school: the dreaded LSAT. Now, law school applicants have a choice. Currently, 40 law schools – including Harvard, Columbia, and Penn – are accepting the GRE General Test for consideration. What are the implications for applicants? Options are great. An applicant can…
Acing the LSAT [Episode 312]
Interview with Steve Schwartz, Founder of LSAT Blog and LSAT Unplugged [Show Summary] In this episode, top LSAT tutor Steve Schwartz discusses the upcoming changes to the LSAT and their implications for law school applicants, the GRE vs LSAT question, his top tips for LSAT prep, and his growing treasure trove of LSAT prep resources…
How to Develop Your Law School Admissions Strategy
Does it seem like you just finished your undergraduate applications for admission, and now here you are applying to law school? Or maybe you did your undergraduate more than a few years ago, and are returning to law school after an academic hiatus. Either way, it’s important to know what admissions committees are looking for…
The New Digital LSAT: Everything You Need to Know
Technology changes in the blink of an eye. In keeping with this rapid change, Accepted has new information to add to what we first reported about the digital LSAT several weeks ago. Major features of the digital LSAT The digital LSAT, which will debut in July 2019, will be taken on Microsoft Surface Go tablets….
More Law Schools Accepting GRE & (GASP!) GMAT Scores
The trend continues, and two of New York’s top law schools are joining in. Cornell Law School recently announced that in addition to LSAT scores, it will now accept both GRE and GMAT scores. NYU also said that it will begin accepting GRE scores for the incoming 2019 class. The addition of Cornell and NYU…
Law Schools to Accept Students Without LSAT, But With a Catch
Acceptance to law school once hinged on doing well on the LSAT. This requirement has slowly eroded and increasingly law schools are giving applicants the option of applying with the GRE instead. The University of Georgia School of Law is the latest school to get on the GRE bandwagon. They will be accepting students who…
Affordable Online Test Prep [Episode 198]
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…
Law School Admissions: Application Decline, Choosing Schools, Diversity
A few articles of interest to law school applicants have come across my desk in the last few days, and I wanted to share them with you. CollegeJournal has an excellent article on choosing law school, especially if you are not headed towards the top 10. Touching on several of the points that I have…
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…
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…
