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5 Ways to Strengthen Your Law School Application
Tweet Share on Facebook March 26, 2012 CommentWith spring officially upon us, application season is only six months away. This may sound like a long time—but, to maximize your LSAT score and the quality of your applications, you should get to work on the following five action items today:
1. Ramp up LSAT prep: If you are planning to take the June LSAT, you should already have started your preparation, and now is the time to increase your studying. The LSAT should be your priority for the next few months.
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Law Admissions Q&A: Choosing Where to Attend
Tweet Share on Facebook March 19, 2012 CommentThis is the second installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a new monthly feature in Law Admissions Lowdown that provides expert admissions advice to readers who write in with their profiles (GPA, LSAT score, education, work experience, and extracurricular leadership).
If you have a specific question, please E-mail me for a chance to be featured next month. Given the response volume, I apologize that I typically cannot respond individually to each submission, but I will consider all of your questions—and you may be featured in any of the next few installments of Law Admissions Q&A. Please stay tuned.
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How to Negotiate Law School Financial Aid
Tweet Share on Facebook March 13, 2012 CommentNegotiating a suitable financial aid package with a law school is much different from the process you underwent when financing your undergraduate education. For undergraduates, financial aid grants may bey awarded based primarily upon your demonstrated need when entering school. This is often not the case in law school.
In the last five to 10 years, a new trend has emerged in law school financial aid. Rather than awarding need-based grants by examining your financial need as a first year student, or 1L, law schools are doling out these awards much later, based on your financial need after you graduate.
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4 Factors for Picking the Right Law School
Tweet Share on Facebook March 5, 2012 CommentOn your journey to law school, deciding where to apply and where to ultimately attend are some of the most important decisions that you will make. While a school's reputation and ranking certainly should represent significant components in your decision-making process—especially with today's job market—they cannot be the only considerations.
Here are four other key factors to help you choose the right law school for you:
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