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5 Ways to Reduce Law School Expenses
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2012 CommentGiven the high cost of law school tuition and the possibility of a substantial increase in federal student loan interest rates this summer, current and incoming law students should take thoughtful measures to lower the cost of their education without sacrificing its quality.
[Read about other upcoming changes to federal student loans.]
While law school almost always represents a significant investment, there are a number of ways to lower the costs. Here are five tips to reduce your law school expenses:
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How to Best Prepare for the LSAT
Tweet Share on Facebook April 23, 2012 CommentWhen it comes to preparing for the LSAT, it seems like everyone, from your parents to your friends to your professors, has their own ideas about the most effective way to raise your score. Some insist that taking a class is the way to go; others believe that private tutoring is much more effective. Still others argue that you should just study on your own using prior exams.
[Get seven tips for LSAT success.]
From more than a decade's worth of experience preparing students for the LSAT and from talking with countless successful applicants about what worked for them, I have discovered that, for most students, the best method to reach your maximum score potential on the LSAT is a combination of these three approaches:
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Law Schools Incorporate Entrepreneurship
Tweet Share on Facebook April 16, 2012 CommentWith the advent of Web 2.0, internet entrepreneurs and investors increasingly require specialized legal expertise. The size of this emerging market for legal services was underscored by last week's $1 billion purchase of Instagram by Facebook.
As tiny startups create life-changing products and are, in many cases, subsequently absorbed by tech behemoths like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, a new generation of lawyers with a nuanced understanding of the intricacies of law and entrepreneurship will need to step forward.
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How to Apply to Law School Later in Life
Tweet Share on Facebook April 9, 2012 CommentThis is the third installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a monthly feature in Law Admissions Lowdown that provides expert admissions advice to readers who write in.
This week, let's focus on how to maximize your chances of admission to law school if you are an older applicant.
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Should You Take the June or October LSAT?
Tweet Share on Facebook April 2, 2012 CommentAs the head of a LSAT prep firm who has personally prepared thousands of students for the exam over the last decade, I have heard so many theories (all of them false) about why the June or October LSAT is more difficult. From a testing perspective, the only significant difference between the June and October LSAT exams is when each exam is administered: Monday afternoon for the June exam versus Saturday morning for the October test.
Whether you choose to take the June or October test has nothing to do with the content of each exam, which will be very similar. Instead, this choice must be based on where you are in your preparation. The following are a few major factors that you should carefully consider in deciding whether the June or October LSAT is right for you:
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