International LSAT Takers

Here is a good post for international lsat takers - it includes a list of countries where one can sit for the LSAT. Let's face it, coming to the U.S. and becoming a law student is a tough business. It can be particularly tough if no one from your undergraduate institution that granted your degree has ever gone on to an American Bar Association accredited law school. Thus, it sucks to be first as the process can be much slower for you as LSAC goes and looks into your degree granting institution. International applicants looking to attend law school in the United States need to begin prep work early and truly, all your i's and all your t's will need to be dotted and crossed (including planning long in advance regarding your VISA and international travel papers).

Good Luck!

December 2008 LSAT

I just wanted to take a moment and provide a list of some of the many Decemeber 2008 LSAT resources that are cropping up around the web. Happy New Year and Good Luck!

December 2008 LSAT Resources on the Web:

http://lawschoolreference.com/december-2008-lsat-results.html

http://lawschoolsecrets.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/december-lsat-results/

Law School Admissions Tips

http://www.kaptest.com/Law/LSAT/Learn_About_the_LSAT/LSAT-Analysis/LSAT-analysis-teaser.html

February LSAT and February LSAT Prep

150 LSAT: What To Do?

February LSAT Preparation

The February LSAT is right around the corner. If you haven't registered yet - get busy - as you are running out of time. More importantly, what are you doing for LSAT prep? I only ask, because when I took the LSAT I studied for 8 solid weeks. This really really worked for me. I went up 15 points from my first pre-study LSAT practice tests to my final, earned and official LSAT score. This means that if you are serious about studying for the LSAT in February of 2009, you're going to need to start studying right now. I thought the 8 week study period really worked well for me. My interest, LSAT acumen and skills all seemed to "click" during the week of the exam. I think if I would have studied longer I would have had some serious fatigue. Anyways, good luck with your LSAT prep and try to leave yourself enough time pre-exam.

155 lsat - No Worries!

Low Lsat Scores: Don't let them get you down!

So, you scored a 155 on your LSAT this October?

Here's a simple reality for you to understand:

Even if you have a fantastic undergrad record, it will not be enough to overcome a low lsat score! 155 is just about average and definitely will not move you to the top of the application pile at any law school in the United States! But, it can be overcome and need not decide your future...

If you do have a 155 lsat score - you're going to need to get busy overcoming this score in your application.

Seriously, don't waste a minute. Your law school application needs to be perfect. What constitutes a perfect application (in lieu of great lsats and a 4.0 undergrad GPA):

a) Leveraging your work and professional experience. Tell the law school admissions officers why your work experience is more important than your academic record. If you've received promotions, pay raises, performance benefits, increased responsibility or whatever, you have an accomplishment to sing from the rooftops! Good applicants find a way to work this into any essay or personal statement!

2) Detailing how you overcame any past hardship(s) in your life. Don't pass on adding an addendum to your application detailing the hardships you've overcome. If you're grandmother (god forbid) passed away while you were in college and it caused your grades to nose dive, it is probably worth mentioning in an addendum or essay.

3) Tout your diversity (race, religion, blue collar, socio-economic background... use whatever you've got!) in your personal statement or diversity statement and how this makes you a desirable applicant.

Finally and most importantly, if you need help crafting the perfect law school admissions application, you'll need Covert Tactics and Law School Secrets. These books teach you exactly, step by step how to overcome a bad 155 lsat by giving you insider tips and knowledge into exactly what the law school admissions officer is looking for in your application. How can you proceed without this information?

LSAT Prep

One of the best things I ever did for LSAT prep was buy LSAT Secrets from Morrison Media. My score went from a 155 on my practice tests to a 170 on my LSAT (second try).

Here was my formula:

- Buy LSAT Secrets (I think it is just $50.00)
- Register for the NEXT LSAT
- Spend 2 hours a day for at least 4 weeks until the exam

This formula will help you peek at just the right time. You won't have exam fatigue or any of that crap - and you'll head into the test ready to go, with high energy and will have mastered all the relevant concepts.

Get Busy Studying For The October LSAT

Time for the October LSAT! If you haven't yet- it is now time to get busy studying for the October LSAT.

LSAT October

October LSAT

October 2008 LSAT

The LSAT is a serious exam, but it can be beaten - - just like all exams. You just need to know all the tricks to beat the exam.

Law Schools in New York

Are you interested in attending one of the law schools in new york?

I just read an interesting blog post positing New York as a better place to go to law school than Boston. The blog really didn't have much substance but it did succeed in rubbing me the wrong way. New Yorkers have a superiority complex. Boston people just want to fight and drink. Where would you rather go to law school in a world of such gross oversimplification?