Last year, the University of Arizona College of Law became the first law school in the country to allow applicants to submit GRE scores rather than LSAT scores. Two other schools followed. But for Harvard, which has one of the best law schools in the world, to do so could upend the adm...
You’ve already taken the LSAT and are now trying to determine which law schools you can get into with your score. You would consider retaking the LSAT if your score isn’t good enough for the caliber of law school that you’re hoping to attend. You haven’t taken the LSAT yet and ...
A few law schools also accept the GMAT, as well, which can be useful for applicants considering J.D.-MBA programs. While LSAT scores are automatically reported to you and to the law schools to which you have applied, other tests require you to select recipients. Law ...
Having options is great. An applicant can choose which testing opportunity is right for them. But options also require that you do more research to make sure you understand the implications of your choice. If you are considering taking the GRE rather than the LSAT, you will need to first ch...
The LSAT consists of five sections, of which four sections are scored. The unscored section (variable section) contains questions used to pre-test new questions or new test forms. You will not know when you are working on the variable section as its placement varies. There is also an unscor...
There is no substitute for firsthand experience to help you determine which areas of law fit you best. Lawyers tend to be generalists, and law schools do not require you to choose a legal specialty. Legal specializations tend to be more amorphous than those in medicine ...
Do all law schools require the LSAT? In February 2016, the University of Arizona College of Law announced that it would consider applicants who had taken the LSATorapplicants who had taken the Graduate Records Examination (GRE). A year later, Harvard Law School followed suit. ...
Before addressing any of the myriad ways in which my law degree has benefited me, I think it’s important to note that the most valuable thing my law degree has allowed me to do is become a practicing attorney. That’s why people attend law school. That’s not to say that alternative...
Being offered an interview at a law school means that you’re in a review group which is a way for admissions to distinguish the applicants. Not all law schools require their applicants to have an interview for admittance, but schools like Harvard or Yale require each applicant to have an ...
Do any additional essays that schools may require.Again, no typos please. Once you send anything to a law school you can’t take it back. Most everything is electronic now so it’s not even possible like it once was to break into the school and steal your app back. Just make sure ...