The word UNLESS can be a blessing or a curse on the LSAT. This quick lesson will help make it a blessing for you.
Check out the bottom of this article for more LSAT articles, lessons and tips.
Unless is often found in the more difficult Logical Reasoning questions as well as in the Logic Games section of the LSAT.
Here are some of the LSAT questions where you’ll find UNLESS:: Continue reading “Quick LSAT Tip: Unless Statements Simplified”
Looks like the February 2011 LSAT Scores are starting to come out already. (as of Thursday, March 3, 2011) They come in batches so don’t worry if you don’t have yours yet. They should all be out today or tomorrow. More on February 2011, LSAT Scores here.
Saturn eclipsing the sun, taken from spacecraft Cassini - Earth is barely visible, a blue dot, near the rings, top left.
LSAC tells us the February 2011 LSAT scores will be released by email on Monday, March 7th. But will they?
Historically LSAT Scores are usually released early. Often the Friday before the official release date. I think LSAC does this to avoid the mad rush of 40,000 over-stressed pre-law students barraging them with emails and phone calls about how their LSAT score could be late. Or worse yet launching law suits about how the late score delivery caused them great mental anguish, pain and suffering. Lucky for you, and LSAC, the scores will probably come out early. Look for them on Friday, March 4th. There’s no guarantee but that’s my prediction.
As for timing on Friday, that’s anyone’s guess. They actually come out in batches throughout the day. So if you’re friend or some student online says they have their score and you don’t, don’t worry. It’s coming.
Good luck and I hope you all get 180s!
“Since” is often used in LSAT logical reasoning questions and reading comprehension passages. It usually is involved in a very specific sentence construction and can often help you identify the conclusion or sub-conclusion of the argument. And as you should know, identifying the conclusion is one of the most important steps in understanding and answering LSAT questions, particularly in the logical reasoning and reading comprehension sections.
Here we take a look at how since is used on the LSAT and how you can use it to better understand arguments in LSAT questions. Continue reading “Since – common LSAT construction”
One of my favorite events in Law School was “The Law Revue” not to be confused with “The Law Review”. The latter being a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues and the former being a much more entertaining evening of comedy and music. Who wants to Moot when you can sing and act?
Here’s a great song from the Dalhousie Pith and Substance show.
Congrats to Jessica Chapman and Li Dong on this one!
Book Review: “The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert
Having read “The Law School Admission Game” last year, I find myself constantly recommending it to my students applying to law school. Ann Levine has developed an excellent guide book for anyone going through the law school admission process.
The book breaks down the application process into manageable pieces to help you overcome “application panic syndrome.” Ms. Levine delivers clear dos and don’ts for the application process, and is often brutally honest with readers about their circumstances and things to avoid. If you’re going to seek advice, the honest kind is the best kind and you definitely get that here. While Ms. Levine is an expert in the matter, having worked in admissions at two ABA law schools, she does not stop with her own advice but brings in other experts to comment and add their own opinions.
A few of my favorite topics in the book include:
- Her discussion of waitlists, and what do to while you’re on them – it seems you can take action and get yourself off the waitlist and into the accepted pile
- Letters of reference – I have heard some terrible advice regarding letters of reference but Ms. Levine gives it to you straight with great advice about how to get great LORs and how to avoid or even turn down the bad ones.
- Personal statements – if you pick up this book, read this section three times. Yes, three. Take a hard look at your statement. Ms. Levine gives you the hard facts as to what makes admissions officers cringe or toss your statement in the no pile. Don’t kid yourself; you’ve probably got a few of these issues in your personal statement. Get them out!
I wish every one of my students would take a read through this book. It would certainly save a lot of their time and I believe, increase their odds of acceptance significantly. It’s tough to play the admissions game if you don’t know the rules, and this book
About the author: Ann K. Levine
Ann Levine is a prominent law school admission consultant who has helped 1,000+ applicants nationwide achieve their admission goals since founding Law School Expert in 2004. Ms. Levine works one-on-one with law school applicants nationwide and speaks at Pre-Law Clubs and Phi Alpha Delta chapters. Her Law School Expert blog is one of the most respected and popular pre-law advice blogs in the nation and attracts nearly 100,000 readers a year.
Have you read it? Leave a comment and let us know what you thought.
This year, Yale Law School has extended their official application deadline from February 15th to March 1st. This is the second time they have officially extended that deadline. The first was in 2007, when the deadline was moved from February 1 to 15. In 2007 Yale Law also began to accept the February LSAT.
The new deadline will not affect the timing of actual admissions. Decisions will be released in mid-April.
The permanent adoption of this extension will depend upon the number of applicants during this extension.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/feb/15/law-school-extends-application-deadline/
The LSAT while primarily a North American exam is also being offered in India and is now being used to admit applicants to 25 law schools in India. In 2010 only 4 schools accepted the LSAT India.
The first sitting of the LSAT India was May 16, 2010. The date is now set for the 2011 LSAT exam on April 30th, 2011 in 17 cities across India.
The LSAT India is slightly different than the typical North American LSAT. Check out some of the differences in our past article on LSAT India.
Getting started on your LSAT prep? Make sure you have a plan.
Preparing for the LSAT can be as simple as signing up and writing the exam, getting a great score and applying to law school. Although for most of us it requires much more work than that.
Your first step should be to take a practice exam. There’s a free exam and explanations for download in our online LSAT prep course. Once you have an idea as to what your score is now you can start setting goals and developing a plan to achieve them.
What should your goal LSAT score be?
Start by Continue reading “LSAT Study Schedule”
When reading your logical reasoning questions keep an eye out for any words expressing amounts. These words can be crucial to finding your correct answer. In a moment we’ll look at a sample LSAT question that uses amount words but first here’s a few examples of the words to look for:
Sample Amount Words for the LSAT
